A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude was felt across Pakistan, Afghanistan and parts of India
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UAE, Saudi foreign ministers set for Pakistan meeting
UAE and Saudi foreign ministers to meet with Pakistan PM Imran Khan to discuss bilateral trade and regional situation
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UAE set to open visa centre in Karachi in September
A second visa centre is slated to open in Islamabad in October
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Pakistan reopens airspace to civilian traffic, ending months of flight restrictions
Pakistan closed its airspace completely after aerial dogfights in February ratcheted up tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi
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Pakistan ex-president Zardari arrested over graft charges
Zardari, widely known in Pakistan as “Mr Ten Percent”, is alleged to have laundered vast sums of money through suspect bank accounts and companies
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Pakistan to get $6bn from IMF over the next three years
The UAE – Pakistan’s largest trading partner in the Middle East and a major investment source – recently offered $3bn to support the battered economy
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Pakistan’s PIA adds two new routes for Muscat
Pakistan’s national carrier revealed it will charge an additional fare for bulkhead and extra leg-space seats on all flights
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Pakistani airspace restrictions keep routes closed, carriers off balance
Clashes between Pakistan and India brought the nuclear-armed rivals to the brink of war
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Tempers cool after Kashmir crisis, with Modi and Khan cast as peacemakers
Kashmir has been split between India and Pakistan since 1947, and two of the Asian nations’ three wars have been over the Muslim-majority mountainous territory
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Risk of India-Pakistan war may hang on the fate of downed pilot
While the US, Russia and China are all calling for calm, domestic political pressures make it far from easy for either side in the conflict to back down
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Video: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to India
Last week, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman travelled to India, where he meet with a number of high-level officials including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Pakistan PM Khan urges Saudi Arabia to treat expats ‘as your own people’
Mohammed Bin Salman told Paksitan PM Imran Khan that he should consider the crown prince “your ambassador in Saudi Arabia”
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Saudi Crown Prince’s visit to Pakistan delayed
Islamabad is hoping to sign a raft of investment deals and other agreements during the two-day visit, which now begins Sunday
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What to expect from Saudi Crown Prince’s visit to Pakistan
Prince Mohammed is set to arrive in Islamabad on February 16 for a two-day visit
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Saudi Arabia set to announce major investment deals in Pakistan
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to visit Pakistan soon, with major investment deals expected to be signed
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Is Saudi Arabia about to pour billions into Pakistan?
Reports from South Asia’s second largest economy suggest it is preparing to greet Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman before February and sign more than $10bn in investment deals
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In pictures: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan’s official visit to Pakistan
The red carpet was rolled out for Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in Islamabad Sunday, just weeks after his country offered $3 billion to support Pakistan’s battered economy. This will be Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed’s first visit to Pakistan in 12 years and is followed by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan visiting the UAE twice after his election in August.