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Pakistan postpones Afghan deportations by 10 Days in view of Eid
By Bibi Amina Hakimi/TOLO News Kabul, March 31 – Pakistan has postponed Afghan deportations by 10 Days. The Associated Press has reported, based on a document it obtained, that the process of arresting and deporting Afghan migrants from Pakistan has been postponed for another ten...
Shehbaz Sharif invites Yunus and Runa Laila to visit Pakistan
Islamabad, March 31 (Dhaka Tribune) – Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, has extended Eid-ul-Fitr greetings to Dr Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government. On Monday, during a phone conversation with Dr Yunus, Shehbaz Sharif conveyed his best wishes. In a...
The weakening of the Pakistan foreign service
By Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi/Dawn Islamabad, March 31 -If foreign policy is the country’s first line of defence it is disconcerting how successive governments have left the foreign ministry in an increasingly weakened state over the years. This has eroded the professional excellence once associated with...
One Eid, 16 films, and Pakistani cinema’s desperate attempt at survival
It’s Shahroz Sabzwari vs Diljit Dosanjh as over a dozen films aim for glory
Edit in Dawn – No effort to win the hearts and minds of the Baloch
Karachi, March 25 – THE state is understandably keen on neutralising the threat posed by various militant and terrorist outfits, but it must be careful that it does not end up antagonising the civilian population in the process. As the situation in Balochistan slowly spirals...
A Chinese shipyard completes a second submarine for ally Pakistan
According to a Swedish military think tank, China has accounted for more than 81% of Pakistan’s weapons imports over the past five years. Joint venture projects include the Hangor as well as the JF-17 fighter jet.
Pakistan criticizes Modi’s remarks in American podcast
Reflected a highly selective reading of the history of the nearly eight-decade-old India-Pakistan dispute
Baloch rebellion poses new challenges to Pakistan
The Pakistani state continues its heavy-handed approach, while the BLA grows increasingly sophisticated. Without addressing the deep-rooted grievances of the Baloch people, Pakistan is unlikely to see lasting peace in its most restive province.
Pakistan slams Modi on his remarks in interview to Lex Fredman
Islamabad, March 17 (Dawn)-Pakistan has denounced and rubbished the “misleading and one-sided” remarks by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding regional peace, according to a statement from the Foreign Office (FO) on Monday. The FO’s response came in reaction to remarks by Modi in a...
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