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The Latest Breaking News from Islamabad

Jaishankar to attend SCO conference in Tashkent with Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, China

No confirmation from MEA on any plans for bilateral meetings on the sidelines

The Hindu

Pakistan celebrates its first woman to summit K2

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan on Friday celebrated Samina Baig becoming the first woman from the country to summit K2, the world's second highest mountain.

AFP

Former Pakistan PM Khan faces popularity test in provincial by-election

Islamabad (AFP) - Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan faces a popularity test this weekend in a by-election for 20 assembly seats in the country's most populous province.

AFP

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IMF agrees to resume Pakistan loan after fuel, tax hikes

Islamabad (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday it had agreed with Pakistan to resume a suspended loan programme that will inject $1.17 billion into the struggling economy.

AFP

Monsoon rains kill 77 in Pakistan

Islamabad (AFP) - At least 77 people have died in monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, the country's climate change minister said Wednesday, warning more heavier-than-usual downpours lay ahead.

AFP

Pakistan opposes G-20-linked events in J&K

Islamabad cites ‘disputed’ status of the territory

The Hindu

Pakistan’s economic muddling and the IMF challenge

The falling rupee, depleting foreign exchange reserves, energy shortage, increasing fuel prices and a complicated external support highlight the contemporary economic crisis Pakistan is in. Will Islamabad find a way out?

The Hindu

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Pakistan, IMF say bailout talks make progress

Key progress has been made in talks on the revival of Pakistan's International Monetary Fund bailout programme, both sides said on Wednesday, with Islamabad expecting the lender to increase the size and duration of the 39-month, $6 billion facility.

Reuters

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister makes a pitch for re-engagement with India

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari blamed the previous Imran Khan-led government’s flawed policies because of which Islamabad “is internationally isolated and internationally disengaged”

The Hindu

Storm in a teacup as minister urges Pakistanis to cut back on 'chai'

Islamabad (AFP) - A Pakistani minister has caused a storm in a teacup by urging citizens to cut back on drinking "chai" as a way to preserve foreign currency that pays to import the leaves used in brewing the popular beverage.

AFP

Pakistan allocates 40 percent of budget to tackle debt

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan's new government, grappling with soaring inflation and political unrest, unveiled a 9.5 trillion rupee ($47 billion) budget Friday, earmarking more than 40 percent to service the country's massive foreign and domestic debt.

AFP

Thousands of Pakistanis protest against India over remarks denigrating the Prophet

Demonstrators from the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Party scuffle with police as they try to march toward the Indian Embassy in Islamabad.

ABC News

India monitors security of its mission in Pakistan

New Delhi protests attack on Karachi temple

The Hindu

Pakistanis rally to denounce India over remarks about Islam

Thousands of Islamists have rallied in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, urging Muslim countries to cut diplomatic ties with New Delhi over remarks by two officials from India's ruling party that were derogatory to the Prophet Muhammad

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India-Pakistan ties and the mirror of 2019

There are sound reasons why New Delhi must shift course from the belligerence it once profited from

WEKU

A rare visit by Pakistanis to Israel has caused furor in Islamabad

Pakistan doesn't recognize Israel. After a delegation visited Israel and even met with its president, Pakistani senators were outraged and one visitor got fired.

Daily Mirror

World's loneliest elephant seen splashing in new jungle home after Cher rescue

The 37-year-old male jumbo Kaavan, 37, was rescued by the singer Cher and a team of animal activists to free him from awful conditions in an Islamabad zoo in 2020

The Hindu

Indus water talks held on ‘cordial’ terms, says MEA

Official statements from Delhi and Islamabad indicate assurances on resolving current issues over hydropower projects, flood flow data sharing

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PCB shifts ODI series against West Indies to Multan

Former prime minister Imran Khan is planning protest rallies in the federal capital Islamabad

The Independent UK

Pakistan's ex-PM defends decision to call off planned sit-in

Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan is defending his decision to call off a planned, opened-ended rally and sit-in this week in the capital, Islamabad, saying he wanted to avoid more violence

The Independent UK

Pakistan's ex-premier calls off planned sit-in, demands vote

Pakistan’s defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan cancelled a planned, open-ended sit-in in Islamabad on Thursday, temporarily assuaging fears of protracted civil conflict after he led thousands on a march toward Parliament demanding the government’s resignation

Reuters

Ousted Pakistani PM Khan calls off protest march after clashes, gives ultimatum

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan disbanded a protest march by supporters on Thursday after clashes with police outside parliament the previous evening, but he warned that they would return unless an election was called within six days.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan: Khan gives six-day deadline to gov’t to announce polls

Imran Khan warns government to set new polls in six days or he will again march on the capital with millions of people.

AFP

Pakistan's ex-PM Khan issues ultimatum on elections after mass rally

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday warned the government to stage fresh elections or face more mass protests, after leading thousands of supporters to the capital Islamabad in a showdown with his political rivals.

AFP

Ousted PM Khan leads protest march to Pakistan capital

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday arrived in the capital Islamabad with a convoy of thousands of supporters for a major rally the new government has attempted to shut down, with clashes breaking out between police and protesters.

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