United States approves sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan The Biden administration has approved the possible sale of F-16 aircraft sustainment and related equipment to Pakistan for a cost of 450 million dollars. The...
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Pakistan struggles to contain continuous overflow of Manchar Lake
Manchar Lake, in Sindh province, is dangerously full after record monsoons that inundated a third of Pakistan. The lake is now at its highest level in 40 years and is threatening to burst its...
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Imran Khan’s election could mean bad news for corrupt politicians
Imran Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), said Sunday that former president Asif Ali Zardari and former premier Nawaz Sharif fear a strong and patriotic army chief, who could hold them accountable for...
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Punjab inundated with floodwaters
Flash floods have caused extensive damage in Nowshera and Swat, and there is now a risk of flooding in Punjab. The water level of the Indus River near Rajanpur is rising and the already...
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International institutions pledge $ 500 mln for flood victims
At the request of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the international organizations and financial institutions announced emergency aid of more than 500 million dollars for the flood victims on Thursday. The decision was taken at...
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Devastating floods kill over 900 people in Pakistan since mid-June as thousands are left homeless
Heavy rains have triggered flash floods and wreaked havoc across much of Pakistan since mid-June, leaving 903 dead and about 50,000 people homeless, the country’s disaster agency said Wednesday. According to the National Disaster...
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Home to the highest mountain in the world, Pakistan’s Baluchistan province is reeling from devastating floods
The devastation caused by the recent floods in Baluchistan is widespread, with hundreds of homes destroyed, thousands of people displaced, and over one hundred people killed. The floods have also damaged infrastructure such as...
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Pakistani army asks US, IMF for support in securing loan tranche
Pakistan is seeking IMF assistance to stabilise its economy. Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has asked the US administration to help secure an early release of a tranche of the IMF bailout package....
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Tribal elders protest against targeted killings
JUI-F has protested in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan against the killing of its local leaders and lawlessness in the district, according to local media. Workers of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl and other political parties on Sunday...
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