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3 days, 18 hours ago

A ‘miracle’: Pakistani survivor of a deadly Mediterranean sea crossing

A harrowing journey costing $7,000 and the lives of many of his compatriots was ‘not worth the risk’, Hassan Ali says. ‘Never, ever take this route.’ Islamabad, Pakistan – When Hassan Ali fell into the icy waters of the Mediterranean Sea, he thought of his two children – of their smiles, their hugs and his hopes for their future. “I’d …

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5 days, 13 hours ago

Pakistan puts over 4,000 beggars on no-fly list: Here’s why

Firstpost

Pakistan has placed around 4,300 beggars on the Exit Control List to stop them from travelling abroad. West Asian countries, including Saudi Arabia, have warned of strict measures if Pakistan fails to address the issue of ‘exporting’ beggars. The announcement came after Saudi Arabia raised concerns in September, urging Pakistan to prevent beggars from misusing Umrah and Hajj visas to …

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Why Pakistan has put 4,300 beggars on no-fly list

India Today

Pakistan is notorious for exporting terrorism, donkeys and beggars. Heeding those warnings, Pakistan has now put around 4,300 beggars on the Exit Control List to prevent them from flying out of the country and reaching Saudi Arabia. Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi, on Wednesday, informed Saudi Arabian Deputy Interior Minister Nasser Bin Abdulaziz Al Dawood about the measures taken …

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Pakistanis celebrate Raj Kapoor's 100th birth anniversary at historic Kapoor House in Peshawar

ABP News

Peshawar, Dec 14 : Pakistani cultural enthusiasts and film lovers gathered at the iconic Kapoor House in Peshawar on Saturday to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of legendary Bollywood filmmaker and actor Raj Kapoor. Participants also welcomed the World Bank's announcement to allocate Rs 100 million each for the restoration of the ancestral homes of Raj Kapoor and fellow Bollywood …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Indian Diplomat’s Memoir Explores Life in Islamabad During Nuclear Tests and Kargil War

The Hindu

Published : Dec 11, 2024 08:48 IST - 4 MINS READ The mundane life of Islamabad seen through the lens of an Indian woman diplomat presents interesting flavours. Ambassador Ruchi Ghanashyam’s book An Indian Woman in Islamabad 1997-2000 attempts to capture it through casual conversations with her friends and acquaintances during her posting. An Indian Woman in Islamabad By Ruchi …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistan’s Imran Khan warns of civil disobedience amid legal woes, protests

Al Jazeera

Former PM makes new threat days after security forces cracked down on a major protest by his party and supporters. Islamabad, Pakistan – Less than two weeks after his “final call” protest in Islamabad was forcefully dispersed, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to continue his fight, threatening to launch a nationwide civil disobedience movement. The team aims …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

You block, I’ll dodge

Times of India

Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of the day. Other governments are trying to copy China’s internet firewall, but does it even work? As if worries like inflation, political dysfunction and terror attacks weren’t challenging enough, Pakistanis this year have also been saddled with a …

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1 month ago

How attacks on Chinese working for CPEC projects dent China-Pakistan ties

Firstpost

That the Chinese have felt the need to hire private security is perplexing when the Pakistan army has granted itself a huge rise in the budget ostensibly to take care of their security There appears to be some rusting in a certain ‘iron brother’ relationship. Just a day ago, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian, while reiterating the ‘all-weather friendship’ …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

What’s Behind Pakistan’s Middle-Class Brain Drain?

