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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Hassan Khan |Hasaan Ali Khan |Naimat Khan |Falak Khan
Pakistan says 25,698 pilgrims to perform Hajj under private quota in 2025 /node/2601888/pakistan May 23, 2025 18:31 Pakistan says 25,698 pilgrims to perform Hajj under private quota in 2025 The annual pilgrimage is expected to take place between June 4 and June 9 this year Around 55,642 Pakistani Hajj pilgrims have landed in Saudi Arabia so far via 244 flights ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s religious affairs minister, Sardar Muhammad Yousaf, said on Friday only 25,698 pilgrims would be able to perform...
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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Hassan Khan |Naimat Khan |Falak Khan |Ismail Dilawar
Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft until June 24 amid ongoing tensions The restriction was originally imposed on April 24 after an attack in Kashmir killed 26 tourists The airspace closure impacted Indian airlines, particularly on long-haul /node/2601886/pakistan May 23, 2025 16:48 Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft until June 24 amid ongoing tensions The restriction was originally imposed on April 24 after an attack in Kashmir killed 26 tourists The airspace...
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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Hassan Khan |Naimat Khan |Falak Khan |Ismail Dilawar
KARACHI: Pakistan has extended its ban on Indian aircraft using its airspace until June 24, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) announced on Friday, amid continued bilateral tensions following recent military clashes this month. The restriction was first imposed on April 24, only two days after an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people. India blamed Pakistan for the attack despite Islamabad’s denials.
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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Falak Khan |Hassan Khan |Ismail Dilawar |Kashif Imran
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Friday that its initial probe into an attack on a school bus in the Balochistan province has confirmed the involvement of “Indian terror proxies,” promising to defeat the “nefarious” designs. Balochistan has been the site of an insurgency for decades, though it has intensified more recently, with groups like the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) carrying out high-profile attacks on civilians and security forces.
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4 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Fatimah Amjad |Falak Khan |Saadullah Akhter |Hasaan Ali Khan
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir arrived in Islamabad on Friday after a visit to New Delhi, as tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan continue to escalate. Al-Jubeir’s visit follows India’s military strikes inside Pakistan in response to a gun attack in the disputed region of Kashmir that left 26 tourists dead, with New Delhi blaming Islamabad for the incident, though Pakistani authorities repeatedly denied any involvement.
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4 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Hasaan Ali Khan |Falak Khan |Saadullah Akhter |Muhammad Ibrahim
India’s clash with Pakistan sees use of Chinese missiles, French jets, Israeli drones, and more /node/2600107/pakistan May 09, 2025 14:15 India’s clash with Pakistan sees use of Chinese missiles, French jets, Israeli drones, and more Claims on exactly what was hit in latest standoff and where have differed widely, with neither side releasing many specific details Making ongoing conflict even more confusing, the Internet has been “flooded with disinformation, false claims and multimedia...
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4 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Falak Khan |Saadullah Akhter |Hasaan Ali Khan |Muhammad Ibrahim
ISLAMABAD: The foreign office on Friday accused the Indian state of encouraging “disinformation” by its media to create a pretext for further aggression toward Pakistan and “exploit misinformation for political and military ends.” As hostilities rose this week between India and Pakistan and they engaged in the worst fighting in decades, a wave of online disinformation on both sides is risking further inflaming passions and escalating the conflict in an electronic fog of war.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Fatimah Amjad |Wasim Sajjad |Ismail Dilawar |Falak Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has joined the ranks of the world’s leading solar markets, importing 17 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels last year alone, according to the Global Electricity Review 2025 by Ember, an energy think tank in the UK. In 2024, for the first time, solar power supplied more than 2,000 TWh of electricity, increasing by 474 TWh (+29 percent) from the previous year. This was the largest increase in generation from any power source in 2024.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Fatimah Amjad |Wasim Sajjad |Ismail Dilawar |Falak Khan
ISLAMABAD: US Republican Congressman Jack Bergman has called for cooperation with Islamabad in the critical minerals and industrial development sectors, aiming to build a strategic partnership that “provides value not only to Pakistan but to the entire world.” The United States has identified a list of “critical minerals” like aluminum, lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements that it has deemed essential for its economy, national security, and technological advancements.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Falak Khan |Kashaf Rehman |Naimat Khan
Pakistan’s T20 league kicks off in Rawalpindi with a glittering opening ceremony /node/2596707/pakistan April 11, 2025 21:59 Pakistan’s T20 league kicks off in Rawalpindi with a glittering opening ceremony Fans filled the stadium for musical performances ahead of Islamabad-Lahore opener PCB begins offering Urdu commentary on streaming platforms to expand outreach ISLAMABAD: The 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) began on Friday with a vibrant opening ceremony in Rawalpindi, as...
