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Taliban claim key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan as insurgent group nets new territories

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021By Editor

The Taliban have claimed control over a town in Kandahar province that serves as a major bordering crossing with Pakistan. In response, Pakistani authorities have reportedly halted transport through the checkpoint. … Read More >Taliban claim key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan as insurgent group nets new territories

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No jab, no phone: Unvaccinated to have SIM cards blocked, Pakistan’s Punjab govt says

Posted on June 12, 2021June 12, 2021By Editor

Punjab’s provincial government is turning to coercive measures to increase participation in its Covid-19 vaccination program, after unveiling plans to disable the SIM cards of people who decline to get jabbed. … Read More >No jab, no phone: Unvaccinated to have SIM cards blocked, Pakistan’s Punjab govt says

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Pakistan refuses US military bases

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021By Editor

MOSCOW, 2 june 2021, RUSSTRAT Institute. “Here is not for you,” Pakistani Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar told the Americans. Of course, officially, his words sounded a little different, but the essence was exactly this: “There will be no more flights of American aircraft from this air force base. If any aircraft will take off from it, it will be only Pakistani ones.” … Read More >Pakistan refuses US military bases

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Pakistani province strips government employees of pay if they refuse to have Covid vaccine

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021By Editor

The chief minister of Pakistan’s Sindh province, Murad Ali Shah, has told government employees that anyone who fails to have a Covid vaccine will be refused pay starting next month, as the nation seeks to control the virus. … Read More >Pakistani province strips government employees of pay if they refuse to have Covid vaccine

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Pakistan launches single-shot ‘PakVac’ Covid-19 jab developed by China’s CanSino

Posted on June 3, 2021June 3, 2021By Editor

Pakistan has launched a one-shot Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s CanSino Biologics for use in adults aged over 18. Distributed under the label ‘PakVac’, the jab is to be produced domestically down the line, officials said. … Read More >Pakistan launches single-shot ‘PakVac’ Covid-19 jab developed by China’s CanSino

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Russia & Pakistan agree to build gas pipeline from Karachi to Lahore in biggest deal in decades

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

Russia has signed a deal with Pakistan to build a major gas pipeline linking the nation’s southern port of Karachi to industrial hubs in the north. The deal is set to be the biggest between Moscow and Islamabad since the 1970s. … Read More >Russia & Pakistan agree to build gas pipeline from Karachi to Lahore in biggest deal in decades

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Pakistan bomb blast targeting Islamist party leader kills 6 at pro-Palestinian rally

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021By Editor

A bomb that exploded near a vehicle carrying a local Islamist party leader has killed six people and injured at least 12 more during a pro-Palestinian rally in southwestern Pakistan that his political group had organized. … Read More >Pakistan bomb blast targeting Islamist party leader kills 6 at pro-Palestinian rally

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‘No boots on the ground here’: Pakistan rules out possibility of housing US troops on its bases after withdrawal from Afghanistan

Posted on May 15, 2021May 15, 2021By Editor

Citing a need to protect its national interest and the Afghan peace process, Pakistan’s top diplomat has nixed any possibility of reopening air bases for future US anti-Taliban operations after the troop pullout ends in September. … Read More >‘No boots on the ground here’: Pakistan rules out possibility of housing US troops on its bases after withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Pakistan deploys TROOPS to help civilian authorities cope with Covid-19 infections

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

As rising Covid-19 infections threaten to collapse Pakistan’s healthcare system, Islamabad has deployed troops across the country, with particular attention to 16 major cities, in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. … Read More >Pakistan deploys TROOPS to help civilian authorities cope with Covid-19 infections

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Pakistan delays debate on expelling Paris envoy for second time after suppressing anti-France protests

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021By Editor

Pakistan’s parliament has again postponed a resolution calling for the expulsion of France’s ambassador on Friday, as violent protests over the failure of President Emmanuel Macron to condemn blasphemous cartoons subsided. … Read More >Pakistan delays debate on expelling Paris envoy for second time after suppressing anti-France protests