Pakistan army fires 3 officers for failing to stop Khan supporters from attacking installations
Pakistanโs military says it has fired three senior officers over their failure to prevent violent attacks on public property and military installations by supporters of the country's former prime minister.
About 350 Pakistanis were on migrant boat that sank off Greece and many may have died, official says
Pakistanโs interior minister says an estimated 350 Pakistanis were on board an overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants that sank off Greece last week, and that many remain missing and may have died in one of the deadliest incidents in the central Mediterranean Sea.
Pakistan's premier meets with the head of IMF in Paris, hoping to unlock $6B deal to avoid default
Officials say Pakistanโs Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has met with the head of the International Monetary Fund in Paris on the sidelines of the global financing summit in a last-ditch effort to unlock a $6 billion bailout package to help avoid a default.
Pakistan's ex-premier Imran Khan softens demand for snap vote amid crackdown on party
Pakistanโs embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan has softened his year-long demand for new elections and suggested a committee be formed for talks with the government to end the countryโs lingering political turmoil.
With ex-PM Imran Khan in custody, Pakistan cracks down on his supporters, arresting hundreds
Pakistani authorities are cracking down on supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, arresting hundreds in overnight raids and sending troops across the country to rein in the wave of violence that followed his arrest earlier this week.
Pakistan premier says UAE extends $2B loan, offers $1B more
Pakistanโs prime minister says that the United Arab Emirates agreed to extend a $2 billion loan to his country and provide a additional $1 billion as his nation struggles to recover from devastating floods this summer and a dire economic crisis.
Donors offer over $9B for Pakistan after devastating floods
Dozens of countries and international institutions pledged more than $9 billion to help Pakistan recover and rebuild from this summer's devastating floods to help the country through what the U_N_ chief called โa climate disaster of monumental scale.โ.