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Pakistan mosque blast that killed 100 was ‘revenge against police’
PESHAWAR: A suicide blast at a mosque inside a Pakistan police headquarters was a targeted revenge attack, a police chief said Tuesday, as rescue efforts…
Peshawar, Pakistan’s ‘city of flowers’, long marred by militant violence
Pakistan‘s northwestern city of Peshawar, where a suicide bomber attacked a crowded mosque during Monday prayers, has been marred by militant violence for decades. Here…
Pakistan’s collapsing economy: IMF team in Islamabad for do-or-die talks to unlock $7bn bailout
NEW DELHI: International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials landed in Islamabad on Tuesday to begin talks with the Pakistan government aimed at releasing crucial funds from…
Pakistan, IMF start talks to unlock crucial $7 billion bailout
ISLAMABAD: Cash-strapped Pakistan on Tuesday began talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at releasing funds from a $7 billion bailout that have been…
Pakistan takes hard steps in efforts to secure IMF bailout plan
Pakistan’s moves to loosen its grip on the currency and increase fuel prices indicate that the beleaguered nation is finally taking the unpopular decisions needed…
Zardari’s PPP demands unconditional apology from Imran Khan over ‘baseless’ murder allegations against ex-president
ISLAMABAD: Asif Ali Zadari‘s Pakistan Peoples Party on Monday sent a legal notice to Imran Khan seeking an unconditional apology from him within 14 days…
UAE president’s trip to Islamabad postponed due to ‘extreme weather conditions’
ISLAMABAD: United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is on a visit to Pakistan, has postponed his one-day trip to Islamabad due…
17 killed, 90 hurt in blast at mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar
PESHAWAR: At least 17 people were killed and 90 others injured when a suicide attacker blew himself up at a mosque here in the capital…
Pakistan: At least 41 people killed after passenger coach falls into ravine in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: At least 41 people were killed after a passenger coach fell into a ravine in Pakistan‘s Balochistan on Sunday, Dawn reported citing officials. The…
6.3 magnitude quake jolts several parts of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan on Sunday but so far there was no report of any loss to life or…