Pakistan

National and regional reporting from Pakistani and regional desks. Sorted by source publication time.

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India hikes gold, silver duties to protect sliding rupee

India has boosted its import tariffs on gold and silver in an effort to shore up the sagging value of the rupee and bolster foreign currency reserves hit by war in the Middle East. Gold imports are financed through dollars, which means buyers have to spend down foreign reserves or convert rupees to ...

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PAF shattered Indian arrogance, demonstrated dominance by downing Rafale: Tarar

Says Pakistan achieved success on narrative, military, diplomatic fronts during Marka-e-Haq

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سجل علی کا نیا اسٹائل سوشل میڈیا پر چھا گیا

مداح ان کے اس نئے لک کو بے حد پسند کر رہے ہیں

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جعلسازوں کی جانب سے پی ٹی اے کا نام استعمال کرکے فراڈ کیے جانے کا انکشاف

پاکستان ٹیلی کمیونیکیشن اتھارٹی نے عوام کے لیے ایڈوائزری جاری کر دی

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ٹیسٹ رینکنگ: سعود شکیل ٹاپ ٹین سے باہر، نعمان علی کی بھی تنزلی

جو روٹ، ہیری بروک، ٹریوس ہیڈ، اسٹیو اسمتھ اور کین ولیمسن بالترتیب پہلی سے پانچویں پوزیشن پر موجود ہیں

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مالی سال 2025-26 کی تیسری سہ ماہی، سالانہ اقتصادی تخمینوں کی منظوری دے دی گئی

پہلی سہ ماہی 2025-26 کی نظرثانی شدہ شرح نمو 3.92 فیصد جبکہ دوسری سہ ماہی کی 4.05 فیصد رہی

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Man dies, several hurt as heavy rain wreaks havoc in Lower Kohistan

Villagers and tourists stand close to the vehicles stuck in the mudslide in Dubair area of Lower Kohistan on Tuesday. — Dawn MANSEHRA: Continuous rains wreaked havoc in Lower Kohistan as a man died due to cardiac arrest and several others received injuries while two vehicles carrying tourists from ...

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SBP says it has received $1.3bn tranche from IMF

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Wednesday that it had recieved $1.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “The IMF Executive Board completed the third review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) in its meeting held on May 8 and approved the disbursement of SDR 760 million fo...

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تہران میں رات بھر زلزلے کے 9 جھٹکے، شہری خوفزدہ، امدادی ادارے ہائی الرٹ

ایک کروڑ 40 لاکھ سے زائد آبادی والا تہران شمالی تہران، موشا اور رے فالٹ لائنز کے قریب واقع ہے

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SBP says it has recieved $1.3bn tranche from IMF

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Wednesday that it had recieved $1.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “The IMF Executive Board completed the third review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) in its meeting held on May 8 and approved the disbursement of SDR 760 million fo...

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Controversy surfaces over outsourcing of Pedo hydropower projects

PESHAWAR: A controversy has erupted over the outsourcing of three of the Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation’s (Pedo) recently commissioned hydropower projects as over 70 officials of the entity have approached the provincial government, alleging “external interference and pressure on key of...

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گینگ وار کے ملزمان اب بھی بڑی مقدار میں منشیات اور اسلحہ کی فروخت کے کاروبار میں ملوث

موجودہ ایس ایس پی کیماڑی کی تعیناتی کے بعد منشیات فروشوں نے اپنے کاروبار کو محدود کر دیا

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Tottenham relegation fears remain after draw with Leeds

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur wasted a golden chance to ease their Premier League relegation fears as Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s penalty earned Leeds United a 1-1 draw in North London on Monday. A first home win in the league since December would have put Spurs four points clear of 18th-placed West Ham Uni...

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پی ٹی آئی ایم این اے اقبال آفریدی کے بیٹے کی جانب سے اٹلی میں اسائلم لیے جانے کا انکشاف

میرے بیٹے نے اگر اسائلم لیا ہے تو پہلے بھی تو کتنے بچوں نے لیا ہے، اقبال آفریدی

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Mariyam Nafees speaks out on joint-family pressures, women’s space in marriage

Actor urges boundaries in marriages, saying toxic dynamics can damage relationships

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پنجاب حکومت کا معرکہ حق اور حب الوطنی پر فلمیں بنانے کا فیصلہ

الحمرا آرٹس کونسل کے تحت شہید لیاقت پر ڈرامہ بھی بنایا جائے گا

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Senate body briefed on National Accountability Bureau’s achievements

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works, led by its Chairman Senator Nasir Mehmood, visited the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) headquarters on Tuesday to review its performance, particularly in the housing sector. The session was attended by committee members Senators Haj...

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Faran Tahir reflects on returning to Pakistan, gaps in local entertainment industry

From Hollywood to Pakistan, actor discusses family and preserving Urdu storytelling

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Pakistan will do to Kabul what it did to Delhi: Khawaja Asif

Defence minister warns Afghanistan of ‘open war’ if Kabul fails to act against terrorists

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'Pakistan will do to Kabul what it did to Delhi': Khawaja Asif

Defence minister warns Afghanistan of ‘open war’ if Kabul fails to act against terrorists

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Five ‘human traffickers’ arrested in Gujranwala

GUJRAT: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Tuesday to have arrested five alleged human traffickers, including a proclaimed offender (PO), during a crackdown across Gujranwala region. A spokesman for FIA says the four of the arrested suspects, Ghulam Murtaza, Ashiq Hussain, Zohaib and ...

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Dog culling drive continues despite Lahore High Court orders

LAHORE: The Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) continues to cull the stray dogs either allegedly through gunshots or poison in parts of the city despite assurances the government gave to the Lahore High Court (LHC) to adopt vaccination and humane population control measures prescribed under the P...

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Four killed, three injured as ‘encounters’ continue in central, south Punjab

GUJRAT: Four suspects, three of them in police custody, were killed and three were injured in alleged encounters in various districts of central and south Punjab on Tuesday. Three suspects were killed during two encounters in the Wazirabad and Noshehra Virkan areas. A spokesman for Gujranwala police...

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ATC declares Saad Rizvi, 23 others proclaimed offenders

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday declared Saad Rizvi and 23 other leaders of the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) proclaimed offenders (POs) in a case relating to attacks on police officials last year. Judge Manzer Ali Gill also issued perpetual arrest warrants for the abscond...