Pakistan
Pakistan to get another $502 mn IMF loan: Officials
Pakistan will receive the next instalment worth $502 million of its loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in December as part of a three-year economic bailout package, officials said.
Seyman's 'Benazir'
During the times when Pakistan and Bangladesh were still one and this journalist was still a young beginner of the profession, there was a Pakistani journalist, Hossain Shahadat, who spared time and energy to explain the deliquescence of souls in the Indus River...
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Pakistan, Turkey heading to free trade deal
Pakistan and Turkey have commenced negotiations on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA,) as the inaugural session of the talks has been concluded in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
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Ditch English for Urdu, Pakistan court orders government
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the government to implement Urdu as the country's official language, replacing English in all communications 68 years after gaining independence from Great Britain.
India, Pakistan blame each other for cancellation of talks
India and Pakistan blamed each other for the cancellation of talks between their national security advisers that were scheduled for this week, with the rivals squabbling over the agenda.
US to increase military drone flights: report
The US military will drastically increase drone flights over the next four years, in a bid to boost intelligence and strike capabilities across a growing number of conflict zones, the Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 16.
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Blast kills Pakistani provincial minister in PM's political heartland
A bomb killed one of Pakistan?s provincial ministers and at least eight others when it destroyed the minister?s home Aug. 16 in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s political heartland, rescue officials said.
Eight people killed in renewed firing along disputed Kashmir border
Indian and Pakistani troops intensified firing along their disputed frontier in Kashmir, killing at least eight people and wounding 14, officials said on Aug. 16.
In three videos: Attacker who fired on police killed in Istanbul street
A militant killed a police officer during a fire fight in Istanbul's Sultanbeyli district following a car bomb attack on a police station on the morning of Aug. 10. These videos show the attack and the ensuing clash: 1) The car bomb, which exploded at around 1 a.m. on Aug.
One police officer killed after car bomb attack against Istanbul police station
One police officer and two assailants have been killed following a car bomb attack against a police station in Istanbul's Sultanbeyli district, broadcaster CNNTürk reported.
The car bomb, which exploded at around 1 a.m. on Aug. 10, wounded seven civilians, two policemen and a deputy police chief, according to a statement by the Istanbul Police Department.