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March 07, New Delhi: Pakistan has increased fuel prices for diesel and petrol by approximately 20%, marking one of the largest increases in its history.In a televised address, Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik announced a 55-rupee increase, bringing diesel to 321.17 rupees per litre and...

Islamabad, March 5 – The US and Israel’s strikes on Iran and Tehran’s subsequent response have also exposed divisions within Pakistani society, experts say. In particular, Shia communities have taken to the streets in protest after the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei...

Islamabad, March 5 – Pakistan reported its first case of wild poliovirus in a four-year-old child from the Bello Union Council in Sujawal district of Sindh province on Thursday, local media reported.According to Pakistan’s National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC), the...

Islamabad, March 4 – The United States has ordered non-emergency government employees and family members of staff at its consulates in Lahore and Karachi to leave Pakistan, citing safety concerns, according to an official statement.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the US Embassy in Pakistan...

Islamabad, March 4 – Several key roads in Karachi, Pakistan, remained closed on Wednesday for the third consecutive day due to the prevailing security situation following protests after the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, local media reported.As many as 11 protesters...

Islamabad, March 4 The United States announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of non-emergency staff from its consulates in the Pakistani cities of Karachi and Lahore due to security concerns.The decision came just days after protestors attempted to storm US consulates and the embassy after the...

Lahore/Karachi, March 3 Pakistani students and rights activists staged a demonstration outside the US Consulate in Lahore on Tuesday to protest the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the killing of a dozen protesters by US Marines in Karachi.A large contingent of...

Islamabad, March 2 – The killing of at least 12 Pakistani citizens in Karachi by Marine Security Guards stationed inside the United States Consulate on Mai Kolachi Road marks another such incident on Pakistani soil, with Islamabad opting to contain the diplomatic fallout rather than pursue...

Karachi, March 2 The Pakistan Stock Exchange recorded its biggest single-day drop on Monday when the KSE-100 benchmark index plunged by 16,089.17 points.The KSE-100 index fell to 151,972, down 2.99 points, representing a 9.57 per cent drop from its previous close, the largest single-day loss...

Islamabad, March 2 – Widespread demonstrations in Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), which is under Pakistani control, over the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei entered their second day on Monday, as people across the region continued to protest with arson and violence.At least 11...

Washington, March 2 – A conservative activist urged the US State Department to suspend all visas for Pakistanis, including green cards, in the wake of violent protests at the US consulate in Karachi, amid escalating rhetoric following reported US strikes on Iran.“The US State Department...

Islamabad/Karachi/Lahore, March 1 At least 10 people were killed in firing when protesters tried to storm the US Consulate in Karachi as violent clashes and arson rocked different cities of Pakistan on Sunday over the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Ayatollah Khamenei...

Islamabad, March 1 Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed concern over "violations of international law norms" following the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint attack by the US and Israel.In a social media post, the Pakistani prime minister said, "The...

March 01, New Delhi – Pakistani police clashed with protesters on Sunday who breached the outer wall of the U.S. consulate in Karachi, resulting in nine deaths. The protests erupted following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Hospital...

Islamabad/Karachi/Lahore, March 1 At least 10 people were killed in firing when protesters tried to storm the US Consulate in Karachi as violent clashes and arson rocked different cities of Pakistan on Sunday over the killing of Shia supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Iran's Supreme Leader...

New Delhi, March 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, the highest decision-making body on security and strategic matters of the country, in Delhi on Sunday night, government sources said.The meeting is believed to have been convened in the...

Islamabad/Karachi/Lahore, March 1 At least 10 people were killed on Sunday after violent clashes and arson took place in different cities of Pakistan protesting the killing of Shia supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.All 10 people were killed in firing in Karachi when protesters tried to...

New Delhi, March 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security in Delhi on Sunday evening, official sources said.The meeting is believed to have been convened in the wake of the prevailing global situation following the attack on Iran by the United...

Islamabad, March 1 – The US Embassy in Islamabad said on Sunday that it is monitoring reports of protests at the US Consulates General in Karachi and Lahore, as well as calls for demonstrations at the US Embassy in Islamabad and Consulate General Peshawar. It also advised US citizens in the...

Karachi, March 1 At least nine people were killed and several others injured on Sunday after clashes broke out between police and protesters as they attempted to storm the gates of the US Consulate in Karachi, the port city of Pakistan.The clashes erupted following the killing of Iran's...