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Pakistan PM calls for nationwide protests ahead of no-confidence vote

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the masses to raise their voice against the “foreign conspiracy” being hatched to topple down his government. The parliament is set to vote on the no-trust motion against him on Sunday.
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UN chief condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan

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The United Nations Secretary General has condemned a deadly suicide bombing that devastated a Shia mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday.
Asia

Pakistan says killed 20 rebels after deadly attacks

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The Pakistani military says it has killed at least 20 rebels in Balochistan Province after two army posts came under attacks in the southwestern region.
Asia

Pakistani troops, gunmen fighting after deadly checkpoint attacks

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Gunmen have killed at least four soldiers and a civilian in attacks on two security posts in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan within hours of each other, officials say. Pakistani forces are engaged in clearance operations.
Asia

Deadly blast targets Lahore’s shopping district

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At least three people were killed and several others wounded in an explosion in a busy shopping district in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, police say.
Asia

Several injured in Pakistan train explosion

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Several people were injured when a blast hit a passenger train in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan Province on Tuesday, local media and railway officials say.
Asia

Around two dozen killed in Pakistan snow-related traffic jam

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At least 21 people died in an enormous traffic jam caused by tens of thousands of visitors thronging a Pakistani hill town to see unusually heavy snowfall.
IFP Exclusive

Pakistani FM: We are bound to preserve ties with Iran

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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Queshi has said the ties between Tehran and Islamabad are rooted in strong historical, religious and cultural commonalities.
Asia

Pakistan opposition demands PM’s resignation

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Pakistan's opposition parties have severely criticized the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan for increasing fuel prices only two days after announcing the "biggest welfare package in Pakistan's history". They have demanded the incumbent government resign for quote bowing to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pressure.
Asia

Pakistani FM urges world to prevent humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan

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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureishi has called on the international community to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan.
Media Wire

Pakistan: No deal on US use of airspace for Afghanistan missions

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Pakistan has denied a report on an agreement for the use of its airspace by the United States for military and intelligence operations in neighboring Afghanistan. Washington currently holds over-the-horizon operations from its bases in Middle Eastern countries.
Media Wire

Around two dozen killed, hundreds injured in Pakistan quake

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At least 20 people were killed and 300 more injured in a 5.9 magnitude earthquake shaking Balochistan Province in Pakistan early on Thursday. Hundreds are left homeless and death toll is expected to rise.
Asia

Pakistani PM: US in “shock and confusion” following Afghanistan fall

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said the United States is in a state of “shock and confusion” after the Taliban managed to take full control of Afghanistan.
Middle East

China, Russia, Pakistan envoys meet Taliban officials

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Special envoys of China, Russia and Pakistan held talks with top officials of the Taliban interim government and other senior Afghan leaders to discuss the recent developments in the war-ravaged country.
Media Wire

Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan support natnl. Afghan reconciliation

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The foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, China and Pakistan held a four-way meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit to particularly reaffirm the importance of achieving national reconciliation in Afghanistan, Moscow said on Thursday.
Asia

Taliban opens fire to disperse Anti-Pakistan rally in Afghan capital

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Hundreds of Afghans, mostly women, took to the streets of Kabul on Tuesday in an anti-Pakistan demonstration in which they chanted slogans against Islamabad and the country’s Intelligence service, ISI. The Taliban fired shots into the air, as the protests intensified.
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Tragedy in Pakistan: 64 Killed in Train Fire

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At least 64 people were killed on Thursday after a fire swept through a Pakistani train following a gas canister passengers were using to cook breakfast exploded, the minister for railways said.
IFP Exclusive

Pakistani PM in Iran on First-Ever Visit

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has started his historic visit to Iran from the north-eastern city of Mashhad, and is expected to leave for Tehran after the brief stop-over in the holy city.
Media Wire

Pakistan Says Has Warded Off Indian Submarine

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Pakistan says it has successfully thwarted an alleged attempt by an Indian submarine to enter its waters, amid heightened military tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
IFP Exclusive

Pakistan Asks Iran to Help Resolve Tension with India

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The Embassy of Pakistan in Tehran has called on the Iranian government to play an active role in resolving Islamabad’s tension with New Delhi and help find a peaceful solution to this problem.
Media Wire

Pakistan Downs Indian Fighter Jet, Captures Pilot

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Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian military jets, which violated its airspace, and captured a pilot amid escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors over the recent developments in disputed Kashmir.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Warns Pakistan against Being Swayed by Saudi Petrodollars

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IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani has warned Pakistan against being swayed by the Saudi petrodollars and turning into a centre for "annoying" Iran, India, and Afghanistan.
IFP Exclusive

US, Saudis Worried about Imran Khan’s Victory in Pakistan: Expert

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If Saudi Arabia and the UAE are worried about Imran Khan's victory in Pakistani elections, then the concerns of the United States, Britain and other European countries are more serious; because this man is an ardent opponent of US regional policies, and condemns Israeli terrorism.
IFP Exclusive

Saudi-led Coalition Recruits Afghan, Pakistani Hirelings to Fight Yemen War

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A high-ranking Yemeni official says the Saudi-led coalition has launched the fourth phase of its invasion of Yemen, adding the coalition has recruited Afghan and Pakistani forces to press ahead with its war on the impoverished nation.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Condemns ISIS Terrorist Attack on Quetta Church

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced a recent terrorist attack on a church in the city of Quetta in Pakistan, dismissing it as a merciless and blind act against innocent people.
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