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‘Exercise in deflection masquerading as concern’: FO rejects India’s comments on Pakistan’s Shia community

The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday rejected the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ concern over the treatment of Pakistan’s Shia community, terming its remarks “cynical and diversionary” and an “exercise in deflection masquerading as concern”. The statement comes a day after the Indian Ministr...

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Foreign media association slams Israeli forces’ assault on CNN crew in occupied West Bank
Foreign media association slams Israeli forces’ assault o...

An international media association on Saturday condemned what it described as a “violent assault”...

Cop martyred in terrorist attack on police vehicle in Bannu
Cop martyred in terrorist attack on police vehicle in Bannu

BANNU: A head constable was martyred when a police vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district...

‘Blatant crime’: Israeli strike kills 3 journalists in southern Lebanon
‘Blatant crime’: Israeli strike kills 3 journalists in so...

An Israeli strike killed three journalists on Saturday in south Lebanon, with authorities denounc...

Ukraine’s Zelensky agrees to air defence cooperation with UAE, Qatar on Gulf tour
Ukraine’s Zelensky agrees to air defence cooperation with...

Qatar and Ukraine signed a defence agreement on Saturday, which includes cooperation on counterin...

Sweet heist? Nestle says 12 tonnes of KitKat stolen in Europe
Sweet heist? Nestle says 12 tonnes of KitKat stolen in Eu...

A huge shipment of Nestle’s crunchy KitKat chocolate bars was stolen in Europe, the brand said, w...

War Diary Day 29: Industrial strikes against Iran trigger wider retaliation
War Diary Day 29: Industrial strikes against Iran trigger...

On the 29th day of the US-Israel war on Iran, the conflict transitioned into a more visibly regio...

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DPM Dar says Iran has allowed ‘20 more ships’ under Pakistan flag to cross Strait of Hormuz
DPM Dar says Iran has allowed ‘20 more ships’ under Pakistan flag to cross Strait of Hormuz

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said late on Saturday that the government of Iran had agreed to allow “20 more ships under the Pakistani flag to pass through the Strait of Horm...

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PM Shehbaz apprises Iranian president of diplomatic outreach efforts in over hour-long conversation
PM Shehbaz apprises Iranian president of diplomatic outreach efforts in over hour-long conversation

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif apprised Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian of Pakistan’s diplomatic outreach efforts to organise peace talks between Washington and Tehran, in a phone call on Saturd...

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‘Blatant crime’: Israeli strike kills at least 2 journalists in southern Lebanon
‘Blatant crime’: Israeli strike kills at least 2 journalists in southern Lebanon

An Israeli strike on a media car in southern Lebanon killed at least two Lebanese broadcast journalists, Lebanon’s Al Manar TV and Al Mayadeen TV reported on Saturday. Al Manar reported that its co...

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Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt to visit Islamabad for ‘in-depth’ talks on Iran war: FO
Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt to visit Islamabad for ‘in-depth’ talks on Iran war: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to host the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt from March 29-30 for “in-depth discussions” on a variety of issues, including efforts to reduce the ongoi...

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PMD forecasts drizzle, light rain in Karachi over weekend
PMD forecasts drizzle, light rain in Karachi over weekend

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast cloudy weather with chances of light rain in Karachi on Saturday evening and Sunday, as well as rain in other parts of Sindh on March 29 an...

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