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Tourist Boat Overturns in Pakistan, Two Dead, Three Missing
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN) At least two women lost their lives and three individuals, including two children and a teenager, are still unaccounted for following the capsizing of a tourist boat in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to rescue officials...
Ilham Aliyev received delegation led by Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly
President of Azerbaijan
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July 7, 2025
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 Seals Air, Iran Borders Amid Israel-Iran Conflict
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan has sealed both its air and land borders with Iran following the intensifying conflict between Iran and Israel, leaving hundreds stranded on either side, officials confirmed Monday. The shutdown, which began Sunday, threatens to...
Pakistan Seals Iranian Frontiers
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Islamabad has shut its aerial and terrestrial links with adjoining Iran while Tehran’s intensifying conflict with Israel rages on, marooning hundreds of travelers on either side of the frontier, authorities said Monday. The blockade,...
Pakistan endures financial damages, human loss
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(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...
Pakistani National Extradited to Face Charges in Connection with Plot to Carry Out ISIS-Inspired Mass Shooting at Jewish Center in New York City
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 10, 2025
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...
Flash Flood in Pakistan Leaves 12 Dead, One Missing
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(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
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June 29, 2025
(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...
India’s, Pakistan’s ‘dueling’ teams arrive in Washington
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(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...
Indian DM states country shocked at Pakistan’s new UN counter-terrorism role
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has condemned the United Nations Security Council’s decision to appoint Pakistan as vice-chair of its counter-terrorism committee, calling it a shocking move. Speaking at a public event on Tuesday,...
Official states Pakistan has lost thousands of lives due to terrorists
MENAFN
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June 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan has lost around 90,000 people to terrorism over the last 15 years, according to Syed Tariq Fatemi, special assistant on foreign affairs to the country’s prime minister. In an interview with RT, Fatemi emphasized Pakistan’s strong...
Pakistan Strikes Back, Targeting India's Military Installations
MENAFN
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May 10, 2025
(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 Suspends Flights After Lahore Blast, Border Tensions
MENAFN
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May 8, 2025
(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 Prolongs Airspace Shutdown Amid Regional Tensions
MENAFN
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May 10, 2025
(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...
Pakistan Premier, UN Chief Hold Talks on South Asia Security Concerns
MENAFN
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May 6, 2025
(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...
Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held a telephone conversation with Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
President of Azerbaijan
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June 7, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, June 7 - 07 June 2025, 14:50 On June 7, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held a telephone conversation with Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif...
Pakistan Requests UN Security Council Session
MENAFN
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May 5, 2025
(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,...
Federal Jury Convicts Pakistani Weapons Smuggler of Transporting Iranian Advanced Conventional Weapons Destined for the Houthis in Yemen
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 5, 2025
A federal jury convicted a Pakistani national today on charges related to smuggling Iranian-made advanced conventional weaponry destined for the Houthis in Yemen and threatening multiple witnesses. According to court records and evidence presented...
Legacies of the four-day Indo-Pakistan war
Middle East Institute
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June 5, 2025
The brief yet intense escalation of hostilities between India and Pakistan last month has further exposed the fragile nature of South Asia’s security landscape. The four-day tit-for-tat cross-border military confrontation between the two...
Pakistan Alerts of Possible Indian Military Attack
MENAFN
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April 30, 2025
(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...