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Pakistan military warns ex-PM Khan against 'baseless allegations'

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan's military warned former prime minister Imran Khan against making "baseless allegations" after he again accused a senior officer of plotting to kill him.

AFP

At SCO summit, India, Pakistan squabble over Kashmir, ‘terrorism’

Analysts say leaders from South Asian rival countries were ‘more worried about internal politics than foreign policy’.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to boost trade, lower border tensions

The two neighbours ‘reaffirm their desire to pursue continuous and practical engagement’ in bilateral talks.

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Pakistan, Afghan Taliban agree to boost trade, lower tension

Pakistani authorities and Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister have agreed to enhance trade and lower tensions amid a surge of militant attacks

The Independent UK

China, Pakistan and Afghanistan FMs hold talks in Islamabad

Foreign ministers from all three nations promise to pursue trilateral cooperation efforts as political ties deepen.

Al Jazeera

Afghan foreign minister woos neighbours in rare visit abroad

Islamabad (AFP) - The foreign minister of Afghanistan's Taliban government, which is not recognised by any other nation, held talks Saturday with his counterparts from Pakistan and China during a rare visit abroad.

AFP

Afghan foreign minister to woo neighbours on rare visit

Islamabad (AFP) - The foreign minister of Afghanistan's Taliban government, which is not recognised by any other nation, holds talks Saturday with his counterparts from Pakistan and China during a rare visit abroad.

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Pakistan set to host trilateral dialogue with China, Afghanistan

The meeting is taking place following the Chinese and Afghan foreign ministers’ arrival in Islamabad.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan inflation hits record-high 36.42 percent

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan's year-on-year inflation hit its highest-ever level of 36.42 percent in April, after the government introduced new taxes and raised fuel prices to try to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions for a crucial bailout.

AFP

Top Pakistan diplomat plans rare visit to arch-rival India

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan's foreign minister will attend an international conference in India next month, the first official visit by one of Islamabad's top diplomats since 2016.

AFP

Exclusive-Pakistan makes its first purchase of discounted Russian oil

Pakistan has placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil under a deal struck between Islamabad and Moscow, the country's petroleum minister said, with one cargo to dock at the port of Karachi in May.

Reuters

Australian man’s jail sentence for writing critical letter to Pakistan military a ‘torment’ for family

Family of Hasan Askree, 53, who was jailed for five years in 2020, say case is a grave miscarriage of justice

The Guardian - AU

Pakistan mega-mosque muezzin summons the faithful

Islamabad (AFP) - Moments before dawn, Noor ul Islam ascends the steps of one of the world's biggest mosques, enters its cavernous hall and says a private prayer before a faintly buzzing microphone.

AFP

‘I need a life’: Afghans stuck in Pakistan hotels living in fear as they await evacuation to UK

Some of those who have been stranded in hotels in Islamabad for months talk of their anxiety and distress

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Abandoned by the country they served: Hundreds of Afghans eligible for UK stranded in Pakistan

Exclusive: The government has stopped evacuation flights from Islamabad and tells those waiting they must find their own place to live or face a year-long delay

AFP

Inflation at 50-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan's year-on-year inflation hit 35.37 percent in March -- the highest in nearly five decades -- as the government scrambled to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions to unlock a desperately needed bailout.

AFP

Roadside bomb attack by Pakistan Taliban kills four police

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Four policemen were killed by a roadside bomb as they scrambled to protect a police station under siege by Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday.

WEKU

In a polarized Pakistan, Imran Khan accuses opponents of conspiracies

As a deeply polarized Pakistan confronts political and economic crises, Imran Khan, the embattled former prime minister, speaks with NPR from his home in Lahore.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Earthquake in Afghanistan Kills at Least 13, Nine of Them in Pakistan

At least 13 people were killed and more than 90 injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck late on Tuesday, government officials said. At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan, a Pakistani government official said, and hospitals in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…

Al Jazeera

At least 13 dead after earthquake jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan

Tremors of the magnitude 6.5 quake were felt as far as the Indian capital New Delhi.

The Independent UK

Pakistani police arrest scores more Imran Khan supporters

Pakistani police have arrested scores more supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan for attacking officers over the weekend outside an Islamabad court where the ousted premier was to appear on graft charges

Al Jazeera

Imran Khan’s ‘fascism’ jibe as Pakistan police file new cases

Statement follows police filing ‘terrorism’ and other charges against the ex-PM over the weekend clashes in Islamabad.

Reuters

Pakistan police arrest dozens of supporters of former PM Imran Khan

Police in Pakistan have arrested dozens of supporters and aides of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in raids in two cities as part of a crackdown on those involved in recent clashes with the security forces, Khan's party and police said on Monday.

Daily Mirror

Cricketer and ousted Pakistan PM Imran Khan charged on suspicion on terrorism offences

Supporters of the former Pakistani Prime Minister and cricketer clashed with police in Islamabad outside the court where he was set to appear in a corruption proceedings on Saturday

The New Daily

Police file terrorism charges against Khan

Pakistani police have accused former prime minister Imran Khan and his supporters of terrorism following clashes in the capital Islamabad.

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