Live Mint

-- Never miss an episode. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host Rebecca Choong Wilkins talks to Bloomberg’s Pakistan Bureau Chief Faseeh Mangi about what’s behind the severe brain drain in one of the world’s most populous nations, where the immigrants are going, and what it means for the country’s already fragile economy that depends on loans from the International …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Brutal War Tales: Gurkhas Chop Off Heads of Pakistani Soldiers in Kargil War

Deccan Chronicle

A new book recounts graphic accounts of ferocious war tales of Gurkha soldiers chopping off heads of Pakistanis with khukris in the Kargil War. The book, written by Vikram Jit Singh, details the audacious attacks of 1/11 Gurkha Rifles on the Khalubar Ridge in the Kargil War as the soldiers climbed the high hills to attack the Pakistanis after the …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Big embarrassment for Pakistan, Saudi Arabia warns Islamabad to 'stop sending beggars' under Umrah visas

India TV News

Riyadh: In a big embarrassment for Pakistan, Saudi Arabia has raised concerns about the growing number of Pakistani beggars coming to the country under the guise of religious pilgrimage and urged Islamabad to take action to prevent them from entering the Gulf country, as per reports. Citing sources from the Pakistani Ministry, the Express Tribune reported that Saudi authorities have …

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3 months, 1 week ago

'As the Pakistanis found out...': Gavaskar cautions Rohit Sharma against Bangladesh threat after last time's scare

Hindustan Times

The great Sunil Gavaskar has alerted Rohit Sharma, cautioning the Indian team against taking Bangladesh lightly as the two teams square off in the first Test of a two-match series starting Thursday. In fact, the Dhaka Test two years ago almost witnessed Bangladesh create history, register a maiden Test win over India before Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin guided India …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Another embarrassment for Pakistan: Govt admits their 20,000 citizens imprisoned in 88 countries

India TV News

Lahore: At least 20,000 Pakistanis are currently imprisoned across 88 countries, mostly in Saudi Arabia and UAE, according to official data. 90% of Pakistanis involved in pickpocketing in Saudi In a shocking claim, Rana Mahmoodul Hassan Kakar in the chair told the forum that almost 90 per cent of Pakistani citizens travel to the Middle East country under the guise …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Pakistanis join Indians to sing Jana Gana Mana at UK’s Piccadilly Circus. Watch viral video

Hindustan Times

India celebrated its Independence Day on Thursday, August 15, to commemorate its freedom from British rule. Among them is a video that shows a group of Indians singing Jana Gana Mana and a few Pakistanis joining them. The image shows Pakistanis and Indians singing Jana Gana Mana. “‘Divided by Britain, United in Britain’ Pakistanis and Indians celebrating Independence Day together, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Independence Day 2024: Pakistanis and Indians unite in London to sing 'Jai Ho' together | WATCH

India TV News

India is marking its 78th Independence Day today, August 15, a day that symbolises the beginning of a new era when power was finally handed over to Indians after more than 200 years of colonial rule. Now, a video of a musician bringing together Indians and Pakistanis in the United Kingdom has gone viral on Instagram. The video was shared …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan's airports are looking for ‘beggars disguised as tourists' heading to Gulf

Firstpost

A top official to the Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis informed that 90 per cent of beggars detained abroad are of Pakistani origin Pakistan's FIA said that over the last couple of months, several 'beggars disguised as tourists' were made to deplane by the immigration staff at airports from flights to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, Iran, Oman and Turkey. …

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5 months ago

Actor defends Ambanis against lavish wedding criticism by fellow Pakistanis: Pray you become wealthy enough to afford...

Hindustan Times

Following the star-studded wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Mumbai between July 12-14, the Ambani family will reportedly host another bash in London. Seemingly responding to the negative reaction across the border to the grand Ambani celebrations, Pakistani actor Nauman Ijaz has said that people should stop ‘criticising’ the Ambani wedding. He wrote alongside a picture of …

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5 months ago

Oman Mosque Attack: Islamic State group’s new strategy of surprise and dramatic strikes

The Hindu

At the corner of the Arabian Peninsula, Oman has long been seen as one of the safest, secluded countries in the Middle East, spared of militant violence that has struck elsewhere. Such attacks “are designed to show its resilience, that it still exists,” after a U.S-led coalition shattered its hold in Iraq and Syria, Fawaz Gerges said. In Iraq and …

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5 months ago

The bodies of 4 Pakistanis killed in the attack on a mosque in Oman have been returned home

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The bodies of four Pakistanis …

