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Over dozen students arrested in Pak after protest against in-person exams

Students were protesting against the government's decision to hold in-person exams of classes 10 and 12 from June 23, despite a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country

Pakistan fails to prove alleged India role in China consulate attack

Pakistan has failed to prove the alleged "involvement" of India in a case related to the November 2018 attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, in which four people were killed

Pakistan govt sets 4.8% GDP growth target for next financial year

Pakistan has also revised down its GDP data for the financial year that ended last June to show a contraction of 0.47 per cent from one of 0.38 per cent

Pak blueprint for bilateral ties with US based on economy, not security

Seeking a "paradigm shift" in its ties with the US, Pakistan's National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has presented to his American counterpart Jake Sullivan a blueprint to enhance bilateral relations not based on security and defence but focusing on economy and trade, according to a media report on Wednesday. Yusuf, who was appointed as the National Security Adviser (NSA) this month, met Sullivan on Sunday in Geneva. In a first in-person high-level meeting, the Pakistani and the US NSAs held wide-ranging talks on the bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest. Breaking from the past practice, Yusuf presented the Pakistani plan, seeking bilateral cooperation with the US not based on security and defence but economy, trade and business. Sources familiar with the development told The Express Tribune that Pakistan is seeking a "paradigm shift" in its approach as far as ties with the US are concerned. The relationship between Pakistan and the US has often been seen as ...

Pakistan FM Qureshi rules out providing military bases to US in future

Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday said in the Senate that Pakistan would not provide its military bases to the United States for future counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan

US security assistance to Pakistan remains suspended, says Pentagon

The security assistance to Pakistan that was suspended by the previous Trump administration remains to be the same, the Pentagon said on Monday

Pak asks 12 Indian High Commission officials, families to quarantine

Pakistan has asked 12 officials of the Indian High Commission here to quarantine, along with their family members and drivers, after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus

80% power supply restored in Pakistan's Karachi after major outage

Power supply has been restored in the majority of areas in Pakistan's Karachi, hours after a major power outage occurred on Saturday due to the tripping of a high-tension transmission line."Moonis Alvi, CEO K-Electric sharing live update from BQPS Complex. 80% of Karachi has been restored & teams are working to normalize affected areas as quickly as possible," the power utility company said in a tweet at 4 am IST.Earlier on Saturday, the utility company responsible for the electricity supply in the city tweeted that the power supply to parts of Karachi got interrupted."Power supply to parts of Karachi has been interrupted due to tripping of KE's 220 kV high tension line. Due to this, supply to associated grids has been affected," K-Electric tweeted on Saturday evening.The company later announced that the restoration efforts have already begun and are expected to be completed within one hour.MQM-P Senator Faisal Subzwari had said "half of Karachi" was facing a power breakdown and

Pakistan plans to raise $500 million from first green bond sale

Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority, known as Wapda, is looking to sell a 10-year note this month, and intends to offer more environmentally-friendly debt over the next two years

6 dead, 14 injured as bomb explodes during pro-Palestine rally in Pakistan

At least six people were killed and 14 others injured when a bomb exploded during a pro-Palestine rally in south-western Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday, officials said.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan's ruling party splits, parliament majority at risk

A member of the party, Jahangir Tareen, recently had a fallout with Khan and is backed by 40 lawmakers of the National Assembly and provincial Punjab Assembly reports Dawn newspaper.

Pakistan to receive $153 mn from World Bank to aid Covid vaccination drive

The World Bank has approved the provision of $153 million to support the ongoing national vaccine drive in Pakistan to help the country fight the Covid-19 pandemic

Pak won't hold talks with India until decision on Kashmir reverse: Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that Pakistan would not hold talks with India until New Delhi reverses its decision of scrapping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan to introduce 'new' rules to meet FATF demands, says report

Pakistan was put on the grey list by the Paris-based FATF, the global watchdog for money laundering and terror financing in June 2018

Indian variant of coronavirus found in Thai travellers from Pakistan

Health authorities in Thailand said they have confirmed the country's first cases of the Indian variant of the coronavirus, in a Thai woman and her 4-year-old son

Pakistan records over 3,700 fresh Covid-19 infections in last 24 hours

The worsening Covid-19 situation in Pakistan does not seem to abate just yet, as the country recorded 3,785 new cases in the last 24 hours

Pakistan PM Imran Khan leaves for Saudi Arabia on three-day visit

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday left for Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit to discuss bilateral relations between the countries.

Biden administration has ignored Pak's outreach for rapprochement: Report

The next FATF plenary review of Pakistan's status is due in June this year.

Pakistan to spend 'bare minimum' $6 billion to boost economic growth

The government's GDP target for next year is a percentage point higher than the IMF's 4% projection, and FM Tarin is seeking to boost growth to 6% in the year after

Pakistan PM faces criticism for his remarks over foreign service officers

Pakistan PM Imran Khan has come under criticism for accusing the country's foreign service officers of harbouring 'colonial mindset' and 'callousness' while appreciating their Indian counterparts