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President Asif Ali Zardari
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
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Diplomacy

Chinese ambassador warns US not to repeat tariff mistakes of the past

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World Opinion

Opinion | Why the impact of US tariff war on China won’t be all that great

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Crime

Mob in Pakistan beats to death man from persecuted minority

The minority Ahmadiyya community are considered heretics by the Pakistani government and have been persecuted for decades.

Science

China offers high-performance, low-cost satellites to belt and road countries

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India

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India

India readies for ‘big win’ US extradition of 2008 Mumbai attack suspect

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen born in Pakistan, will face trial in India for helping to plan the 2008 Mumbai attack.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | How tech innovation can bolster Pakistan’s relationship with China

Pakistan’s start-up ecosystem is set to flourish and collaboration with China in areas such as agritech and fintech can boost growth and prosperity.

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Climate change

Opinion | Asia can’t afford to wait for the US to wake up to its climate duty

As the US walks away again, Europe, China and others need to fill the climate reparation funding gap, not out of charity but responsibility.

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Women and gender

Pakistan’s Parsi community shrinks as young migrate

Many young and skilled Pakistanis want to leave a country wracked with political uncertainty, security challenges and a struggling economy.

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Religion

Scent of scandal: Pakistani YouTuber’s perfume stirs religious controversy

Rajab Butt was charged with blasphemy after launching a perfume named ‘295’, referring to blasphemy legislation in Pakistan’s penal code.

Terrorism

Pakistan charges human rights, Baloch activist with ‘terrorism’

Mahrang Baloch, one of Pakistan’s most prominent human rights advocates, has long campaigned for the Baloch ethnic group.

Afghanistan

Leading human rights, Baloch advocate detained in Pakistan

Mahrang Baloch has long campaigned for the Baloch ethnic group, which alleges extrajudicial harassment, arrests and killings by Islamabad.

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Climate change

Opinion | Asia is ground zero for the impact of global glacier loss

Other mountain ranges are losing their glaciers faster but Asia’s critically dependent economy and people put it on the front line.

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Islamic militancy

Pakistan vs Isis-K: inside the global crackdown that won Trump’s praise

In a seven-month operation spanning 21 nations, Pakistani intelligence dismantled an Isis-K cell tied to bombings in Kabul, Moscow and Kerman.

China's military weapons

China supplied 81% of Pakistan’s arms imports in the past 5 years, SIPRI says

Shipments include more advanced systems, as China expands the range of weapons it can offer to strategic partners.

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Iran

US targets 41 countries for travel curbs ranging from Iran to Pakistan: memo

The countries are divided into three separate groups with varying degrees of travel restrictions, according to an internal memo.

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Video | Hundreds rescued from hijacked train in Pakistan

Security sources said militants assigned bombers wearing ‘suicide jackets’ to sit next to some of the hostages

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Terrorism

Pakistan says all train hijackers killed, ending hostage stand-off

Separatist militants had blown up a railway track and taken hundreds of captives, 21 of whom died.

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Terrorism

Video | Pakistan insurgents hijack train and take hostages

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has demanded the release of Baloch political prisoners, activists and missing persons in exchange for the hostages

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Terrorism

Pakistan forces rescue 190 hostages after train attack

Security sources said Baloch militants had made bombers wearing ‘suicide jackets’ sit next to some of the hostages.

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TV shows and streaming video

How Pakistan’s TV dramas captivate Indians and break down barriers

Pakistan is a drama powerhouse whose low-key soaps are big in India, fostering connection between rival nations in a way diplomacy cannot.

China's military weapons

China’s falling arms imports signal massive growth in military self-reliance

SIPRI report shows Chinese-developed technologies are replacing imported hi-tech weaponry in several spheres.

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Li Ka-shing

S&P expresses concern about CK Hutchison’s diversification after ports sale

‘The completion of the transaction could also lead us to revisit our assessment of CKHH’s business diversification,’ S&P says.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison steps back from global ports amid trade war

CK Hutchison said it would sell 80 per cent of its stakes in 43 ports in 23 countries, including Panama but excluding mainland China and Hong Kong.

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US-China relations

CK Hutchison to sell unit operating near Panama Canal amid Trump pressure

Decision by Hong Kong-based conglomerate comes as US president pushes for greater control of critical trade route over concerns about China.

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Ramadan

Video | In Pakistan, high prices overshadow start of Ramadan

Consumers have complained about high prices and low-quality produce.

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Video | Ramadan price hikes in Pakistan

While prices have spiked, inflation has eased leaving the consumer price index inflation at 2.4% in January, compared to 24% in the same period in 2024.

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Conservation

Rocky road to recovery for bear saved from illegal fighting ring in Pakistan

After 35 brutal fights, Rocky the bear’s sufferings – which include a broken jaw and losing all his teeth – have come to an end.

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India

‘Business must go on’: why India is reaching out to the Taliban

Focus on humanitarian aid, regional connectivity could help India regain ‘strategic space’ lost after the Taliban took over in 2021, analysts note.

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China's space programme

China’s space station will host Pakistani astronaut as first foreign visitor

The agreement is the latest sign of the close cooperation between the two countries, which will also see a Pakistani rover going to the moon.

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