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Pak PM Imran Khan urges Bill Gates to give assistance to Afghanistan

The Prime Minister highlighted that more than half of the population in Afghanistan was living below the poverty line and in dire need of financial assistance

Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Bill Gates discuss polio eradication efforts

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and discussed polio eradication efforts and the foundation's support towards improving nutrition in Pakistan, the Prime Minister's Office said on Wednesday.

Pak leaders call for Imran Khan's resignation over Pandora Papers

The papers have revealed more than 700 names of those in Pak PM's Cabinet and inner circle

Release of Pandora Papers ruffles Pakistani politics; Imran Khan vows probe

The release of Pandora Papers containing names of the close associates of Imran Khan has ruffled Pakistani politics and sparked calls for the resignation of the Pakistani Prime Minister

Pak govt in talks with TTP militants for 'reconciliation': PM Khan

Khan has said his government is in talks with some groups of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for "reconciliation" with the help of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Can't 'predict' when President Biden will call Pakistan PM: White House

A senior White House official has said that she cannot "predict" when President Joe Biden would make a call to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

'Pak has history of supporting terrorists', India slams Imran Khan at UNGA

India slammed Imran Khan in its Right of Reply in response against Pakistan Prime Prime Minister's references to Kashmir in his United Nations General Assembly virtual speech.

Int'l community cannot 'exonerate' itself from Afghan challenges: Pak PM

Khan said decades of war has had a devastating impact on Afghanistan's economy

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to address UNGA virtually today

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) virtually on Friday (4Khan is expected to outline Islamabad's stance on a number of regional, global issues and set the country's engagement with its international partners, ARY News reported on Friday.He is the seventh on the list of speakers to address the UNGA on Friday.Asim Iftikhar, Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson on Friday said that "the situation in Afghanistan, and other areas of common concern including combating Islamophobia, corruption and illicit financial flows, as well as climate change" will be areas of focus, according to Geo TV.Earlier on Thursday, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York on the sidelines of the 76the UNGA session.Qureshi in a tweet said, "Met @SecBlinken & reiterated Pakistan's focus on a relationship anchored in trade, investment, energy & regional connectivity. On ..

Pak Oppn protests price hike, unemployment; calls for PM's resignation

Opposition parties in Pakistan have protested against the Imran Khan-led government over the various issues that people are facing, including price hike, inflation, corruption and unemployment.

Imran Khan says Biden faced 'unfair criticism' over Afghanistan withdrawal

Notably, Khan has not received any call from the US President so far

Pak PM says he initiated a dialogue with Taliban for inclusive Afghan govt

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that he has initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for an inclusive government in Kabul that will include Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks, a day after the SCO member states said that it is critical to have an inclusive government in the war-torn country with representatives from all ethnic, religious and political groups. The Taliban, which seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August, had promised an "inclusive" government that represents Afghanistan's complex ethnic makeup, but there is no Hazara member and no woman in the interim 33-member Cabinet. Taking to Twitter, Khan said: After mtgs (meetings) in Dushanbe with leaders of Afghanistan's neighbours & especially a lengthy discussion with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, I have initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for an inclusive Afghan govt to include Tajiks, Hazaras & Uzbeks. After 40 years of conflict, this inclusivity will ensure peace and a stable Afghanistan, which

Afghanistan can't be controlled from outside: Pak PM Khan at SCO summit

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said Afghanistan could not be "controlled from the outside and that Islamabad will continue to support the war-torn neighbouring country

Pak was a hired gun: Imran Khan on US war on terror in Afghanistan

Khan said thousands of Pakistanis were killed because the Taliban and its affiliates saw them as an ally of the US

Pakistan was a 'hired gun', says PM Khan on US war on terror in Afghanistan

PM Imran Khan has said the US war against terrorism was "disastrous" for Pakistan as Washington used Islamabad like a "hired gun" during their 20-year presence in Afghanistan.

Must engage with Taliban, incentivise them on women's rights: PM Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the international community must engage with the Taliban and "incentivise" them on issues such as women's rights and an inclusive Afghan government

Afghanistan would either gain lasting peace or end up in chaos, says Pak PM

Pakistan PM Imran Khan said on Wednesday that Afghanistan was on a historic crossroads as either it would gain lasting peace after 40 years of war through an inclusive government or end up in chaos

Pak PM speaks with Russian President Putin; discusses Afghan situation

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed regional and bilateral matters of interest along with the evolving situation in Afghanistan

China a 'role model' for developing countries to address poverty: PaK PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan described China as a "role model" for the developing countries to address poverty, saying Beijing's high economic growth has brought 800 million people out of penury

Pakistan mourns death of Kashmiri separatist leader Geelani in Srinagar

Pakistan on Thursday observed a day of mourning over the demise of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Geelani, 91, died at his home in Srinagar on Wednesday night after a prolonged illness. The pro-Pakistan separatist leader, who spearheaded separatist politics for over three decades in Jammu and Kashmir, was buried at a mosque near his residence. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he was "deeply saddened" to learn about Geelani's death. The Pakistan flag will fly at half-mast and we will observe a day of official mourning, Khan said. President Arif Alvi, who last year conferred Pakistan's highest civilian award 'Nishan-e-Pakistan' on Geelani in absentia, expressed deep grief and sorrow over his demise. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Minister of State for Information Farrukh Habib also expressed grief and sorrow over Geelani's death. Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad in a tweet said the nation "pay