Pakistan

Pakistan’s navy expects to induct its first Chinese-built Hangor-class submarine into active service next year, a move that strengthens Beijing’s military footprint in the Indian Ocean and adds to Pakistan’s efforts to counter rival India.…
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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday warned that failure to reach an agreement with Afghanistan during ongoing talks in Istanbul could lead to “open war,” amid mounting tensions along the border. “See, Afghanistan…
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Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following more than a week of fierce cross-border fighting that killed dozens and injured hundreds, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. According to the statement,…
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Pakistan carried out fresh airstrikes in Afghanistan’s border province of Paktika on Friday evening, shattering a fragile ceasefire that had held for two days amid escalating tensions between the two neighbours. “Pakistan has broken the…
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From the age of 10, Amina has spent her days scrubbing, sweeping, and cooking in a middle-class home in Karachi. Now 13, she leaves her slum each morning at 7 a.m. and returns after dark. “Alongside my mother, I cut vegetables, wash…
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A day after India and Afghanistan issued a joint statement aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, Pakistan on Sunday expressed “strong reservations” over certain elements of the statement and comments made by Taliban Foreign Minister Amir…
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Rattled by the Taliban regime’s growing diplomatic engagement with India, Pakistan on Friday accused New Delhi of using Afghan territory to carry out terrorist activities targeting Pakistan. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director…
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Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the rise in India’s Muslim population was not driven by fertility rates but by “infiltration” from Pakistan and Bangladesh. Speaking at an event in New Delhi, Shah also asserted that voting…
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The Pakistani government on Friday suspended mobile and internet services in Islamabad and Rawalpindi and sealed all entry and exit routes to the capital ahead of a planned “Labbaik Ya Aqsa Million March” by the hardline Tehreek-e-Labbaik…
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India hit back at Pakistan at the United Nations on Tuesday during a Security Council debate on Women, Peace and Security, calling Islamabad’s remarks a “delusional tirade” and accusing it of hypocrisy on women’s rights. Speaking at the…
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