Pakistan

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National Dialogue Committee proposes confidence-building measures

Naqvi meets Chinese counterpart Wang in Beijing

Speaker Sadiq ready to convene committee once opposition responds

Afridi warns fresh operations will deepen public suffering

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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks to convert about $2 billion of Saudi loans into a JF-17 fighter jet deal, two Pakistani sources said, deepening military cooperation months after the two nations signed a mutual defence pact last year. The talks underscore how the two allies are moving to operationalise defence cooperation at a time of acute financial strain and as Saudi Arabia is reshaping its security partnerships to hedge against uncertainty about US commitments in the Middle East. The mutual defence deal was signed following Israel’s strikes on what it said were Hamas targets in Doha, an attack that shook the Gulf region. One of the sources said the discussions were limited to the provision of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, the light combat aircraft jointly developed by Pakistan and China and produced in Pakistan, while the second said the jets were the primary option among others under discussion. The first source said the total deal was worth $4bn, with an additional $2bn to be spent on equipment over...

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Airline suffered a loss of Rs22b, audit officials told PAC

Urges immediate payment, adjustment of unpaid maintenance staff

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JUI-F chief says Islamic seminaries are preserving the sciences of the Quran and Hadith

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Announces holding a public referendum on Jan 15

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