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  Pakistan: 'Foreign' pilot averts disaster after Fly Jinnah flight catches fire mid-air | VIDEO

  World | September 23, 2024 23:21 IST

  A tragic incident was averted as the Fly Jinnah flight en route from Karachi to Lahore made an emergency landing at Allama Iqbal International Airport after crew was alerted to possible smoke or fire in the cargo hold.

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  Pakistan: Convoy of 12 foreign diplomats including Russia, Iran attacked with bombs in Swat Valley

  World | September 22, 2024 21:01 IST

  A policeman was martyred while three were injured on Sunday when their vehicle, part of a convoy escorting dignitaries from 12 countries, was caught in an explosion on Malam Jabba Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district, police said.

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  Pakistan urges India to honour provisions of Indus Water Treaty a day after New Delhi issues notice

  World | September 19, 2024 18:24 IST

  Baloch pointed out that the two countries have a mechanism of Indus Water Commissioners and all issues about the treaty can be discussed in it. She also said that any measures to address concerns about the treaty must be taken within the agreement's provisions.

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  Pakistan militants used PUBG features, power banks to attack police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  World | September 16, 2024 13:22 IST

  Police found one person using a mobile phone and they believed that it would help them to hunt down the militants. However, later, a senior Pakistan police official said that militants used PUBG's chat room for communication to avoid electronic surveillance and being tracked down.

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  Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl abducted, married off to elderly man and converted to Islam in Sindh

  World | September 12, 2024 23:06 IST

  Shiva Faqir Kaachi, who heads the Pakistan Darawar Ittehad organisation, said the 16-year-old girl was abducted from her village in Hunguru on Wednesday and forcibly married off to a much older man who converted her to Islam.

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  US's major action on China, sanctions multiple companies for supporting Pakistan's missile program

  World | September 12, 2024 22:27 IST

  Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry had worked with Pakistan to procure equipment for testing rocket motors for the Shaheen-3 and Ababeel systems and potentially for larger systems.

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  Pakistan struck by earthquake of magnitude 5.8, tremors felt in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  World | September 11, 2024 13:42 IST

  Tremors of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake were felt not only in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan, but also in Delhi-NCR. No reports of injuries or material damage has been confirmed yet.

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  Pakistan desires peaceful relations with all its neighbours, says Shehbaz Sharif

  World | September 07, 2024 12:29 IST

  Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan has no intention of aggression against any country and progress and peace are 'intertwined'. His remarks came over a week after Pakistan invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the upcoming SCO Summit in Islamabad.

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  Pakistan: Rich industrialist's wife, caught 'smiling' after mowing down two, escapes punishment

  World | September 06, 2024 17:55 IST

  Natasha Danish, who is married to influential Pakistani businessman Danish Iqbal, mowed down two people in a reckless driving incident on August 19. She sparked a furore on social media showing her smiling and appearing unremorseful, saying 'Tum mere baap ko nahi jaante'.

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  Pakistani truck driver thought to be dead after being shot 5 times in Balochistan attack found alive

  World | August 28, 2024 13:59 IST

  Rescuers loaded Ahmed and the bodies of his three colleagues into a vehicle and took them to the hospital. There, medical staff discovered that Ahmed had survived. A nurse reported that he had been hit by five bullets in his arm and back, but his condition was stable.

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  'They go there alive but their bodies return': Pakistani families grieve death of their loved ones

  World | August 28, 2024 13:32 IST

  The family of 31-year-old gardener Asif Iqbal mourns his death, along with that of his friend, who were both killed in Balochistan on Sunday. At their family home in Lahore, grieving relatives hold a photo of Asif and question the reason behind his tragic death.

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  'No room for weakness': Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif urges 'resolute decision' after Balochistan violence

  World | August 27, 2024 18:42 IST

  Shehbaz Sharif condemned the terrorist incidents and asserted that the country is committed towards the "complete elimination of terrorism". This came a day after militants attacked civilians and police in the most widespread of attacks in years in the restive Balochistan province, killing over 50.

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  Pakistan-US businessman becomes fan of India's development, says Islamabad need leaders like PM Modi

  World | August 25, 2024 16:50 IST

  Businessman Tarar emphasised that Pakistan should take note of this example and place greater emphasis on education. "India’s first education minister, Abul Kalam Azad, and Jawaharlal Nehru envisioned a nation rising through institutions like IITs and IIMs," said the Pakistan-born businessman.

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  Pakistan: 29 killed as bus from Kahuta to Rawalpindi plunges into ditch, second accident in a day

  World | August 25, 2024 18:05 IST

  At least 29 passengers were killed and 1 injured on Sunday when a coaster travelling from Kahuta to Rawalpindi fell into a ditch, a rescue official said.

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  11 killed as bus carrying 70 Pakistani pilgrims from Iran falls into ravine in Balochistan

  World | August 25, 2024 13:39 IST

  At least 11 people were killed and 35 injured when a bus overturned on the Makran coastal highway and fell into a ditch. A senior official said the accident happened when the driver lost control of the vehicle due to overspeeding.

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  Pakistan: Former ISI chief Faiz Hameed's close aide flees country amid corruption charges

  World | August 22, 2024 17:49 IST

  General Faiz Hameed was the powerful intelligence chief in Pakistan from 2019 to 2021 and was considered close to ex-PM Imran Khan. He was taken into custody last week and is facing court-martial proceedings for allegedly extorting money from a private housing society.

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  Pakistan: Gunmen 'gruesomely' target school van in Attock, kills 2 children, PM directs stern action

  World | August 22, 2024 14:44 IST

  Two children were killed and five injured when unknown men opened fire at a school van in Attock District’s Dheri Kot area on Thursday. All children were between 10 and 12 years old, the rescue team said.

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  Pakistan SHOCKER: Sanitation worker rapes 5-year-old girl in hospital, doctors protest for justice

  World | August 20, 2024 21:17 IST

  The heinous crime prompted protests by students and lady doctors, accusing the government of not providing adequate security and demanding justice for the minor victim. This case emerged days after reports of a Belgian woman found tied to a street after being raped for several days.

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  Pakistan: No relief for Imran Khan, fresh corruption case filed against him, wife Bushra Bibi

  World | August 20, 2024 19:41 IST

  Imran Khan and his wife were set to be released from jail when a second Toshakhana case was filed against the couple on July 13. The new case on Tuesday accuses them of illegally keeping a jewellery set worth millions gifted to Bushra Bibi by the Saudi Crown Prince.

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  Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan applies for Oxford University chancellor post from jail

  World | August 20, 2024 12:15 IST

  The Oxford alumnus "formally submitted" the request through Sayed Zulfikar Bukhari, the London-based spokesperson for Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), according to the party's statement on the social media platform X.