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ISLAMABAD : Four Pakistani nationals were among 11 migrants whose bodies were recovered after a vessel sank off Libya’s eastern Harawa coast, Foreign Office said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of deadly migrant shipwrecks involving citizens attempting perilous Mediterranean Sea crossings.
MASTUNG: A roadside bomb killed three policemen and wounded at least 16 others in southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday, officials said, the latest attack in a surge of violence linked to separatist militants targeting security forces.
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ISLAMABAD: A US-manufactured M4A1 carbine rifle, shipped to Afghanistan in 2018, was recovered in Pakistan last month following a militant train hijacking that killed 26 people, Pakistani officials said, highlighting how American military gear abandoned after the 2021 withdrawal fuels regional instability, The Washington Post reported on Monday.
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ISLAMABAD: The top court on Monday refused to block the appointment of Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar as acting chief justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), deferring a decision on contentious judicial seniority disputes until days before a high-stakes meeting to confirm top judges nationwide.
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JACOBABAD: The Quetta-bound Bolan Mail train was halted at Jacobabad railway station on Sunday due to security concerns, affecting approximately 150 passengers who were later transported to their destinations by bus under tight security, officials said.
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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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ISLAMABAD: Prominent Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani on Thursday urged Pakistanis to boycott Israeli-linked goods peacefully, condemning a spate of violent attacks on international fast-food outlets that prompted police to invoke anti-terrorism laws and detain dozens of suspects this week.
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LAHORE: Ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif met with National Party (NP) chief Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch on Wednesday, pledging to play an “active role” in addressing escalating tensions in Balochistan, a province roiled by protests over recent arrests and allegations of state violence.
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RAWALPINDI: Police briefly detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sisters and arrested dozens of his party supporters on Tuesday during a clash outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where authorities barred the incarcerated leader’s family from meeting him for the third consecutive week, officials and party leaders said.
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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.
