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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Saima Shabbir |Naimat Khan |Saadullah Akhtar |Hasaan Ali Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to depart on a two-day visit to the Eastern European country of Belarus, the foreign office said on Thursday, where both sides are expected to sign several agreements to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Pakistan was among the first countries to recognize Belarus after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and has maintained diplomatic relations with it since 1994.
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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Hassan Khan |Naimat Khan |Saadullah Akhtar |Saima Shabbir
KARACHI: The United Arab Emirates plans to issue five-year visas to 100,000 Pakistanis this year, according to an official statement released by authorities in Pakistan’s Sindh province on Wednesday, following a visit by Governor Kamran Khan Tessori to the UAE consulate in Karachi. The governor’s office and UAE authorities in Pakistan said this week all visa-related issues between the two countries had been resolved, and Pakistani nationals could now apply for five-year visas to the Emirates.
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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Hassan Khan |Hasaan Ali Khan |Saadullah Akhtar |Saima Shabbir
ISLAMABAD: A senior US official has expressed interest in enhancing cooperation with Pakistan in the minerals sector, citing President Donald Trump’s vision of securing rare materials as a “strategic priority” that could benefit both countries, the US Embassy said on Wednesday.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Saadullah Akhtar |Kashif Imran |Saima Shabbir |Naimat Khan
QUETTA: Unidentified men gunned down a religious party leader and injured another person at a mosque in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, a police official said on Saturday. Mufti Shah Meer Aziz, a member of the Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) party, was killed while offering prayers at the mosque in Malik Abad area of Balochistan’s Turbat city on Friday night, according to District Police Officer (DPO) Rashid-ur-Rehman Zehri. The JUI leader was killed on the spot.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Shahjahan Khurram |Fatimah Amjad |Saadullah Akhtar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Power Minister Sardar Awais Leghari sought joint ventures with Kyrgyzstan in renewable energy, state-run media reported on Tuesday, amid Islamabad’s push to resolve its prolonged energy crisis through collaboration with international partners. Pakistan has suffered from an energy crisis that stems largely from a gap its energy supplies and electricity demand.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Shahjahan Khurram |Fatimah Amjad |Saadullah Akhtar
PESHAWAR: Overnight clashes between Pakistani and Afghan security forces at the main border crossing between the countries caused thousands of people to flee their homes but the situation had calmed down by Tuesday morning, residents and officials said. The conflict started on Monday, the first working day of Ramadan, when food imports from Pakistan usually peak in Afghanistan. Around 15,000 local residents fled to Landi Kotal due to the clashes, an official said.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Fatimah Amjad |Shahjahan Khurram |Saadullah Akhtar |Ismail Dilawar
Pakistan appoint Salman Ali Agha new T20I captain, axe ‘RizBar’ from squad for New Zealand series /node/2592371/pakistan March 04, 2025 13:38 Pakistan appoint Salman Ali Agha new T20I captain, axe ‘RizBar’ from squad for New Zealand series Pakistan drop major players Rizwan, Babar, Naseem Shah from T20I squad for upcoming New Zealand tour Pakistan will play five T20Is against New Zealand from March 16-26, three ODIs from March 29-April 5 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on...
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Saadullah Akhtar |Ismail Dilawar |Shahjahan Khurram |Naimat Khan
QUETTA: A prominent Baloch separatist outfit this week claimed responsibility for an attack by a woman suicide bomber targeting a convoy of Pakistani security forces that resulted in the killing of one paramilitary troop and injuries to four others in the southwestern Balochistan province.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Hasaan Ali Khan |Kashif Imran |Saadullah Akhtar |Shahjahan Khurram
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Monday confirmed the national squad will participate in the upcoming AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, scheduled to be held later this month, hours after FIFA lifted its international suspension against the South Asian country. FIFA hit Pakistan on Feb. 6 with a third international suspension in less than eight years after the federation rejected its electoral reforms.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Saadullah Akhtar |Kashif Imran |Hasaan Ali Khan |Shahjahan Khurram
QUETTA: A paramilitary troop was killed and four others injured after a woman suicide bomber hit a convoy of the Frontier Corps (FC) paramilitary force in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, a local administration official said on Monday. The attack took place in Balochistan’s Kalat district on Monday afternoon, when the FC convoy was en route to security forces’ mess from the FC Fort on N-25 Quetta-Karachi highway, according to Kalat Deputy Commissioner Bilal Shabbir.
