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Pakistan FM says IMF team to visit country next month to negotiate new bailout package
"We will start getting into the granularity of the programme by mid-May," Dawn News quoted Aurangzeb as saying on Saturday.
Cash-strapped Pakistan makes formal request to IMF for another bailout
Pakistan also requested to dispatch the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission next month to firm up details of the next bailout package.
Five Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing that targeted their vehicle in Pakistan
The van had been heading to an industrial area where the five Japanese nationals worked at Pakistan Suzuki Motors, local police chief Arshad Awan said.
Pakistan High Court orders government to restore X in one week: lawyer
The ruling came after more than two months of disruption ordered by the interior ministry.
Militants kidnap, kill 11 people in Pakistan’s Balochistan province
No banned outfit has claimed responsibility for the killings but in recent weeks this year there has been a surge in terror attacks by banned outfits and terrorists in the province.
Three killed, 20 injured in two bomb blasts in Pakistan: Police
A senior police official said the blast took place when there was a crowd, including women and children in the market for Eid shopping.
Motorcycle bomb kills 2 people and wounds 5 in Pakistan’s restive southwest
Motorcycle bomb kills 2 people and wounds 5 in Pakistan’s restive southwest
‘Felt like betrayal’ but did not denotify Gen Bajwa as Pakistan Army chief: Imran Khan
Khan, 71, who was ousted from power in April 2022 via the opposition's no-confidence motion, had blamed Gen Bajwa for playing a vital role against his government.
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters set fire to KFC restaurant in Pakistan
Other videos from inside the restaurant show smashed windows, broken furniture and damaged equipment.
Five Chinese dam workers, driver killed in Pakistan suicide attack
Their vehicle plunged into a deep ravine off the mountainous Karakoram Highway after the bomber rammed his car into them and detonated his explosives.
Pakistan to ‘seriously’ consider restoring trade ties with India: Foreign Minister
Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic ties with New Delhi after the Indian government abrogated Article 370, revoking the special status of J&K and bifurcating the State into two Union Territories.
Pakistan sponsoring terrorism at ‘industry level’,
How do you deal with a neighbour who does not hide the fact that they use terrorism as an instrument of statecraft?, Jaishankar asked.
Pakistan dismisses US warning over ‘election irregularities’
A shaky coalition of two dynastic parties took power in Islamabad following allegations of poll rigging which kept jailed former prime minister Imran Khan from power.
Boat capsize kills 12 Pakistani fishermen: military
Deadly transport accidents are common in Pakistan, where overcrowding is rife and safety measures are lax.
Pakistan’s new President Zardari decides to forgo salary
Former president Arif Alvi was drawing Rs 8,46,550 per month, which was fixed by Parliament in 2018.
‘Artful dodger’ Asif Ali Zardari becomes Pakistan president for second time
In 2013, Zardari became the first Pakistani president to complete his full five-year term.
Police in Pakistan’s Quetta raids house of opposition presidential candidate Mahmood Khan…
Authorities in Quetta said they had conducted the raid at Achakzai's residence on Sunday and reclaimed a piece of government-owned land "illegally occupied" by him.
At least 36 die in Pakistan as heavy winter rains collapse buildings and trigger landslides
Mostly women and children were among 30 people who died in the rain-related incidents in the scenic Swat Valley, the Khyber district, and elsewhere in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Shehbaz Sharif sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister for second time
Sharif, 72, first served as prime minister in 2022 at the head of a strikingly similar alliance which ousted Imran Khan, a former cricket star.
Shehbaz Sharif set to become Pakistan’s Prime Minister for a second time
Voting in the National Assembly to elect the new prime minister would be held on Sunday, according to the National Assembly Secretariat.