Washington, United States – AFP Pakistan has initiated discussions with the IMF over a new multi-billion dollar loan agreement to support its economic reform program, its new finance minister has said. The South Asian nation is nearing the end of a nine-month, $3 billion loan program with the International Monetary Fund designed to tackl...
Hyderabad City, Pakistan — AFP Layers of intricately decorated bangles are a staple fashion accessory for women in Pakistan, and integral part of Eid-al-Fitr celebrations. More than a dozen people can be involved in the making of a single bangle, from sweltering factories to the homes of designers who skilfully decorate them by hand. ...
Peshawar, Pakistan – AFP Five Chinese nationals working on a major dam construction site were killed along with their driver on Tuesday when a suicide bomber targeted their vehicle in northwest Pakistan, officials said. Their vehicle plunged into a deep ravine off the mountainous Karakoram Highway after the bomber rammed his car into the...
Quetta, Pakistan – AFP Security forces killed at least seven militants on Wednesday as they tried to storm the offices of a Pakistan port considered a cornerstone of China’s investment in the nation, officials said. Pakistan has for decades battled a simmering insurgency in southwestern Balochistan province, where separatists hosti...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Kabul summoned the top Pakistani diplomat in the country on Monday after Pakistan launched pre-dawn air strikes inside Afghanistan that killed at least eight people, an official statement said. Interim Afghan Foreign Ministry said Kabul lodged a protest with Islamabad over the attacks. Earlier on Monday, interim Afghan ad...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Pakistani military aircraft struck homes in two provinces of Afghanistan in pre-dawn attacks on Monday, interim Afghan spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. Kabul said its forces retaliated against the airstrikes by hitting Pakistani military installations. Condemning the attacks, Mujahid said eight people, three children an...
SKARDU, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s northern scenic Gilgit-Baltistan region is known for its snow-capped peaks, glistening lakes and glaciers, as well as plucky climbers. Located on the confluence of the world’s three greatest mountain ranges, Gilgit-Baltistan has long been one of the favorite destinations of international climbers and tr...
Islamabad, Pakistan – AFP Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan’s slain first female leader Benazir Bhutto, was voted in as president for a second time Saturday, after elections marred by rigging claims. Zardari was voted in with 411 votes to 181 for the opposition-backed candidate, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced...
Karachi, Pakistan – AFP A shadowy political party that ruled Karachi for more than three decades, overseeing the city’s descent into a swamp of organised crime, has risen from the ashes in Pakistan’s tainted elections. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ran the city through a pervasive network of street enforcers and elected ...
Islamabad, Pakistan – AFP Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan’s slain first female premier Benazir Bhutto, is set to become president for a second time. Initially a background character as Bhutto’s consort, Zardari was stained by a bevy of corruption and other allegations, including absurd kidnapping plots and taking ki...
