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Pakistan's first flight carrying 503 stranded passengers arrive from Yemen

​A Pakistani plane, carrying 503 nationals stranded in the war-torn Yemen, arrived in the country late on Sunday night.

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Pakistan to register nearly 1 million unregistered Afghans: officials

​Pakistan will register around 1 million Afghan refugees, Pakistani and Afghan officials said on Tuesday after talks in Islamabad.

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Pakistan, China vow to further strengthen friendly relations

​Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Thursday and the two sides pledged to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.

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Afghan army cadets training in Pakistan to boost military ties

​The Pakistan Military Academy has recently accepted six cadets from the Afghan National Army for training, a move that is expected to boost the two countries' military cooperation and bridge the trust gap between Kabul and Islamabad.

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IMF concludes review on financial support to Pakistan in Dubai

​Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday concluded seven days of talks on the sixth review under the three-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program for an amount of 6.64 billion U.S. dollars.

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Pakistani, Afghan commanders begin border security talks

​Top Pakistani and Afghan commanders have opened talks on security issues, focusing on border management amid growing anti-terror cooperation, the military said Monday.

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U.S. welcomes Pakistan's reported plan to ban Haqqani Network

​The United States on Thursday welcomed a reported plan by Pakistan to ban the Haqqani Network blamed for some deadly attacks on American and NATO-led forces in Afghanistan.

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Pakistani court indicts Musharraf in murder case

​An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Wednesday indicted former President Pervez Musharraf in the killing of a senior tribal elder, lawyers said.

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Afghan experts pin little hope on Pashtun Pakistani official's Kabul tour

​At the invitation of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, four veteran Pakistani Pashtun nationalist political figures visited Kabul and discussed with Afghan leaders the ways and means to improve political relations, security situation and cooperate in the war on terror and enhance economic cooperation between the two neighboring states.

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Pakistan dismisses India's claims on "terror boat"

​Pakistan on Tuesday dismissed as "baseless and preposterous" Indian assertions to link Pakistan to the boat which exploded in the Arabian Sea in early hours of January 1.

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Pakistan, India exchange lists of nuclear facilities, prisoners

​Pakistan and India on Thursday exchanged the lists of their nuclear installations and facilities to protect the sites if war breaks out between the two neighbors.

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Indian-controlled Kashmir offers prayers in absentia for slain in Pakistani school

​As Pakistan mourns massacre of children in a deadly attack on army- run school at the hands of terrorists from Pakistani Taliban, people in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday offered prayers in absentia for the slain.

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Pak Army Chief shares info on Peshawar attack with Afghan leader

​Pakistan's Army Chief General Raheel Sharif met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the top commander of foreign troops in Kabul on Wednesday and shared the " vital elements of intelligence with concerned authorities," about the latest terrorist attack in Peshawar.

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Pakistan appoints known journalist Maleeha Lodhi as UN envoy

​Pakistan has appointed renowned journalist and writer Dr Maleha Lodhi as the country's permanent representative at the United Nations, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

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U.S. embassy warns of potential for anti-American protests in Pakistan

The U.S. embassy in Islamabad has warned American nationals in Pakistan against possible anti- American protests after a U.S. Senate committee's report called the "brutal" CIA interrogation of al-Qaeda suspects.

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London conference underscores Pakistan's role in Afghan peace process

​The recently-concluded London conference has once again highlighted Pakistan's role in the Afghan peace process as concerns are growing about the emerging security challenges that Afghanistan would face with the withdrawal of most of the foreign forces by yearend.

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Terrorism hinders Pakistan's struggle to eradicate polio

​Terror attacks on polio vaccination workers and their guards in Pakistan are hindering the government's efforts to eradicate poliovirus which still exists in the country today.