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The move comes after protests by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, which called for the expulsion of the French envoy, led to the death of two policemen.Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government will move to ban the far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party, which has held days of violent countrywide protests resulting in the deaths ...

‘Consensus’ move came after top economic decision-making body gave green light for imports of cotton and sugar from India.The Cabinet of Pakistan has put on hold a decision made by the country’s top economic decision-making body to allow imports of cotton and sugar from India until its neighbour reviews ...

500,000 Sinopharm doses and 60,000 CanSino jabs received, with a further 500,000 vaccine doses expected on Thursday.Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan is set to receive another batch of 500,000 doses of the Chinese-developed Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine, bringing the total number of doses procured in the last 24 hours to more ...

Pakistan’s media regulatory agency reinstates access to the Chinese video service after a court last month banned it for ‘vulgar’ content.Pakistan has lifted a second ban imposed on TikTok over “immoral and unethical” content after the popular video-sharing app again offered to moderate uploads. A court in the northwestern ...

In the latest indication of a growing thaw in relations between South Asian neighbours, Pakistan says it will allow some imports to ease price pressure.Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government lifted a nearly two-year ban on the import of sugar from eastern neighbour India, the latest indication of a growing ...

Letter confirmed by officials says Pakistan desires ‘peaceful’ relations with all neighbours, including India.Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday replied to a letter written by his counterpart Narendra Modi saying Pakistan desires peaceful relations with India. Modi had written to Khan on the occasion of Pakistan’s Republic Day ...

Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan have launched a new door-to-door campaign to vaccinate millions of children against polio despite the risks posed by the coronavirus, officials said. In Pakistan, the five-day campaign that started on Monday will target more than 40 million children under the age of five. Approximately 285,000 ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – Wracked by a third wave of coronavirus infections, Pakistan continues to tighten social distancing and movement restrictions, implementing a new ban on all gatherings in areas with a high number of cases. On Sunday, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), which is managing the country’s ...

Educational institutions in 18 high-risk districts to remain shut until April 11, according to the education minister.Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government has ordered educational institutions in 18 high-risk districts to remain closed until April 11, the education minister said, as the country continues to battle a third wave of ...

1940 resolution called for all Indian states where Muslims were in majority to be grouped into an ‘independent state’.Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan is celebrating 81 years since the signing of the Lahore Resolution in 1940, a historic document that marked the first time the Indian subcontinent’s Muslim political leadership ...