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5 months ago

With mosque attack in quiet Oman, a fragmented Islamic State group aims to show it can still strike

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — At the corner of the Arabian Peninsula, Oman has long been seen as one of the safest — if reclusive — countries in the Middle East, spared militant violence that has struck elsewhere. Such attacks “are designed to show its resilience, that it still exists” after a U.S-led coalition shattered its hold in Iraq and …

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5 months, 1 week ago

One Indian national killed in Muscat mosque shooting, another injured

Firstpost

The mosque attack, which has not been claimed by any terror organisation yet, came at a time when Shiites were marking Ashura, an annual day of mourning that commemorates the seventh-century death in the battle of Imam Hussein, regarded by the sect as the rightful successor to the Prophet Mohammed An Indian national lost his life in a shooting in …

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6 months ago

Hunting with hounds, running with hare: China can’t have India ties, both ways

Firstpost

There is the standard Chinese style of wanting to hoodwink India before hitting, but now New Delhi appears to have realised it If someone in Beijing still thought that they could continue with the habit of hunting with the hound and running with the hare in matters of bilateral relations with India, New Delhi has reiterated that it cannot continue …

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6 months ago

Baramulla encounter: Slain terrorists Pakistanis associated with LeT

Hindustan Times

The army on Thursday said the two terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in Baramulla district were Pakistani and associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba. “The killed terrorists have been identified as Usman and Umar, both of Pakistan origin and associated with LeT,” commander 5 Sector Rashtriya Rifles, Brigadier Deepak Dev, told reporters in Rafiabad. Two terrorists were killed and two …

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6 months, 1 week ago

J&K Attacks: Terrorists Testing Modi 3.0 - News18

News 18

Four terror attacks in four days south of the Pir Panjal range in the Jammu division of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir signal not just a shift in the centre of gravity and area of operation of terrorists, but also the strategic intent of their handlers and controllers sitting in Pakistan. This is also clear from the fact …

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A ‘miracle’: Pakistani survivor of a deadly Mediterranean sea crossing

Pakistan puts over 4,000 beggars on no-fly list: Here’s why

Why Pakistan has put 4,300 beggars on no-fly list

Pakistanis celebrate Raj Kapoor's 100th birth anniversary at historic Kapoor House in Peshawar

Indian Diplomat’s Memoir Explores Life in Islamabad During Nuclear Tests and Kargil War

Pakistan’s Imran Khan warns of civil disobedience amid legal woes, protests

You block, I’ll dodge

How attacks on Chinese working for CPEC projects dent China-Pakistan ties

What’s Behind Pakistan’s Middle-Class Brain Drain?

Brutal War Tales: Gurkhas Chop Off Heads of Pakistani Soldiers in Kargil War

Big embarrassment for Pakistan, Saudi Arabia warns Islamabad to 'stop sending beggars' under Umrah visas

'As the Pakistanis found out...': Gavaskar cautions Rohit Sharma against Bangladesh threat after last time's scare

Another embarrassment for Pakistan: Govt admits their 20,000 citizens imprisoned in 88 countries

Pakistanis join Indians to sing Jana Gana Mana at UK’s Piccadilly Circus. Watch viral video

Independence Day 2024: Pakistanis and Indians unite in London to sing 'Jai Ho' together | WATCH

Pakistan's airports are looking for ‘beggars disguised as tourists' heading to Gulf

Actor defends Ambanis against lavish wedding criticism by fellow Pakistanis: Pray you become wealthy enough to afford...

Oman Mosque Attack: Islamic State group’s new strategy of surprise and dramatic strikes

The bodies of 4 Pakistanis killed in the attack on a mosque in Oman have been returned home

With mosque attack in quiet Oman, a fragmented Islamic State group aims to show it can still strike

One Indian national killed in Muscat mosque shooting, another injured

Hunting with hounds, running with hare: China can’t have India ties, both ways

Baramulla encounter: Slain terrorists Pakistanis associated with LeT

J&K Attacks: Terrorists Testing Modi 3.0 - News18