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Pakistan stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Saudi Arabia: Shehbaz Sharif

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed that Pakistan stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Saudi Arabia in safeguarding its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, in a meeting in Islamabad with the newly arrived Saudi Ambassador, Dr Rajeh Tami Albugamy.
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Rubio skips New Delhi on India trip, no Modi meeting announced

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will land in India this week with a schedule that leaves out New Delhi and includes no announced meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Protests gather pace in India

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Protests are gathering pace across India, with the Cockroach Janta Party set to hold another demonstration at Delhi's Connaught Place on Friday after the Delhi High Court refused to restrain it.
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Thousands detained as India’s “largest democracy” faces criticism

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The UN, Amnesty and Human Rights Watch have criticised India over the mass detention of protesters, opposition leaders, lawyers and journalists in Delhi.
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Islamabad beats New York, London and Paris in quality of life index

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Pakistan's capital has beaten Paris, New York and London in Numbeo's 2026 Mid-Year Quality of Life Index, scoring 140.7, in a ranking that highlights Islamabad's safety, climate and affordability.
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Saudi Arabia extends $3bn deposit to Pakistan

Muhammad al-Jaadan, the Saudi minister for finance, confirmed the much-awaited news at the World Economic Forum in Davos

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A file photo is shown of Saudi minister for finance Muhammad al-Jaadan meeting his Pakistani counterpart, Miftah Ismail, earlier this month.
A file photo is shown of Saudi minister for finance Muhammad al-Jaadan meeting his Pakistani counterpart, Miftah Ismail, earlier this month.
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Saudi Arabia’s minister of finance, Muhammad al-Jaadan, has confirmed at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the kingdom has its sights set on finalising the extension of a $3 billion deposit it previously gave to the State Bank of Pakistan in 2021.

This had earlier come in light of Pakistan witnessing unprecedented hyperinflation of its national currency, the Pakistani rupee.

Al-Jaadan also attested to the fact that the kingdom considered Pakistan to be an “important ally,” supplementing this by adding that his country would be “standing behind” the Republic.

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Pakistan stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Saudi Arabia: Shehbaz Sharif

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed that Pakistan stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Saudi Arabia in safeguarding its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, in a meeting in Islamabad with the newly arrived Saudi Ambassador, Dr Rajeh Tami Albugamy.

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