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Pakistan likely to remain in grey list as FATF meet begins: Report

Ahead of the plenary, the FATF updated the overall performance of all countries

Pak FM expresses concern over current level of violence in Afghanistan

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday expressed concern over the current level of violence in Afghanistan and urged all sides to take measures towards a ceasefire in the war-torn country. He was talking to Afghan leader Ahmed Wali Massoud, who is head of Massoud Foundation and is visiting Pakistan, according to the Foreign Office (FO). During the meeting, the two focused on the Afghan Peace Process and Pakistan-Afghanistan bilateral relations. The foreign minister expressed serious concern at the current level of violence and underscored that all sides must take measures for reduction in violence leading to ceasefire. He also underlined the need for being vigilant about the role of spoilers. Highlighting that Pakistan had no favourites in Afghanistan, Qureshi reiterated that Pakistan's message to all sides was to work together constructively for a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan, which would open new vistas for trade, economic cooperation and regional ...

Shekhar Gupta: Two fronts, one challenge

India must break out of the strategic triangulation between China and Pakistan. Before that, it has to decide if it will allow domestic electoral interests limit its strategic options

Pakistan FM calls on global community to address structural discrimination

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday urged the international community to address the drivers of structural discrimination, including those rooted in the history of colonialism

MHA denies permission to 600 Sikh pilgrims planning to visit Pakistan

The Union Home Ministry Thursday denied permission to 600 Sikh pilgrims intending to visit gurdwaras in Pakistan citing the security and COVID-19 situation in that country, officials said.

Pakistan unlikely to exit 'grey' list of terror funding watchdog till June

The FATF's Plenary and Working Group meetings, scheduled to be held from February 21 to 26 in Paris, is all set to decide on Pakistan's grey list status

SAARC virtual meet: India invites Pakistan to coronavirus workshop

It is a virtual workshop on management of Covid-19, response to the pandemic and exchange of best practices amid the pandemic

Pakistan Navy's Aman 2021 multinational maritime exercise concludes

Forty five countries, including the US, Russia, China, and Turkey, participated in the exercise, which is hosted biennially by the Pakistan Navy since 2007

IMF, Pakistan reach agreement to release around $500 million

IMF and cash-strapped Pakistan on Tuesday reached an agreement over reforms paving the way for imbursement of USD 500 million as part of revival of a stalled bailout programme, the finance min said

Pakistan govt would not renew Nawaz Sharif's passport: Interior minister

"His passport will expire at midnight tonight. If he wants to come to Pakistan, he can be issued a special certificate on his request," he said

China did not fund any infrastructure projects of CPEC, says Pakistan

The CPEC would link Pakistan's southern Gwadar port (626 kilometers, 389 miles west of Karachi) in Balochistan on the Arabian Sea to China's western Xinjiang region

Pakistan introduces new visa rules, eases travel for medical emergencies

Pakistan has introduced the medical visa category in a recently revised policy, easing rules for people seeking entry in the country for health emergencies and work, a media report said on Monday.

Indian air ambulance makes emergency landing at Islamabad for refuelling

The Indian air ambulance with a British patient, a doctor and two nurses was heading to Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan from Kolkata

Pakistan Army holds month-long war games in Sindh province's Thar desert

"The four-week long defensive manoeuvre exercise is aimed at validating the concept of defence in deserts," the statement said

Pak to allow private firms to import Covid shots, exempt from price caps

The decision is significant as Pakistan has yet to secure substantive volumes of vaccines from any companies

Pak test-fires surface-to-surface cruise missile, third test in 3 weeks

Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of a surface-to-surface cruise missile which can strike targets up to 450 kilometres

Imran Khan should not blame others for his party's actions: PDM Chief

Khan had alleged that Fazl had made "vast amounts of money" while selling votes during the polls for the upper house of the Parliament, reported Geo News

Pakistan approves Russia's Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

Another candidate, developed by CanSino Biologics Inc(CanSinoBIO), has also completed clinical trials in the South Asian nation of 220 million people

Belt and Road Initiative: Pakistan to seek debt relief from China

The Belt and Road program had found new life in Pakistan last year with the signing of $11 billion worth of projects

Most of the revered Hindu sites in Pakistan in state of decay: Report

Most of the revered sites of the Hindu community in Pakistan are in a poor condition and the authority responsible for their upkeep has failed to maintain them