Pakistan

IMF Says Pakistan Requests Emergency Coronavirus Financing

Pakistan has requested an emergency loan disbursement from the International Monetary Fund to help fight the coronavirus under the fund's Rapid Financing Instrument program, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.

Coronavirus Cases In Pakistan Reach 1,000 As Domestic Flights Suspended

Pakistani Media Urged Caution Over Coronavirus After Three Journalists Infected

Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says the media in Pakistan should temporarily close their bureaus to lower health risks after three TV journalists working in the field tested positive for the coronavirus.

Coal Mine Accident In Southwestern Pakistan Kills Three

Seven miners have been killed in an accident inside a coal mine in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan.

Coal Mine Accident In Southwestern Pakistan Kills Seven

Seven miners have been killed in an accident inside a coal mine in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan.

Pakistani Doctor Arrested In U.S. On Terrorism Charge

A Pakistani doctor has been arrested in the U.S. state of Minnesota on a terrorism charge, after he told paid FBI informants that he had pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group and wanted to carry out lone wolf attacks in the United States, prosecutors say.

Pakistan Closes Sites As Coronavirus Cases Reach More Than 300

Authorities in Pakistan closed shrines of Sufi saints in the capital, Islamabad, and elsewhere while access to museums, archaeological, and tourist sites were banned as confirmed coronavirus cases jumped to 301, mostly in pilgrims returning from Iran.

Pakistan Confirms First Two Coronavirus Deaths As Infections Rise To 260

The Pakistani government has confirmed the country's first fatality from coronavirus in the northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Four Pakistani Troops, Seven Militants Killed In North Waziristan Clash

Four members of Pakistan's security forces and seven militants have been killed during a shoot-out in the northwestern tribal district of North Waziristan, Pakistan's military says.

Pakistani President To Visit China Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Pakistani President Arif Alvi is paying an official visit to China on March 16-17 to hold meetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and other top officials, Alvi’s office said in a statement on March 15.

Independent Media Mogul Rehman Arrested In Pakistan

Pakistani authorities on March 12 arrested the owner and editor in chief of the country's biggest independent group of newspapers and TV stations in connection with allegations of tax evasion in a real-estate purchase 34 years ago.