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YouTube, the world’s biggest online video-sharing platform, will give Pakistan $5 million in advertisement grants to spread awareness about the coronavirus.   Addressing a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, YouTube Chief Executive Officer Susan Wojcicki...

Pakistan will operate first two special chartered for repatriation of stranded Pakistanis from Washington D.C. on May 10 and 13, an official announcement said Thursday.   The Pakistani government is flying Pakistanis – stranded due to...

Legendary folk singer Krishan Lal Bheel,  who delighted millions of people with renditions in a variety of languages, passed away in Rahim Yar Khan on Thursday after living a life devoted to celebration of music and culture....

Pakistan’s minorities, struggling under growing economic pressures amidst COVID-19 outbreak, got a rare good news this week when the country’s air force inducted Rahul Dev, who belongs to the Hindu community, as the General Duty (GD)...

By Dr Bettina Robotka and  Ikram Sehgal   With a population of more than 200 million people, more than half of which are living below or close to the poverty line, the production and distribution- of...

The Imran Khan Government has launched a new initiative to encourage Pakistani expatriate health professionals’ voluntary participation toward improvement in the key health area, currently on the forefront of the fight against coronavirus. Named Pakistan Diaspora...

President Donald Trump has reassured Pakistan of support during the coronavirus crisis, telling Prime Minister Imran Khan that the United States would provide economic help and ventilators to the country. The two leaders discussed challenges posed...

Pakistan, India and other South Asian countries are likely to record their worst growth performance in four decades this year due to the coronavirus outbreak that has halted economic activities across the region, according to a...

Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), a top regulator of engineering services, has allowed the testing of domestically produced ventilators to help provide treatment to the COVID 19 patients as the life-saving equipment faces worldwide shortages. A special...

The historic Khyber Pass route connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan, Image: James Mollison / Wikimedia To say the least, the United States has had a complicated relationship with South Asia over the past two decades. As a student...