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Why is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi visiting Pakistan?
In this photo released by Prime Minister Office, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, right, with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, prays after planting a tree in the prime minister house in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 22, 2024.
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2024-04-22, Al Jazeera
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in Pakistan on a three-day trip to discuss regional and bilateral relations days after Iran and Israel carried out attacks against each...
Chinese workers killed in suicide bomb blast as Pakistan grapples with attacks on Beijing’s interests
Police officers examine the site of suicide bombing at a highway in Shangla, district in the Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan has rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle on Tuesday, killing five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, police and government officials said. (AP Photo)
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2024-03-27, CNN
Five Chinese workers and their local driver were killed in a suicide bomb blast in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, authorities said, the latest in a string of terror...
Pakistanis still unable to access X, formerly Twitter, after 144 hours
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2024-02-24, The News International
This representational image shows the logo of X formerly known as twitter. — AFP/File KARACHI: X, formerly Twitter, is still inaccessible to Pakistanis after the passage...
West Indies Women beat Pakistan Women by seven wickets2024-04-28
Jamaica Star: KARACHI, Pakistan (CMC): West IndiesWomen defeated Pakistan Women by...
Improvement in law & order situation top priority of PPP leadership: Home Minister2024-04-28
Urdu Point: SindhHome Minister Ziaul HassanLanjar has...
A Hindu festival in southwestern Pakistan brings a mountainous region to life2024-04-28
Wtop: HINGLAJ, Pakistan (AP) — The ascent of steep mud volcanoes marks the start of Hindu pilgrims’ religious rituals in southwestern Pakistan. They climb hundreds of stairs or clamber over rocks to reach the summit, tossing coconuts and rose petals into the shallow...
Illegal bird market causing traffic problem in Karachi eradicated2024-04-28
Urdu Point: The illegal bird Sunday bazaar, causing...
Nassem ur Rehman demands for non-stop train from Quetta to Karachi2024-04-28
Urdu Point: Advisor to the Chief Minister on Environment,...
Pakistani teen walks to life from India with a new heart2024-04-28
Madhyamam: Chennai: A 19-year-old Pakistani girl, Ayesha Rashan awakens to the ray of a new life from Chennai after a successful heart transplant, setting an example of how neighboring countries can facilitate borders for humanitarian causes.Ayesha Rashan from Karachi...
Pakistan: Senior judge kidnapped by armed men in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa2024-04-28
Khaleejtimes: The District and SessionsJudge Shakirullah Marwat serving his duties in South Waziristan was kidnapped by armed men near the border area of Tank and Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Geo News reported citing police. DI KhanDeputy Superintendent of...
From Karachi to Chennai: Pakistani teen’s journey for a new heart2024-04-28
The Siasat Daily: Karachi: The heartwarming story of a 19-year-old Pakistani girl getting a new lease on life after a successful heart transplant in India highlights how borders can be eased for humanitarian purposes and the challenges faced by heart patients in the...
Crimes in Karachi2024-04-28
Dawn: IT seems as if the people of Karachi have been left at the mercy of hardcore criminals, as the law-enforcement agencies that eat up a big chunk of taxes paid by the people have miserably failed to tighten the noose around criminals in the city. A few days...
A new type of warfare2024-04-28
Dawn: SOME strange yet interesting lessons in the history of warfare surfaced during the recent Iranian attack on Israel. ‘Surprise’ used to be an essential principle of war, but Iran had informed the United States and...
Global operators eye bid for Islamabad airport management2024-04-28
Dawn: ISLAMABAD: Renowned airport operators from around the world have expressed their interest in bidding for the management of the Islamabad International Airport. The development came to light during an online meeting chaired by Foreign MinisterIshaq Dar on...
'Most wanted' BLA militant arrested from Karachi's Lyari2024-04-28
The News International: This representational image shows the hands of an incarcerated person. — AFP/File KARACHI: Banned outfit Balochistan Liberation Army's (BLA) "most wanted" terrorist was arrested by the police from Karachi's Lyari area, Deputy...
Transporters threaten highway blockade in Balochistan2024-04-28
Dawn: QUETTA: The striking transporters, who had suspended operations on the Quetta-Taftan and other routes for the last one week, demanding the cancellation of new SOPs and the removal of newly established checkpoints following the tragic incident in Noshki, have...
Global Times: The tale of three generations of the De Gaulle family's friendship with Chinese people2024-04-28
PR Newswire: BEIJING, April 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Standing in the streets of Beijing in 1978, Gregoire de Gaulle, a 23-year-old French young man, was on his first visit to the faraway country and was eager to take everything he saw with a camera in hand. Before that,...