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Saudi Arabia Supports Pakistan’s Economy with $20 Bn in 4 Years

Saudi support for the Pakistani economy constituted a safety valve for its stability and continuity, allowing it to face economic repercussions. Asharq Al-Awsat monitored recent agreements between Riyadh and Islamabad, revealing that Saudi support has doubled in the last four years, exceeding $21.64 billion, in a diversified portfolio including aid,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan’s army chief visits Saudi Arabia amid economic crisis

General Asim Munir heads to Saudi Arabia and UAE as the country faces a crippling economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan says it has provided list of nuclear facilities to India under annual practice

Pakistan said it had handed a list of its nuclear installations and facilities to the Indian mission in Islamabad on Sunday under a decades-old agreement between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

Reuters

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Pakistan arrests suspects linked to bombing in Islamabad

Pakistan's interior minister says authorities have arrested five people suspected of involvement in last week’s suicide car bombing that killed a police officer in the capital of Islamabad

The Independent UK

What is behind a resurgence of violent attacks in Pakistan?

Analysts say the government must assert its dominance and immediately devise a strategy to counter escalating attacks.

Al Jazeera

US Embassy warns of possible attack on Islamabad Marriott Hotel

The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan warned of a possible attack against Americans at the Marriott Hotel in the capital, Islamabad, “sometime during the holidays.”

Tribune News Service

Suicide car bomb kills Pakistan police officer, wounds others

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for explosion near police headquarters in Islamabad.

Al Jazeera

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Car bombing in Islamabad kills 2 suspects and policeman

Police say a powerful car bomb has exploded near a residential area in the capital Islamabad, killing two suspected militants and an officer

The Independent UK

Suspected militants heading for Pakistani govt target blow themselves up

Pakistani militants thought to have been on the verge of carrying out a suicide bombing in Islamabad's government district blew themselves up on Friday as police pursued their car, killing one officer, authorities said.

Reuters

Pakistan to approach UN after blaming India for bombing

Pakistan will take a dossier to the United Nations alleging its neighbour India has backed incidents of terrorism, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, a day after Islamabad said India was behind a high-profile bombing.

Reuters

Five challenges Pakistan’s new army chief faces

General Asim Munir has taken over at a time when Pakistan is tackling multiple crises.

Al Jazeera

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Pakistani Embassy in Kabul

ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on Pakistan's embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, via a statement carried by one of the extremist group's affiliated channels on Telegram on Sunday. The embassy came under attack on Friday and a Pakistani security guard was wounded by gunfire in what…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan gets a new army chief, but will he play the old game?

General Asim Munir, Pakistan’s new military chief, took command this week amid security and economic crises and a deepening political rift between opposition leader Imran Khan and the government. Can the new man on the job stem the chaos, and would that entail the old way of doing military business…

France 24

3 dead as bomber hits Pakistan police protecting polio teams

Officials say a suicide bomber has killed three people and wounded nearly two dozen others in an attack on a truck carrying police officers tasked with protecting polio workers near Quetta

The Independent UK

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Pakistan’s Imran Khan vows to fight to ‘last drop of blood’ in first rally since being shot

Ousted PM calls off march on Islamabad to avoid further chaos but continues to press for early elections, possibly by pulling his PTI party out of regional assemblies

WEKU

Imran Khan says his party will quit all assemblies in Pakistan

The former prime minister was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament in April. He is now in the opposition and has been demanding early elections.

Al Jazeera

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls off march to avoid ‘chaos’

Imran Khan also announced his party will resign from provincial assemblies in first rally since assassination attempt.

The Independent UK

Pakistan's ex-PM Khan says his party to quit all assemblies

Pakistan's former premier Imran Khan says his party will quit all regional and national assemblies

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Former Pakistan PM Khan calls off protest march to avoid creating 'havoc'

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his first public appearance since being wounded in a gun attack earlier this month, said on Saturday he was calling off his protest march to Islamabad because he feared it would cause havoc in the country.

Reuters

Pakistan interior minister asks former PM Khan to postpone march, cites militant threat

Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Friday that former prime minister Imran Khan should postpone the resumption of his protest march to Islamabad from Rawalpindi, stating that there had been threats of attacks from militant groups.

WEKU

Pakistan names a new military chief amid bitter political feuding

Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir replaces Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, who retires on Nov. 29. Munir begins his new role amid bitter feuding between Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and former premier Imran Khan.

Al Jazeera

Imran Khan’s life under threat: Pakistan judge cites intel report

Chief justice of Islamabad High Court says intelligence report suggests fears of another assassination attempt on ex-PM.

Al Jazeera

Imran Khan’s U-turn: No longer blaming US for his ouster as PM

Pakistan’s former prime minister has repeatedly claimed that Washington conspired in his fall from grace – and power.

The Independent UK

Allies of Pakistan’s ex-PM Khan resuming march on Islamabad

Thousands of allies of Pakistan’s former prime minister are resuming their protest march on the country’s capital city

The Independent UK

Party says Pakistan's ex-PM Khan delaying march on Islamabad

Party officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has postponed the resumption of his protest march on the capital, Islamabad, to challenge his successor's government for later this week

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