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Pakistan endures financial damages, human loss

(MENAFN) Pakistan has suffered the loss of 90,000 lives due to terrorism over the past decade and a half, according to a senior official from the country’s government. Syed Tariq Fatemi, special assistant on foreign affairs to the Pakistani prime...

Macao Special Administrative Region adjusts issuance of travel alerts

MACAU, July 22 - The number of countries and travel destinations covered by the Macao SAR Travel Alert System is now expanded to 110 in total. Among the new addition of countries or destinations covered by the Travel Alert System, Level 3 travel...

Torrential Rains Bring Deadly Flooding to Pakistan

(MENAFN) Severe flooding brought on by relentless rainfall devastated northern Pakistan on Monday, resulting in the deaths of at least three domestic tourists and leaving 15 others unaccounted for, according to the nation's disaster management...

Pakistani National Extradited to Face Charges in Connection with Plot to Carry Out ISIS-Inspired Mass Shooting at Jewish Center in New York City

A Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, was extradited to the United States on June 10, in connection with an indictment filed in the Southern District of New York. Khan was charged with...

Trump Claims U.S. Played Key Role in Ending India-Pakistan Conflict

(MENAFN) In a statement on Friday night, President Donald Trump revealed that at least five planes were downed during the recent escalation between India and Pakistan in May, asserting that the U.S. played a pivotal role in preventing further...

Ilham Aliyev received delegation led by Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly

AZERBAIJAN, July 7 - On July 7, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation of Pakistan led by Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly. The head of state emphasized the excellent level of political...

Pakistan Suspends Flights After Lahore Blast, Border Tensions

(MENAFN) Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) announced on Thursday the temporary suspension of flight operations at major airports across the country due to unspecified operational reasons. The affected airports include Allama Iqbal...

Pakistan Strikes Back, Targeting India's Military Installations

(MENAFN) The Pakistani military announced early Saturday that it launched retaliatory strikes targeting military installations within India. According to the army, a missile storage site in India's Beas region was destroyed as part of "Operation...

Pakistan Prolongs Airspace Shutdown Amid Regional Tensions

(MENAFN) The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority has announced an extension of its airspace closure for all flights until 12:00 p.m. local time on May 11 (0700 GMT). Initially shut down around 3:15 a.m. local time on Saturday (2215 GMT Friday) with...

Flash Flood in Pakistan Leaves 12 Dead, One Missing

(MENAFN) Pakistani emergency teams on Sunday retrieved four additional bodies from the Swat River, pushing the confirmed death toll to 12 following a devastating flash flood that struck the country’s northwestern Swat district. The disaster...

Flash Flood in Pakistan Claims Twelve Lives

(MENAFN) Pakistani officials on Sunday retrieved four additional bodies from the Swat River, increasing the death count to 12 after a sudden flood swept away more than a dozen individuals in the northwestern district sharing the same name. A...

Pakistan Premier, UN Chief Hold Talks on South Asia Security Concerns

(MENAFN) Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif engaged in a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday to address the growing security concerns in South Asia. According to the Prime Minister's Office, Sharif conveyed...

Pakistan Requests UN Security Council Session

(MENAFN) On Sunday, Pakistan disclosed its intention to update the United Nations Security Council about the prevailing regional climate, amid rising hostilities with India following the April 22 incident in Kashmir that resulted in 26 casualties,...

Pakistan Alerts of Possible Indian Military Attack

(MENAFN) Pakistan issued a strong warning on Wednesday, cautioning that India might initiate a military operation within the coming 24 to 36 hours. This alert follows a surge in hostilities between the neighboring countries after a recent deadly...

Pakistan Cautions of Imminent Indian Military Action

(MENAFN) Pakistan issued a warning on Wednesday, raising concerns that India could launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours, amid rising tensions following a deadly assault in Indian-administered Kashmir. The attack, which occurred...

Pakistan warns about India planning ‘military strike’ within 24–36 hours

(MENAFN) Pakistan has accused India of preparing to carry out a military strike on its territory within the next 24 to 36 hours, raising fears of heightened conflict between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah...

Pakistan closes airspace to Indian airlines

(MENAFN) Pakistan has shut its airspace to all Indian airlines and halted trade with India, effective immediately, following a National Security Committee meeting in Islamabad on Thursday. This move comes in retaliation to India downgrading...

Pakistan says Indian assault is ‘imminent’

(MENAFN) Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that an Indian military incursion could be imminent following last week's deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir. On April 22, militants killed 26 tourists in the Pahalgam region, sparking...

Pakistan Minister Warns India with Nuclear Attack

(MENAFN) Pakistani Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi has issued a stark warning to India, threatening a nuclear strike as tensions between the two neighboring countries escalate. The threat comes after a terrorist attack in the Indian-administered...

India’s, Pakistan’s ‘dueling’ teams arrive in Washington

(MENAFN) Diplomatic delegations from both India and Pakistan have arrived in Washington to meet with US officials and present their narratives regarding the recent conflict between the two countries. India’s delegation, led by opposition MP Shashi...