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Afghans have broken 'shackles of slavery': Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday seemed to endorse the Taliban taking over Kabul by saying that Afghanistan has broken the "shackles of slavery" in the neighbouring war-torn country

Afghan leaders arrive in Pakistan after Taliban captures Kabul

As the Taliban took control of Kabul, a delegation of the Afghan political leadership, including Speaker of the House of the People Mir Rehman Rehmani, arrived in Islamabad, a media report said.

75 years on, here's a look back at Jinnah's infamous Direct Action Day

August 16, 1946 was the day Pakistan became a certainty

Will teach Pak lesson of lifetime if tries to be adventurous: Punjab CM

CM Amarinder Singh vowed to protect the border state against the nefarious designs of Pakistan, even as he pledged to continue fighting with the farmers for the repeal of the Centre's black farm laws

Pakistan lifts travel restrictions from 11 countries, including India

Pakistan has lifted travel restrictions from 11 countries including India on Friday, local media reported.

Too soon to predict economic spillover of crisis to Pakistan: IMF 

Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of its second and third biggest cities

Not hopeful about improvement in Indo-Pak relationship: Ex-Pak Ambassador

Former Pakistan Ambassador to India Abdul Basit said on Friday he is not hopeful about the improvement in India-Pakistan relationship currently

Pakistan blames India, Afghanistan for terror attack on Chinese engineers

Pakistan on Thursday alleged that India and Afghanistan were behind last month's suicide attack on a shuttle bus in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that killed 13 people

US sees Pakistan useful only for clearing mess in Afghanistan: Imran Khan

Taking a dig at the US, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Washington sees Pakistan as "useful" only for clearing the "mess" it has left behind in Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting

Peace in Afghanistan is shared responsibility of int'l community: Pak FM

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said his country was being made a scapegoat for the international community's failure to bring peace in Afghanistan

Pak religious alliance refuses to condemn desecration of Hindu temple

The leaders of Milli Yakjehti Council , an alliance of 22 parties, organisations in Pakistan, have declined to condemn vandalism and desecration of a Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan, last week.

Debt-ridden Pakistan gets $500 mn loan from ADB to buy coronavirus vaccines

The Asian Development Bank on Friday approved a USD 500 million loan for debt-ridden Pakistan to help it buy coronavirus vaccines.

Mob attacks temple in Pakistan; Imran Khan orders arrest of all culprits

A mob attacked a Hindu temple in a remote town in Pakistan's Punjab province, damaging idols and burning down parts of it

Pakistan has other 'options', PM Imran Khan's aide tells United States

Pakistan's National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has said that Islamabad has other "options" if Biden continues to ignore the country's leadership.

UAE lifts ban on transit flights from India, Pakistan, other countries

The UAE, a major international travel hub, has banned passengers from many South Asian and African countries for several months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Pakistan imposes restrictions in major cities as fourth wave grips country

Pakistan on Monday reimposed restrictions in major cities to contain spread of Covid as the fourth wave of the pandemic grips the country with rising cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant.

US, Russia, China, and Pakistan to discuss Afghan crisis in Doha next month

Representatives of the "Troika plus" comprising the US, Russia, China, and Pakistan have planned to hold a meeting in Doha next month, to discuss the war-torn situation of Afghanistan.

US wants Pakistan to play positive role in de-escalating Afghan violence

As Taliban terrorists intensified their offensive across Afghanistan, the United States called on Islamabad to play a positive role in de-escalating violence

Facing energy crunch, Pakistan buys LNG cargoes at highest rates since 2015

Pakistan has been facing an energy crisis

Peace in Pakistan, Afghanistan interlinked: Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Friday that peace in Pakistan is linked with peace in Afghanistan and those working against it should be defeated.