Pakistan army says it shoots down 2 Indi...
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan army said on Wednesday the Pakistan Air Force has shot down two Indian fighter jets inside Pakistani airspace and arrested one pilot of a destroyed jet, accord
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Pakistan army says it shoots down 2 Indi...
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan army said on Wednesday the Pakistan Air Force has shot down two Indian fighter jets inside Pakistani airspace and arrested one pilot of a destroyed jet, accord
China seeks peace and prosperity for Pak...
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Saudi Arabia signs 20-bln-USD deals with...
RIYADH, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on Sunday signed with Pakistan eight agreements worth 20 billion U.S. dollars, Al Arabiya TV reported. One of the agreements
1st LD Writethru: 5.8-magnitude earthqua...
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan including the capital city of Islamabad on Saturday evening, the country's National Seismic Monitoring Center sai
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600...
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan said Sunday it has closed its consulate in Afghanistan's city of Mazar-e-Sharif after a woman tried to take a hand grenade inside the building. Pakistan urged the Afghan governm
India raises customs duty on goods from ...
NEW DELHI, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- India on Saturday hiked customs duty on goods imported from Pakistan to 200 percent, officials said. The decision came following withdrawal of Most Favored Nation (MFN)
Pakistan hands over captured pilot to In...
ISLAMABAD, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan handed over a captured Indian pilot to Indian authorities Friday afternoon as a goodwill gesture to de-escalate tensions between the two neighbors, local media
Russian FM stresses political means in s...
MOSCOW, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that Moscow is ready to help reduce Pakistan-India tensions and there is no alternative to political and diplomatic mean
Pakistan hands back Indian pilot in 'pea...
Pakistan has handed back an Indian pilot who has become theface of the worst military crisisbetween the two countries in decades in a gesture aimed at demonstrating its willingness to de-escalate the
Pakistan partially reopens airspace for ...
ISLAMABAD, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issued notification of partial restoration of flight operations in the country on Friday afternoon. In a Twitter post, the CAA
India, Pakistan troops exchange fire on ...
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Troops of India and Pakistan Wednesday exchanged heavy fire and targeted each other's positions on the Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmi
Pakistan, India restart cross-border tra...
ISLAMABAD, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan and India on Monday resumed cross-border passenger train service that was suspended due to recent tensions over the last month's suicide attack in the Indian-c
China willing to play constructive role ...
China was willing to play a constructive role to help ease the tensions between Pakistan and India, and called on the two sides to refrain from taking any actions that could further escalate the sit
Chinese, Pakistan FMs hold phone convers...
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to exchange views on the recent suicide
Pompeo urges India, Pakistan to de-escal...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and keep from taking more actions that would escalate their current tension. In a statement issued by th
Putin expects quick settlement of India-...
MOSCOW, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a phone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he hopes the current crisis between India and Pakistan will be
Urgent: Earthquake felt in Islamabad, Pa...
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Strong tremor was felt in Islamabad, Pakistan, late on Tuesday. Local reports said that the quake jolted many places in the country. Enditem
Foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are interbank rates of foreign currencies against the Pakistani rupee released by the National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday: Currency Buying Selling U.S. d
(Sports) West Indies women's cricket tea...
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- West Indies women's cricket team grabbed Twenty20 International series against Pakistan by winning the second match of the series in Pakistan's southern port city of Kar
Multi-national maritime exercise kicks o...
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- A five-day naval exercise kicked off in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Friday with an aim to bridge gaps and operate together in pursuance of shared objecti