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ISLAMABAD: The United Nations refugee agency expressed alarm on Sunday over Pakistan’s March 31 deadline for Afghan refugees to leave the country, cautioning that the move has unsettled communities and could lead to unsustainable forced returns.
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QUETTA: The Balochistan government has imposed a night-time travel ban on major highways in several districts to boost security after a surge in deadly terrorist attacks targeting passengers, officials said on Sunday.
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ISLAMABAD: At least 11 people, including women and children, were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in an incident locals described as a drone strike, though authorities said it was a counter-terrorism operation targeting militants.
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QUETTA: Sardar Akhtar Mengal, leader of Pakistan’s Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) and his supporters escaped unharmed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near his party’s rally in Mastung Balochistan on Saturday, officials said.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday dismissed Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s allegations of minority mistreatment, branding India a “serial violator” with a record of systemic abuses against its own minorities.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will detain and deport Afghan citizens who fail to leave by a March 31 deadline, officials said on Friday, brushing aside mounting international criticism of the expulsion plan.
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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Thursday rejected a U. congressional bill targeting the army chief, General Asim Munir, with sanctions, calling it one lawmaker’s move that jars with the warming ties between the two nations.
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ISLAMABAD: Gunmen killed at least five passengers and wounded one from eastern Punjab province after stopping buses on a highway in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, government officials said on Thursday.
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ISLAMABAD: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers proposed legislation aimed at imposing sanctions on Pakistan’s military leaders, including Army Chief General Asim Munir, over alleged human rights abuses and the detention of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF, unlocking $1 billion under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and providing $1.3 billion under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). The agreement, subject to IMF Executive Board approval, supports Pakistan’s efforts in building resilience to natural disasters and promoting climate adaptation, while also praising the country’s progress in restoring macroeconomic stability.
