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WASHINGTON: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi met key US officials and discussed ways to promote Pak-US bilateral relations, especially cooperation in the fields of trade, and investment. In…

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said that a recent assessment of the situation in Balochistan by some UN experts was based on one-sided and unsubstantiated media reports. Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said that it…

PESHAWAR: Jaffar Express resumed operation and left Peshawar for Quetta after being suspended following the terror attack on it in Bolan area of Balochistan on March 11. Federal Minister Amir Muqam saw off the passengers from Peshawar.…

QUETTA: As many as seven members of a family were killed in attack on their house in a village located in Suhbatpur district of Balochistan. Police and district administration officials said that house was attacked by rivals of the family…

ISLAMABAD: A private airliner is planning to launch flights to Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan soon. The Chinese airlines will operate daily flights to Chitral, Gilgit and Skardu from Islamabad and Lahore. As part of its launch plan, South…

In the Ajman state of the United Arab Emirates, a unique art exhibition was held in connection with Pakistan Day. In this show, works related to Pakistan by artists from the Middle East were exhibited. The exhibition was organized by…

WASHINGTON: The United States has added 80 companies from different countries, including Pakistan, to its export blacklist. According to a foreign news agency, the countries whose companies have been banned include Pakistan, China, Iran,…

ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the government of Pakistan called on all partners to urgently invest in ending the deadly disease that affects over 686,000 people and causes…

KARACHI: Director General (DG) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Nadir Shafi has said that the British authorities have not said anything in writing about resumption of PIA flights to UK. He said the CAA was awaiting a response from the…

ISLAMABAD: A staff-level agreement for a $2 billion loan between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was reached late on Tuesday. Negotiations between Pakistan and the IMF have been successful, after which a staff-level…