By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Thursday it is seeking details from its US missions after reports emerged of Pakistani students having their visas canceled, pledging full support to those affected through its embassy.
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US scraps Pakistan undergraduate exchange programme after 15 years
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The United States has discontinued its Global Undergraduate Exchange (Global UGRAD) Pakistan Programme after 15 years, the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) announced on Tuesday, ending a US-funded initiative that allowed Pakistani students to study at American universities.
Dar, Rubio discuss strengthening bilateral ties in first phone call
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States pledged on Monday to expand cooperation on trade, counterterrorism, and regional security during the first phone call between Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Foreign Office (FO) said.
Pakistan to launch fresh bid to privatize debt-ridden PIA
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans a fresh attempt to privatize its debt-ridden national airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday, after a previous bid failed in October.
Imran Khan faces 14-year jail term in land graft case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani accountability court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years in prison, after finding him and his wife guilty of accepting a bribe in the form of land from a real-estate tycoon Malik Riaz in exchange for using £190 million in repatriated government funds from the United Kingdom to pay tycoon’s court fines.
Pashtun rights group PTM outlawed
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has banned the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a prominent ethnic rights group, saying it is involved in activities prejudicial to national peace and security.
Army deployed in Islamabad ahead of SCO summit
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan deployed the army in Islamabad on Saturday to bolster security ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, as the country prepares to host foreign dignitaries, including India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, for the regional bloc’s meeting on Oct. 15-16.
England arrive in Pakistan for three-Test series
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: The England’s cricket team landed in Pakistan on Wednesday for a three-Test series, as the hosts seek to arrest a slide that has seen them lose eight of their last 10 Tests.
Pakistan gets $1.03 bln first tranche of IMF’s $7 bln bailout package
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KARACHI: Pakistan received $1.0269 billion on Friday, the first tranche of a $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, after the lender’s Executive Board approved a 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to bolster the country’s fragile economy.
Pakistan internet slowdown to drag on until October – PTA
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ISLAMABAD: A fault in two submarine cables will continue to disrupt Pakistan’s internet services until early October, the country’s telecom regulator said on Wednesday.