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Seven aides to PM Imran Khan hold dual nationalities

The cabinet division on Saturday issued the details of assets and dual nationalities of 20 advisers and special assistants to the Pakistan prime minister

Pakistan summons Indian envoy to protest LoC ceasefire violation that left 2 injured

The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register Pakistan's "strong protest" over the latest ceasefire violations by Indian border forces along the Line of Control (LoC), which left two women injured a day earlier

Green Pakistan guarantees prosperous future: PM Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said a 'green Pakistan' guarantees a prosperous future for coming generations and asked the nation to join hands in achieving the target of planting 10 billion trees to fight climate change and environmental pollution

Government fulfilled its promise to repatriate 250,000 stranded Pakistani nationals: PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday reiterated his support for overseas Pakistanis and said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government repatriated 250,000 Pakistanis from across the globe

Electricity prices, tax reforms hurdles to restoration of IMF programme

An immediate revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is not in sight due to differences over roadmap for increase in electricity prices and tax and institutional reforms, a senior official of the Ministry of Finance said on Friday

15 injured in Pakistan building collapse

A three-storey wedding hall building collapsed during renovation in Pakistan occupied Kashmir's Mirpur district, injuring at least 15 labourers and leaving dozens of others trapped, officials said

'Cynthia Ritchie working on film projects with military'

Pakistan's Ministry of Interior has informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that US blogger Cynthia D. Ritchie is living in Pakistan on an ‘extended’ visa and she is working on film projects in collaboration with the military’s media affairs wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government

Pakistan’s ‘goodwill gesture’ to India: ‘No-guards’ consular access to Jadhav

Pakistan on Friday agreed to Indian demands and offered third consular access to convicted spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, without the presence of any Pakistani official

PM notes 'positive trend' in COVID-19 cases, urges caution on Eid

Prime Minister Imran Khan congragulated the country on Friday for witnessing a reduction in COVID-19 hospitalisations while taking a jibe at neighbouring India, which crossed the one million mark today, joining the ranks of US and Brazil

Pakistan aviation minister under fire after CAA declares all licenses 'genuine'

The issue of Pakistani pilots having fake or dubious pilot licenses, as admitted by Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar, has taken an absolute U-turn after the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) declared that all licenses issued by it to the pilots are "genuine"

Pakistan welcomes UN decision to place TTP chief on sanctions list

The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday welcomed the decision by the United Nations to add Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan Chief Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud to its sanctions list

Girl saved from a forced marriage in Pakistani village awaits her return to Italy

A 16-year-old Italian national girl of Pakistani origin, who was saved by police from a forced marriage with her underage cousin, on the intervention of Italian embassy, has been living in a public shelter and wants to go back to Italy

Cynthia Ritchie not involved in anti-state activity, interior ministry tells court

The Interior Ministry has informed the Islamabad High Court that American blogger Cynthia Ritchie is not involved in any anti-state or illegal activity and can stay in Pakistan till August 31 as per the law

Why Pakistan doesn't want this billionaire to be extradited to US

Ostensibly at the behest of Islamabad, Pakistani diplomats are going all out to scuttle the extradition process of Karachi born business tycoon Arif Naqvi, who has been accused of global money laundering by the US authorities

300,000 persons infected with COVID-19 in Islamabad: survey

A survey has suggested that around 300,000 persons have been infected with the novel coronavirus in Islamabad after which the city may be inching towards achieving “herd immunity”