Terrorist attacks on 4 police stations in Lakki Marwat, Bannu repelled – Pakistan

Four police stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts came under attack overnight by terrorists but they were repelled and no casualties were reported, officials said on Saturday. Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities over the past year, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its…

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Nourishing the future – Newspaper

EVERY year, International School Meals Day is celebrated on the second Thursday of March, bringing attention to the importance of nutritious school meals in promoting child health, well-being, and learning. This is especially crucial in Pakistan, where 26 million children aged five to 16 are out of school, contributing to the global crisis of 251m…

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IMF terms $7bn loan programme implementation ‘strong’ but no staff-level agreement signed – Business

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the late hours of Friday termed Pakistan’s implementation of its $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) as “strong” but analysts noted that a staff-level agreement (SLA) had not been signed after talks with the Fund’s review mission. The statement comes hours after Pakistan and the IMF concluded the first…

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China, Pakistan both focused on KKH, ML-1 completion: Chinese consul general – Pakistan

The Chinese Consul General Yang Yundong said on Friday that both China and Pakistan were focused at the completion of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) and the Main Line-1 (ML-1) project. Pakistan has held strong bilateral relations with China which has supported it through many investments and development projects such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),…

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Scores of Pakistanis lured with job promises taken hostage in Cambodia

A person clicking SCAM key on keyboard. — Canva/ File KARACHI: Scores of Pakistanis, hooked with attractive jobs promises into Cambodia, have been taken hostages and tortured. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Karachi Director Nauman Siddiqui said scammers advertise lucrative call centres, IT and engineering jobs in Cambodia via social media platforms.  Indian agents, particularly in…

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Pakistan urges world to act ‘decisively’ against Islamophobia – Pakistan

Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Munir Akram, speaking on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), called on the global community to act “decisively” in countering the rising incidents of Islamophobia and other manifestations of anti-Muslim hate, bigotry and intolerance. Ambassador Akram remarks came as the UN General Assembly marked the International…

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Chinese consul general says Beijing against hegemony, power politics

Chinese Consul General Yang Yundong. — CPEC Info website/File  KARACHI: Chinese Consul General Yang Yundong has stated that China opposes power politics and hegemony, while maintaining peaceful foreign policy. In his remarks at a media briefing on “China Two Sessions 2025,” in Karachi, the consul general emphasised the importance of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative…

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