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The United Arab Emirates is pledging a $1bn loan to cash-strapped Pakistan and also agreed to roll over an existing loan of $2bn in a boost to the South Asian nation grappling with an economic crisis, according to Pakistan prime minister’s office. The announcement came after Pakistani Prime Minister ...

Washington , December 4 (ANI): The United States continues to consider Pakistan a non-NATO ally despite Pakistan providing shelter to terrorists. Pakistani authorities arrested low-level operatives amid international outrage and pressure after the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008. As international attention turned elsewhere, Pakistan's government halted the trials and ...

The Supreme Court says Khan-backed candidate for Punjab’s chief minister, Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, was wrongfully denied victory in a vote last week.Pakistan’s top court has ruled to hand control of the country’s most populous province, Punjab, to a candidate backed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, triggering political uncertainty ...

ISLAMABAD —  Pakistan's top court Tuesday outlawed a recent disputed vote for the chief minister of the country's most populous Punjab province, and it instead ordered the installation of a candidate backed by ousted prime minister Imran Khan. The Supreme Court verdict is a major blow to current Prime ...

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his intention to rescind Afghanistan’s major non-NATO ally status, 10 months after the U.S. withdrew from the country.Biden gave notice of his decision in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).“I am providing notice of my intent to rescind the designation of ...

In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the President wrote: "In accordance with section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2321k), I am providing notice of my intent to rescind the designation of Afghanistan as a Major Non‑NATO Ally."In 2012, the United ...

The United States has long sought to oppose efforts to expand the exclusive club of nuclear-armed nations, a small clique most recently joined 16 years year ago by North Korea. But as current members expand hone new capabilities and unrest plagues the international community, one or even two of ...

KARACHI, PakistanPakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday faced another blow when a key allied party quit the ruling alliance ahead of a no-confidence motion submitted by the opposition against him.The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and allies had 179 seats in the 342-member National Assembly. But the Muttahida Qaumi ...

KARACHI, PakistanPakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday faced another blow when a key allied party quit the ruling alliance ahead of a no-confidence motion submitted by the opposition against him.The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and allies had 179 seats in the 342-member National Assembly. But the Muttahida Qaumi ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pressure is growing on Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down after a crucial ally switched to the opposition ahead of a no-confidence vote in parliament. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) party, a major political force in Sindh province, on Wednesday announced it ...