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New Pakistan PM on 1st trip to Saudi amid political division

Pakistan’s newly elected prime minister has visited Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip since taking office, an attempt to boost economic relations with the wealthy, oil-rich kingdom as Pakistan struggles with huge debt, soaring inflation and a worsening energy crisis

The Independent UK

Shaheen Shah Afridi hoping to reap rewards as Pakistan stars light up County Championship

Middlesex are already reaping the rewards of having Shaheen Shah Afridi in their attack, but the left-arm quick hopes the benefits will be mutual as he and a group of Pakistan team-mates take the county game by storm.

Evening Standard

India and Pakistan heatwaves likely to become more severe, say scientists

Average maximum temperature for March across India was highest since records began 122 years ago

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Karachi attack underlines need for taking 'undifferentiated' position against terrorism: India

‘Our stance against all forms of terrorism anywhere has been steadfast and consistent,’ says Arindam Bagchi.

The Hindu

Pakistan has a ‘strategy’ to boost shrinking forex reserves: FM

With barely enough reserves to cover two months of imports, finance minister says it will not be the next Sri Lanka.

Al Jazeera

We require a change in way we are operating our cricket structure: Misbah-ul-Haq

KARACHI: Pakistan's former captain and head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has said that changing the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will not make any difference to the sport in the country.

The Times of India

Pakistan: Woman suicide bomber change in Baloch rebels’ strategy?

Shari Baloch blowing herself up to kill three Chinese nationals making analysts wonder if rebels are changing tactics.

Al Jazeera

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Pakistan: new government must tackle police corruption and killings

By the time Imran Khan’s government fell in late March 2022, it showed an an abysmal track record of unfulfilled promises, especially on badly needed reforms to address the problems of police corruption and extrajudicial killings.

The Conversation

Saudi Arabia Condemns Terrorist Bombings Near Chinese Institute at Karachi University

Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the deadly terrorist bombings near a Chinese institute at the University of Karachi in southern Pakistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reiterated Saudi Arabia's solidarity with Pakistan against violence, extremism and terrorism, confirming the Kingdom’s rejection of these criminal acts, which contradict all religious…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morning digest | PM Modi to visit Germany, Denmark and France in May first week; Bilawal Bhutto takes oath as Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, and more

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The Hindu

Scoop: Former U.S. ambassador accused of illegal foreign lobbying

The former ambassador to Pakistan and the UAE allegedly took tens of thousands of dollars.

Axios

India to open Asia Cup men's hockey campaign against Pakistan on May 23

JAKARTA: Defending champions India will open its campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup men's hockey tournament to be played from May 23 to June 1.

The Times of India

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari takes oath as Pakistan's foreign minister

ISLAMABAD: Scion of Pakistan's leading political dynasty, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Wednesday took oath as the foreign minister of Pakistan, ending speculation about his role in the new government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

The Times of India

PCB should be independent from the government, says Shahid Afridi

KARACHI: Former captain Shahid Afridi has called for making the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) a totally independent body, with no interference from the government in its matters.

The Times of India

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Daily Mirror

Brit, 22, who heads to war zones across world trapped in Pakistan after money runs out

Miles Routledge had planned to "rescue" a tour guide who helped him on his first visit, but his plans have been scuppered after he ran out of money in Pakistan, near the Afghanistan border

Al Jazeera

Deadly border attacks test Pakistani gov’t relations with Taliban

Alleged Pakistani raids in Afghanistan in response to killing of its soldiers have raised tensions between two nations.

The Times of India

Shehbaz Sharif says will devise plan for security of Chinese and other foreigners working in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of the suicide attack on Chinese nationals in Karachi, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that he will hold a meeting to devise plan for security of people from China and other foreigners working in Pakistan.

Reuters

Woman graduate student behind suicide attack at Pakistani university

A woman suicide bomber who killed three Chinese teachers in Pakistan was a teacher who had enrolled for a master's degree months before her attack, carried out on behalf of separatist insurgents, a Pakistani official said on Wednesday.

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Foreign Affairs

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Factbox-Who are the Pakistan separatists behind attack on Chinese citizens?

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which claimed a deadly attack on Chinese citizens in Karachi on Tuesday, is the most prominent of a number of separatist groups operating against the Pakistani state in the southwestern province of Balochistan.

The Independent UK

Suicide blast in southern Pakistan kills 3 Chinese, driver

Pakistani officials say an explosion ripped through a van inside a university campus in southern Pakistan, killing three Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver

Reuters

Female suicide bomber kills three Chinese teachers and Pakistani at Karachi university

A suspected female suicide bomber killed three Chinese teachers in Karachi on Tuesday, police and officials said, drawing strong condemnation from Beijing, in the first major attack this year against nationals of long-time ally China working in Pakistan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish President, Pakistani PM to Visit Saudi Arabia this Week

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans to visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday, two sources with information on the matter told Reuters. No further details were provided but it is scheduled at time when Muslims often perform the Umrah. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to visit Saudi Arabia on his…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran-Pakistan Ties on Brink after Khan's Ouster

Iran is concerned that the progress it has made in bilateral relations with Pakistan may evaporate with the ouster of prime minister Imran Khan. Iranian experts expect new Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif to pay a visit to Iran soon as part of a revision of his predecessor's foreign policy. Pakistan…

The Hindu

The goal of an energy-secure South Asia

While universal coverage can catalyse the region’s economic growth, energy trade must be linked to peace building

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