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Joe Biden set to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11

Biden's decision would miss a May 1 deadline for withdrawal agreed to with the Taliban by his predecessor Donald Trump

Explosion rocks football ground during match in Pakistan; 12 injured

A football match was underway in Allahabad Town in Hub, the industrial centre of the province, to pay tributes to policemen killed in the line of duty

Pakistan approves third Chinese Covid vaccine despite low efficacy

Pakistan has approved the emergency use of the third Chinese vaccine

Protest erupts in Pak demanding Imran Khan to apologise over rape statement

A protest erupted here against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, demanding a public apology from him for his statement blaming "vulgarity" in society for rape and sexual violence

Covid-19: Pakistan approves China's Sinovac vaccine for emergency use

Amid te ongoing third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has approved China's Sinovac vaccine against the virus for emergency use

Pakistan's economic endurance hinges on China despite IMF loan: Report

Pakistan is set to meet a dozen conditions in six months to stay in the $6 billion IMF programme, but the cash-strapped country's economic endurance still hinges on a $11 billion lifeline from China

Covid 3rd wave claims 105 lives in Pak, tally rises to 15,229 in 24 hours

Lethal third wave of coronavirus killed 105 more in Pakistan in last 24 hours, taking the national death tally to 15,229

Pakistani national charged with smuggling undocumented individuals into US

Pakistani national has been indicted by an American federal grand jury for allegedly using fraudulent documents and travel routes to facilitate the entry of unauthorised individuals into the US

Pak FM, Russia's Lavrov review cooperation in defence, counter-terrorism

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Qureshi and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held wide-ranging talks and reviewed their bilateral cooperation in the field of security, including counter-terrorism

US says continues to support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan

The United States on Tuesday said that it encourages India and Pakistan to have a direct dialogue between them on issues of concern

Sergei Lavrov to visit Pakistan, 1st by a Russian foreign minister in 9 yrs

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will reach Pakistan on Tuesday on a two-day visit to hold important talks with the country's top leadership and the Army chief

Covid-19: Pakistan to vaccinate 80-yr-olds and above at their homes

Pakistan will administer Covid-19 vaccines to citizens 80 years of age and above at their homes, as the country battles a fresh wave of the coronavirus

Pakistan's textile industry upset on move to not import cotton from India

Pakistan's struggling textile industry has voiced its disappointment after the Imran Khan government rejected a proposal to import cotton from India

India declines to comment on Pakistan's flip-flop on bilateral trade

India on Friday declined to comment on Pakistan's flip-flop on plans to go for limited imports of sugar and cotton from the country.

Pak textile sector disappointed with govt's u-turn on India cotton imports

Pakistan's textile sector is "disappointed" by the government's decision to not allow the import of Indian cotton and has said that buying cotton from the neighbouring country is the need of the hour

World Bank to provide $120 mn to Pakistan for its Green Stimulus initiative

The World Bank announced it will provide $120 million to Pakistan for its Green Stimulus initiative launched last year to create green jobs for those youth who became jobless due to the coronavirus

Pakistan's Cabinet makes U-turn on plan to resume trade with India

The India-Pakistan cease-fire marked a milestone in secret talks brokered by the UAE, Bloomberg reported earlier this month

Pak cabinet rejects proposal to import cotton, sugar from India: Minister

No normalisation of ties with India until reversal of its decision to revoke special status of Jammu and Kashmir, says Minister Shireen Mazari

Pak cabinet rejects proposal to import cotton, sugar from India: Reports

The U-turn comes a day after Finance Minister Hammad Azhar announced that Pakistan will be lifting a ban that was imposed in the wake of heightened tension over Kashmir in 2019

Pakistan: Hundreds of Covid-19 vaccine doses go missing from hospital

Pakistan's already-slow vaccination process has hit another snag as 550 doses of coronavirus vaccine have reportedly gone missing from Lahore's Service Hospital, Pakistani media reported