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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif warns of increased electricity load shedding in July

After Pakistan failed to clinch a deal for natural gas supply for next month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday warned of increased electricity load shedding in July

Twitter India bans account of Pak Embassies in UN, Turkey, Iran and Egypt

Twitter in India banned official accounts of Pakistan Embassies in UN, Turkey, Iran and Egypt. Earlier, Twitter also withheld the account of the national public broadcaster in Pakistan - Radio Pakistan.Twitter blocks the account of Pakistani Embassy in UN.Account of Pakistani Embassy in Turkey is also withheld by Twitter in India.Moreover, Twitter in India also blocked account of Pakistani Embassy in Iran and Egypt.Twitter in India, earlier also blocked the account of Pakistani national radio broadcaster - Radio Pakistan.After Twitter in India withheld these official accounts the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Twitter to restore these accounts with immediate access.This development comes at a time when the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting earlier blocked 16 YouTube news channels including 6 Pakistan-based channels for spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations, and public order.According to the Ministry of Information & .

Anti-polio drive in Pakistan targeting 12.6 mn kids to begin today

A massive anti-polio campaign in Pakistan targeting 12.6 million children under the age of five, will begin on Monday as the country has reported 11 confirmed cases this year

Pakistan's coronavirus positivity rate nears 3%, hospitalisation increases

Pakistan on Monday registered a positivity rate of nearly 3 per cent amid the recent surge in the Covid-19 infections in the country, National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) data reported

BNM urges global communities to pay heed to Pak atrocities on Balochistan

In a public demonstration held in Munster, Germany on Saturday, the Baloch National Movement (BNM) called on international communities to take notice of Pakistan's increasing atrocities on Balochistan

Fault lines in Pakistan-Taliban ties emerge over acceptance of Durand Line

The refusal to accept the status of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan (Durand Line) by the Taliban regime has clearly shown the cracks in their relationship

Pak sees upsurge in Covid cases , mask mandate returns on domestic flights

Pakistan is currently witnessing a new surge in the Covid cases and amid this the country's CAA has also tweaked its mask mandates where now the masks are mandatory again for domestic flights

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif says 'no compromise on country's security, defence'

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that no compromises can be made when it comes to the country's security and defence

Pakistan faces escalation of power crisis as LNG tenders scrapped

Pakistan is again facing an escalation of power crisis after it failed to agree on a deal for natural gas supply next month

Imran Khan to hold protest rally in Islamabad against 'corrupt' Pak govt

In continuation of the protests against Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif's "imported and corrupt" government, the former PM Imran Khan issued a call for holding a rally in Islamabad on July 2

Pakistan Army chief Bajwa meets ailing Pervez Musharraf in Dubai: Reports

Gen Bajwa, accompanied by top physicians of the Pakistan Army, spent some time with Gen Musharraf and his family at their apartment in Dubai while the army doctors examined the former military ruler

Pak PM urges Balochistan people to ensure security of foreign investors

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the people of Gwadar in Pakistan's restive Balochistan to ensure security of friendly foreign investors, including from China, who are making huge investments

Pakistan risks losing GSP+ status as EU looks to prepare draft report

As the EU looks to prepare a draft report on GSP+ status, Pakistan needs to work in several areas to avoid losing the special incentive arrangements of the EU that it has enjoyed for the last 7 years

Pak quietly jails 26/11 handler Sajid Mir for 15 yrs in terror funding case

Sajid Majeed Mir, one of India's most wanted terrorists for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has been jailed for over 15 years in a terror-funding case

$2.3 bn Chinese loan credited to State Bank of Pakistan: Finance minister

Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Friday that a loan of $2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks had been credited to the central bank's account

26/11 attacks mastermind, once claimed to be dead, arrested in Pak

Years after denying his presence and even claiming he was dead, Pakistan has reportedly arrested Sajid Mir, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative involved in directing the 2008 Mumbai attacks

Want to have dialogue with India, but environment not conductive: Pakistan

The spokesperson said it was Pak's official position to have friendly cooperative relations with neighbours including India and to resolve all issues through a dialogue which is result oriented

Pakistan govt slaps 10% super tax on big industries to trim deficit

Tough decisions needed to save economy: Pak PM

Pak considers unconventional measures to cut import bill amid used up forex

Amid falling remittances and depleting foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan has come on the brink. The policy makers in the country have indicated their intention to adopt unconventional measures

Chinese banks to provide $2.3 bn to Pak 'within days' under loan agreement

To cope up with country's dwindling cash reserves, loan of $2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks to Pakistan is expected within a "couple of days"