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RT India withdraws post on Shehbaz-Putin meeting

RT India has removed a social media post claiming that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was “waiting to meet” Russian President Vladimir Putin, admitting that the claim “may be a misrepresentation of events”. In a clarification published Friday evening, the outlet said: “We removed a previous post about Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif waiting to meet Vladimir […]

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IMF conditionalities are part of the agreed reform plan, says Finance Ministry

Statement regarding EFF, says viewing measures as sudden and unexpected reflects lack of knowledge of the facts Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 2025 Spring Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington, DC, United States, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters/File The Ministry of Finance clarified,

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Tehran conference on Afghanistan begins tomorrow

. Mohammad Sadiq, Special Representative of Pakistan for Afghanistan. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Iran will hold a two-day conference in its capital on December 15-16 on Afghanistan. The meeting is expected to bring together special representatives from Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China and Russia. Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul Ubaid

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Norway defends the presence of its envoy at the SC hearing

. Norway has defended its ambassador’s presence at a Supreme Court hearing in Islamabad as fully “in line with international law”, days after the Foreign Ministry launched a demarche to the Scandinavian country’s envoy. The case concerns the hearing of husband and wife lawyer duo, Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha. Norwegian Ambassador Per

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Asif claims Faiz engineered Imran’s takeover

SIALKOT: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday directly linked former ISI chief Faiz Hameed to Nawaz Sharif’s removal from office in 2017, accusing the ex-spymaster of masterminding a long-running political project that resulted in Imran Khan’s rise to power and inflicted “significant damage” on the country. Sharpening his tone days after this rare conviction, the

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Government-backed group strengthens its grip on the PBC

Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar, addressing a session of the National Assembly on Friday, April 19, 2024. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ISLAMABAD: The federal government-backed Independent Group has consolidated its influence in the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), securing a majority in the apex lawyer regulatory body for the next five years,

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Economy is out of the woods, says Prime Minister

underlines the need to achieve the set objectives; Hailes national regulatory reforms as a “quantum leap” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, UK Minister of State for International Development Baroness Jenny Chapman and DPM/FM Ishaq Dar launch national regulatory reforms in Islamabad. Photo: INP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that thanks to the tireless

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Sent to liaise between PIA and Canadian carriers

. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and the Canadian High Commission will work together to increase investments in Pakistan, promote cultural exchanges and further improve air connectivity between the two countries. Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Tariq Ali Khan held an important meeting with PIA CEO Air Vice Marshal Amir Hayat at the PIA Head

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