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Relief package for Pakistani students soon

A relief package for students will soon be announced to facilitate them in attending online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic

IHC rejects ministry’s report on US blogger Cynthia case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday termed the interior ministry’s report on US blogger Cynthia D. Ritchie’s case as unsatisfactory and directed the interior secretary to review it

Ordinance does not ‘forgive Jadhav's sentence, is not an NRO’: Law minister

Newly reappointed Pakistani Law Minister Farogh Naseem on Friday clarified on the floor of the National Assembly that Indian "spy" Kulbhushan Jadhav's sentence "had not been forgiven" and neither had the government given him an "NRO"

Terror attacks, threats resurface in Pakistan

Pakistan's stability, growth and progressive development, coupled with its ongoing efforts to fight terrorism, with an aim to end all footprints seem to have become a never-ending struggle

Imran Khan govt under fire for providing Jadhav legal option against conviction

The Imran Khan government in Pakistan is facing an uproar for facilitating legal remedies for alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, with the opposition parties slamming it for bringing in a "National Reconciliation Ordinance"

20 injured in Pakistan IED blast

At least 20 people were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast that hit a market in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said

Pakistan signs loan deals with World Bank, AIIB

Pakistan has signed two financing agreements totalling $750 million with the World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for the Resilient Institutions for Sustainable Economy (RISE) programme

Several streets in Karachi's Clifton area cordoned off due to terror threat

Law enforcement personnel on Thursday scaled up security measures and sealed some areas and roads, particularly those surrounding foreign diplomatic missions, in Karachi's Clifton neighbourhood reportedly due to some terror threats, officials and witnesses said

PM orders establishment of real estate regulatory body

Issuing directives for the establishment of a real estate regulatory body, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday asked the provinces to prepare a road map for a one-window facility and online approval of cases relating to construction and housing sectors

'Next 10 days crucial for controlling COVID-19'

Pakistan's Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has warned that the next 10 days are very crucial and any negligence by the people could hamper the positive trend of novel coronavirus cases in the country

'Pakistan sees COVID-19 decline after enforcing smart lockdown'

Pakistan has witnessed a decline in the number of coronavirus cases after the government implemented a "smart lockdown" in various cities, said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Pakistan 'most improved' country in nuclear security: Watchdog

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a leading US non-proliferation watchdog, has ranked Pakistan as the most improved in security of those countries holding nuclear materials, improving its overall score by seven points

73 years on, gurdwara restored to Sikhs in Quetta

The Baloch­istan government on Wednesday handed over a 200-year-old gurdwara to the Sikh community

AIIB approves $250m for Pakistan to help fight COVID-19

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a loan of $250 million to help Pakistan strengthen its response to the social and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic

International media team visits LoC

A team of international media visited the Line of Control (LoC) to interact with victims of Indian continued ceasefire violations and witnessed the situation along the LoC