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A medicine container and a white tablet on a plain surface.

Forty new life-saving medicines stuck as Pakistan delays price approval

Around 40 registered medicines, including the cancer immunotherapy pembrolizumab, cannot be legally sold in Pakistan because the federal government has not approved their prices.

Anita Anand, wearing a dark blazer, speaking at a press conference.

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Canada's foreign minister makes first Pakistan visit in 20 years

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand met Pakistani leaders in Islamabad, backing Pakistan's US-Iran diplomacy and announcing over $47 million in aid and security initiatives.

A dry, rocky landscape with scattered vegetation in South Waziristan.

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Security forces foil suicide bombing plot in South Waziristan

Officials said an explosives-laden vehicle was destroyed in Wana before it could be used, and that one militant was killed and five others injured in the operation.

Imran Khan, wearing a dark suit, seated and looking toward the camera.

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Pakistan cyber agency summons Imran Khan's sister Noreen Niazi

Pakistan's cybercrime agency accused Noreen Niazi of spreading false and inflammatory social media content and ordered her to appear before it on 20 July.

A green Himalayan valley with a river, pine trees and distant snow-capped mountains.

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Pakistan marks 78th Kashmir Accession Day with unity calls

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed support for Kashmiris' right to self-determination as Pakistan observed Youm-e-Ilhaq-e-Pakistan.

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Balochistan deal ends Ziarat sit-in after 10 days in Quetta

Families of policemen killed in the Ziarat attack ended a 10-day sit-in in Quetta after the Balochistan government accepted their demand for a judicial commission.

Monsoon clouds and rain over the Margalla Hills near Islamabad.

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Pakistan forecasts heavy monsoon rains, floods from July 18

The Pakistan Meteorological Department warned of heavy to very heavy rain, flash floods and landslides across Pakistan from 18 to 25 July as monsoon currents strengthened.

A soldier providing rooftop security at the Torkham border crossing on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

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Security forces kill 24 militants in Bannu counter-terror operations

Pakistan's military said security forces killed 24 militants in Bannu over 24 hours, as police and the CTD pressed operations after a deadly police station bombing.

Frontier Corps personnel and a Pakistani official at the Chaman border crossing in Balochistan.

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Militants ambush security convoy in Balochistan's Mastung

Security sources said three personnel were killed and 29 injured when militants attacked a Frontier Corps convoy on the Quetta-Kalat highway in Mastung.

A health worker vaccinating a young child during a polio vaccination campaign in Punjab, Pakistan.

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PMA declares public health emergency over 651,000 zero-dose children

The Pakistan Medical Association issued a red alert after WHO data showed 651,000 infants missed routine immunisation, and demanded an audit of provincial health funds.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during a meeting at his office in Islamabad.

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Pakistan says US-Iran mediation still viable as truce frays

Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi urged the United States and Iran to end the violence and resume technical talks, saying the Islamabad MoU remains the template for peace.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif standing between Azerbaijan's president and the UN secretary-general at a summit backdrop.

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Shehbaz, UN relief chief discuss Gaza and Afghan aid convoys

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher discussed Gaza, aid convoys into Afghanistan and disaster preparedness in Islamabad.