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2 days ago | 
arab.news | Ismail Dilawar |Hasaan Ali Khan |Naimat Khan |Uroosa Jadoon
Pakistan PM orders tighter polio surveillance after northern Gilgit-Baltistan reports first case /node/2603454/pakistan June 05, 2025 11:13 Pakistan PM orders tighter polio surveillance after northern Gilgit-Baltistan reports first case Pakistan has confirmed 11 polio cases in 2025 compared to 74 last year Pakistan, Afghanistan are only countries where polio remains endemic ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered that polio immunization efforts be enhanced after the...
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2 days ago | 
arab.news | Hasaan Ali Khan |Naimat Khan |Uroosa Jadoon |Ismail Dilawar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered that polio immunization efforts be enhanced after the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region reported its first case of the virus in seven years this week, the premier’s office said on Thursday. Polio is a paralyzing disease that has no cure. Multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of 5 are essential to provide children high immunity against the disease.
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2 days ago | 
arab.news | Naimat Khan |Uroosa Jadoon |Ismail Dilawar |Saima Shabbir
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was appointed vice chair of the United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee on Wednesday, a move its officials described as international recognition of the country’s efforts to combat militancy and engage constructively within the UN system. The committee, established in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks through Resolution 1373, monitors how UN member states implement counterterrorism measures.
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2 days ago | 
arab.news | Naimat Khan |Uroosa Jadoon |Ismail Dilawar |Saima Shabbir
ISLAMABAD: The United States on Wednesday praised Pakistan’s leadership for helping broker a ceasefire with India and deepening counterterrorism cooperation, saying such efforts had made both nations and the wider region more secure. The comments were made by US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker at her country’s Independence Day reception in Islamabad.
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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Rehmat Mehsud |Uroosa Jadoon |Saima Shabbir |Hasaan Ali Khan
Six killed, one injured as family feud turns violent in Pakistan’s northwest — official /node/2601278/pakistan May 19, 2025 10:40 Six killed, one injured as family feud turns violent in Pakistan’s northwest — official The deceased persons included three men and three women Injured woman shifted to Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital PESHAWAR: At least six persons were killed and a woman sustained gunshot wounds in a violent altercation between two families in the northwestern Pakistani city of...
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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Uroosa Jadoon |Saima Shabbir |Hasaan Ali Khan |Saadullah Akhtar
LAHORE: Pakistani police stepped up their search Monday for the suspect in the killing of a doctor from the country’s Ahmadi minority, the latest in a string of deadly attacks targeting the community. The physician was gunned down at a private hospital where he worked in the eastern city of Sargodha on Friday. The gunman fled the scene. The Ahmadi faith was established in the Indian subcontinent in the 19th century by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
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3 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Shahjahan Khurram |Saima Shabbir |Fatimah Amjad |Uroosa Jadoon
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan agreed to stop firing along their border on Saturday, bringing an end to the escalated tensions between the two arch-rivals after multiple strikes were launched against military bases. The Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir, which is claimed in full by both India and Pakistan, has been the site of several wars and diplomatic standoffs.
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3 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Shahjahan Khurram |Fatimah Amjad |Uroosa Jadoon |Rehmat Mehsud
ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump on Sunday appreciated the leadership of both India and Pakistan for having the wisdom to agree to a ceasefire after days of increasing hostilities, vowing to increase trade “substantially” with both South Asian rivals. This was posted by the American president on his Truth Social platform, a day after he announced Washington had brokered a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan.
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3 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Fatimah Amjad |Uroosa Jadoon |Rehmat Mehsud |Naimat Khan
Pakistan PM says ceasefire with India offers chance to resolve Kashmir, water issues /node/2600254/pakistan May 10, 2025 22:23 Pakistan PM says ceasefire with India offers chance to resolve Kashmir, water issues Shehbaz Sharif thanks President Trump, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for de-escalation efforts Pakistan’s foreign office denies allegations of ceasefire violation, says Islamabad implementing the deal ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday Pakistan had agreed to...
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3 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Fatimah Amjad |Uroosa Jadoon |Rehmat Mehsud |Naimat Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday Pakistan had agreed to a ceasefire with India in the hope that it would open the door to resolving longstanding disputes between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, including the Kashmir conflict and the division of river waters.
