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Chinese Premier Li Qiang with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

China’s Li Qiang vows ‘upgraded’ economic corridor on first visit to Pakistan

Chinese premier opens trip with joint opening of Beijing-funded New Gwadar International Airport ahead of two days of SCO meetings.

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Li Qiang inaugurates Beijing-funded airport in Pakistan

Islamist militants dressed as women kill 4, including 3 policemen, in Pakistan

Opinion | As attacks on Chinese workers in Pakistan grow, how will Beijing respond?

In the wake of deadly attacks on Chinese nationals in Pakistan, Beijing looks likely to get more directly involved in counterterrorism.

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Security officials inspect the scene of a blast outside Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, on October 7. Photo: EPA-EFE

Family members on trial for murder of 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl

Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial accused of Sara Sharif’s murder alongside his partner, Beinash Batool, and brother, Faisal Malik.

Pakistan’s militant violence and political unrest threatens security of SCO summit

The Indian Foreign Minister, the Russian Prime Minister, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will be among senior regional government officials.

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Balochistan militants deny responsibility in attack on mine workers

The insurgent Baloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group in Pakistan, condemned the violence that killed 21 mine workers.

Members of the Pakistan Mine Workers Federation shout slogans during a protest against the killings of coal miners in Balochistan’s Duki district, in Quetta on Friday. Photo: AFP

Pakistan frets over security ahead of SCO summit

Pakistan authorities have introduced laws to restrict protests in the capital while strengthening security ahead of the event.

India, Pakistan fuel Central Asian arms race with sales to Armenia, Azerbaijan

The influx of military hardware is shifting the military balance in the region, potentially undermining fragile peace efforts.

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China sends security task force to Pakistan after Karachi terrorist attack

The team demands that the local authorities ‘properly handle the aftermath’ of an attack that killed two people.

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Two Chinese citizens were killed in the attack near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. Photo: Xinhua

Gunmen in Pakistan kill 21 miners

40 armed men shot some miners as they slept, also firing rockets and hurling grenades in the attack on a cluster of coal mines.

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Miners and other labourers, and the coffins of victims who died in an attack on Friday, take part in a protest against the killings in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. Photo: AFP

IMF’s demand to end investment perks in Pakistan could hit Chinese projects

The condition is likely to deal a blow to a new export processing zone being planned in Karachi.

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Will first visit by an Indian diplomat to Pakistan in 10 years break the ice?

Experts downplay hopes of a breakthrough but say India’s attendance at SCO summit shows relations have become sufficiently stable.

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China pledges to combat terrorism after Pakistan attack kills Chinese nationals

Ministry of State Security says Chinese bodies will ‘guard against the infiltration of extremist violent ideologies’.

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Security officials inspect the scene of a blast near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. China’s Ministry of State Security says combating terrorism is a “shared responsibility of the international community”. Photo: EPA-EFE

China warns against Pakistan travel in wake of deadly blast near Karachi airport

Beijing’s embassy urges avoiding Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, where attacks on Chinese workers and projects have surged.

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Security officials on Monday examine the site of a suicide attack that killed two Chinese nationals outside the international airport in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo: AP

Editorial | Pakistan killings send China a grim reminder

Real life-and-death threats face those who work in high-risk areas and authorities must attempt to contain violence.

India puts pressure on Pakistan over water treaty – can it lead to better ties?

New Delhi wants the Indus Waters Treaty to be amended to help its grain-producing regions cope better with climate change, analysts say.

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China calls on Pakistan to ‘severely punish’ attackers after 2 Chinese killed

Baloch Liberation Army finds targeting Chinese interests ‘a useful tool’ in its separatist campaign, says academic.

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Attack on Chinese nationals near Karachi airport leaves 2 dead, 8 injured

Pakistani separatist group BLA claimed responsibility, saying it had ‘targeted a high-level convoy of Chinese engineers and investors’.

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Pakistan capital at standstill as Khan supporters protest

Key Khan aide Ali Amin Gandapur, chief minister of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, was detained by police in Islamabad.

Supporters and activists of former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take part in a protest in Islamabad on October 5. Photo: AFP

Can China’s military jets find favour in arms markets dominated by US, Russia?

From Central Asia to Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Chinese-made warplanes offer an alternative to an increasing number of nations.

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Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev at a formal presentation of the JF-17C (Block-III) multirole fighter jets which were co-developed by China and Pakistan. Photo: Facebook/Ilham Aliyev

Pakistanis protesting against Hezbollah leader’s killing clash with police

7 officers were injured by stones thrown by protesters who chanted ‘Death to America’, while carrying posters of Hassan Nasrallah.

Opinion | Gaza polio case a wake-up call for the world

Creating conditions where routine health interventions cannot be delivered, as is the case in Gaza, risks disastrous consequences.

X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge’s orders: source

X complied with orders to block certain accounts from platform and pay fines imposed for not complying with court orders, lawyers said.

The X account of Elon Musk in seen blocked on a mobile screen in an illustration after Brazil’s telecommunications regulator suspended access to Musk’s X social network in the country. Photo: Reuters

India detects first case of fast-spreading mpox strain

Public health officials are on high alert, implementing enhanced screening measures at international airports.

A nurse stands next to a newly created mpox isolation ward at a hospital in Ahmedabad, India. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Is Pakistan’s bid to kick-start Gwadar port putting ‘cart before the horse’?

A lack of business activities and poor infrastructure mean the goal of making Gwadar into a shipping hub is unfeasible, analysts say.

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Attack on foreign diplomats in Pakistan kills police officer

The bombing occurred in the Swat Valley, where in 2012 Islamist militants shot and wounded Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.

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Pakistan
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Pakistan. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Islamabad
Head of State
President Asif Ali Zardari
Head of Government
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
last updated:
25 September, 2024
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