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‘Terrorism cannot be ruled out’: Pakistan bus blast investigators find traces of explosives as China vows to help inquiry

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A Pakistani minister has said that authorities involved in investigating a bus blast on Wednesday which killed 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, have detected traces of explosive material. … Read More >‘Terrorism cannot be ruled out’: Pakistan bus blast investigators find traces of explosives as China vows to help inquiry

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Pakistan refuses US military bases

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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

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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

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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

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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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‘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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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