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ADB approves $10 billion loan strategy for Pakistan

A worker walks past inside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank has unanimously approved a five-year indicative lending strategy of $10-$12 billion, which includes allocations to finance the exploration of critical minerals and the overdue Main Line-I project of Pakistan Railways. The Indian CEO also endorsed […]

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92 flights canceled as Middle East tensions disrupt Pakistan air travel

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Islamabad reports the highest number of disruptions with 28 canceled flights on routes to Dubai, Doha, Bahrain and Muscat Escalating tensions in the Middle East sparked widespread disruption to Pakistan’s air travel on Wednesday, with at least 92 inbound and outbound flights canceled across major airports, stranding passengers and forcing airlines to scale back operations.

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Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft till April 24

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Latest NOTAM issued just days before the previous restriction, which was due to expire on March 23 Air India has been under heightened scrutiny since the June 12 crash of a Boeing Dreamliner that killed 260 people. PHOTO: PIXABAY The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) on Wednesday extended the restrictions on Indian aircraft using its airspace

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FO rejects India’s ‘groundless and unwarranted’ remarks about attacks against Afghan terrorist infrastructure

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Mosharraf Zaidi says attacks were targeted at terrorists and based on accurate intelligence Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File The Ministry of External Affairs (MOE) on Wednesday rejected what it said were “baseless, misleading and unjustified” remarks by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Pakistan’s ongoing crackdown on terror infrastructure in Afghanistan. Pakistan

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Imran’s sons do not need visas to visit Pakistan: Tarar

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Information Minister says phone calls between Imran and his children would be arranged on Eid A combination photo of Kasim Khan (L), Information Minister Attaullah Tarar (C) and Sulaiman Khan. Photos: File Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that the sons of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan do not require visas to visit

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Operation Ghazab Lil Haq was temporarily paused at the request of Saudi, Qatar and Turkiye in view of Eidul Fitr: Tarar

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Says break will be in effect from midnight tonight to midnight March 23/24 Web desk 18 March 2026 Less than a minute read Information Minister Attaullah Tarar addresses the media in Lachin, Azerbaijan on May 28, 2025. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday announced a “temporary pause” in Operation Ghazab Lil Haq

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CM Bugti says that a major terror plan was foiled after the arrest of female suicide bomber

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praises the security forces for timely intervention, say certain elements mislead Baloch youth, especially women CM Sarfaraz Bugti. PHOTO: PID Balochistan Chief Minister Safaraz Bugti said on Wednesday that security forces had successfully arrested a female suicide bomber in Khuzdar, preventing a potentially devastating attack and saving precious lives. In a press conference held in

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Employees of the Cantonal Board are not civil servants: SC

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Court rules that employees of autonomous bodies or cantonment boards are not automatically civil servants ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that employees of cantonment boards are not considered civil servants under the law. The decision came in response to a petition involving a former employee of the Sialkot Cantonment Board challenging disciplinary

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Prime Minister Shehbaz, Kuwaiti Crown Prince discusses regional development and reaffirms bilateral ties

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Premier renews invitation to Kuwaiti crown prince for official visit to Pakistan in phone call A collage of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Mubarak Al Sabah. Photo: Reuters Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled on Wednesday, where the

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Pakistan ready to play mediating role amid rising Middle East tensions

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Tarar says because of longstanding ties with the Gulf countries, Pakistan is always ready to help when needed Information Minister Attaullah Tarar addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Friday. — SCREEN GRAB Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that Pakistan is ready to play a central role in mediating regional tensions following the

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