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Pak PM Imran Khan urges Bill Gates to give assistance to Afghanistan

The Prime Minister highlighted that more than half of the population in Afghanistan was living below the poverty line and in dire need of financial assistance

Pakistan Army transfers ISI chief Lt Gen Hameed in surprise reshuffle

In a surprise move, Pakistan Army on Wednesday transferred the powerful spy agency ISI's chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed and appointed him as Peshawar Corps Commander. However, his replacement on the key post of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief was not immediately announced. Hameed was appointed as head of the spy agency on June 16, 2019, in a military shake-up. He had previously served in the ISI as the head of internal security. He is considered as close to Army chief General Qamar Bajwa and was appointed as ISI head at a crucial time due to several external and internal security challenges. He oversaw the crucial changes in Afghanistan where the Taliban took control in August. In September, he visited Kabul and told the media in a brief chat that "everything will be ok" in Afghanistan, when there were rumours about differences among Taliban ranks due to delay in the announcement of the government. The Army, in an official statement, also announced two more senior-l

Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Bill Gates discuss polio eradication efforts

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and discussed polio eradication efforts and the foundation's support towards improving nutrition in Pakistan, the Prime Minister's Office said on Wednesday.

Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut lashes out at BJP, asks whether UP is in Pakistan

Lashing out at the BJP government, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut questioned whether Uttar Pradesh is Pakistan as Indians are stopped from entering the state

India's cryptocurrency market grew 641% over past year, says report

India has a 59% share of activity taking place on decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, with Pakistan at 33%, the report said

Pak court allows India more time to appoint lawyer to represent Jadhav

A top court in Pakistan allowed India more time to appoint a lawyer to represent death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav in the court to hear a review of his conviction and sentencing by a military court

Pak leaders call for Imran Khan's resignation over Pandora Papers

The papers have revealed more than 700 names of those in Pak PM's Cabinet and inner circle

Release of Pandora Papers ruffles Pakistani politics; Imran Khan vows probe

The release of Pandora Papers containing names of the close associates of Imran Khan has ruffled Pakistani politics and sparked calls for the resignation of the Pakistani Prime Minister

Pakistan to resume talks with IMF next week to revive $6 bn loan package

Cash-strapped Pakistan is set to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund next week for the revival of a $6 billion loan package, according to a media report on Sunday

US very honest about its concerns on safe havens with Pakistan: Pentagon

The US has been very honest about its concerns with Pakistan for a long time about the terrorist safe havens along with the border areas of Afghanistan, the Pentagon has said.

Former Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq undergoes angioplasty

He was taken to a private hospital where, after several tests, it was revealed that he might have had a minor heart attack

Pakistan's dependence on natural gas is turning into a nightmare

Pakistan does get more than half its LNG under long-term contracts, which provides some protection against the volatile spot market

Pakistan home to 12 foreign terrorist outfits: US Congressional report

Pakistan is home to at least 12 groups designated as 'foreign terrorist organisations' by the US, including five of them being India-centric like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)

Can't 'predict' when President Biden will call Pakistan PM: White House

A senior White House official has said that she cannot "predict" when President Joe Biden would make a call to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

Terror attacks in Pakistan rise after Taliban victory in Afghanistan

Pakistan has seen 35 attacks that left at least 52 civilians dead in August, the highest since February 2017, according to data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal

Important to incentivise Taliban so they fulfil promises, says Pak PM

The Taliban are yet to get international recognition

Pakistan allows Afghan airline to operate Islamabad-Kabul flights

Pakistan has allowed an Afghan airline to operate its flights from Islamabad to Kabul, a Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) official said on Sunday

'Arsonist disguising itself as fire-fighter': India's reply to Pak at UNGA

India's blistering retort came after Pak PM Imran Khan raked up the issue of Kashmir in his address to the UN General Assembly

'Pak has history of supporting terrorists', India slams Imran Khan at UNGA

India slammed Imran Khan in its Right of Reply in response against Pakistan Prime Prime Minister's references to Kashmir in his United Nations General Assembly virtual speech.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to address UNGA virtually today

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) virtually on Friday (4Khan is expected to outline Islamabad's stance on a number of regional, global issues and set the country's engagement with its international partners, ARY News reported on Friday.He is the seventh on the list of speakers to address the UNGA on Friday.Asim Iftikhar, Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson on Friday said that "the situation in Afghanistan, and other areas of common concern including combating Islamophobia, corruption and illicit financial flows, as well as climate change" will be areas of focus, according to Geo TV.Earlier on Thursday, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York on the sidelines of the 76the UNGA session.Qureshi in a tweet said, "Met @SecBlinken & reiterated Pakistan's focus on a relationship anchored in trade, investment, energy & regional connectivity. On ..