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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ADozW5uCpug/khalid-qayum.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Says Ready to Facilitate US-Iran Talks Within Days]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-29/pakistan-says-saudi-egypt-turkey-support-us-iran-peace-talks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-29/pakistan-says-saudi-egypt-turkey-support-us-iran-peace-talks</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Khan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:13:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iH8QpmCFjDUI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iH8QpmCFjDUI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>People inspect the destruction on the office building that housed the Doha-headquartered news network Al Araby TV following a missile strike earlier in the day, in Tehran on March 29, 2026.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree to Brief Halt in Deadly Clash]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/pakistan-s-deadly-strikes-in-kabul-prompt-calls-for-ceasefire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/pakistan-s-deadly-strikes-in-kabul-prompt-calls-for-ceasefire</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hussain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:29:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i78G8aRJoOwk/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i78G8aRJoOwk/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Ruins of a drug rehabilitation hospital following an airstrike in Kabul on March 17. Photographer: Sami Jan/Sami Jan/picture-alliance/dpa</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghanistan Says Pakistan Strike Kills 400 at Rehab Clinic]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/afghanistan-says-400-killed-in-pakistan-airstrike-on-kabul-hospital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/afghanistan-says-400-killed-in-pakistan-airstrike-on-kabul-hospital</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hussain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:01:54 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKKtnlfJVPhc/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKKtnlfJVPhc/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Afghan firefighters and Taliban security personnel work to extinguish a fire at the Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre in Kabul on March 16. Photographer: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Army Chief Gets More Powers, Immunity for Life]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-12/pakistan-plans-immunity-for-field-marshal-munir-more-powers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-12/pakistan-plans-immunity-for-field-marshal-munir-more-powers</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Khan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:44:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZ70DASNm95c/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZ70DASNm95c/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A man carries a portrait of Asim Munir during a rally in Islamabad in May.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Names First Field Marshal in 60 Years After India Clash]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-20/pakistan-promotes-army-chief-after-conflict-with-india</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-20/pakistan-promotes-army-chief-after-conflict-with-india</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sudhi Ranjan Sen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 15:48:08 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVpnLKaiI4M4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVpnLKaiI4M4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A man carries a portrait of Pakistani Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir, during a rally to express solidarity with Pakistan&apos;s armed forces, in Islamabad on May 14, 2025.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Says Ceasefire With India to Be Extended to May 18 as Truce Holds]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/pakistan-says-ceasefire-with-india-to-be-extended-to-may-18-as-truce-holds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/pakistan-says-ceasefire-with-india-to-be-extended-to-may-18-as-truce-holds</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Qayum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 02:37:51 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivuLKKmceD60/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivuLKKmceD60/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Indian paramilitary troopers stand guard along a street in Srinagar on May 15, 2025. Pakistan&apos;s nuclear arsenal should be under the surveillance of the UN&apos;s nuclear agency, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on May 15, following last week&apos;s four days of conflict between Islamabad and New Delhi. 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Photographer: Muhammed Semih Ugurlu/Anadolu/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India, Pakistan Trade Military Strikes After Kashmir Attack]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-06/india-says-it-hit-terrorist-camps-in-pakistan-no-military-sites</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-06/india-says-it-hit-terrorist-camps-in-pakistan-no-military-sites</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Qayum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 20:35:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFCaCd0tJhWg/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFCaCd0tJhWg/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Says Clash With India ‘Imminent’ After River Flow Cuts]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-06/pakistan-says-clash-with-india-imminent-after-river-flow-cuts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-06/pakistan-says-clash-with-india-imminent-after-river-flow-cuts</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Qayum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 18:41:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLyr6E1DZFt8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLyr6E1DZFt8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>People cross the Chenab River at Akhnoor, India, on May 5.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imran Khan’s Supporters End Protests After Pakistan Crackdown]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-26/imran-khan-party-says-crackdown-started-on-protest-in-islamabad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-26/imran-khan-party-says-crackdown-started-on-protest-in-islamabad</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ismail Dilawar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:29:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan National Carrier Stake Sale Uncertain After Low Offer]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-01/pakistan-national-carrier-stake-sale-uncertain-after-low-offer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-01/pakistan-national-carrier-stake-sale-uncertain-after-low-offer</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Qayum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:14:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifm_ON.J2h5E/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifm_ON.J2h5E/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An aircraft operated by Pakistan International Airlines Corp., is seen from a control tower as it taxis along the tarmac at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in Delhi, India, on Monday, July 18, 2016. The world&apos;s fastest-growing major aviation market is grappling with a paucity of traffic controllers to meet growing demand, as many of them shun employment with the state-run Airports Authority of India, where starting monthly salaries can be as low as $250, and choose monetarily rewarding jobs with private airlines.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharif Party to Hold Talks With Rival on Pakistan Coalition]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-09/sharif-party-to-talk-with-rival-on-forming-coalition-in-pakistan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-09/sharif-party-to-talk-with-rival-on-forming-coalition-in-pakistan</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Qayum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:36:23 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSr.mfhuLDmc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSr.mfhuLDmc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Nawaz Sharif</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imran Khan Sentenced for a Second Time Ahead of Elections]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-31/imran-khan-sentenced-to-14-years-in-pakistan-corruption-case</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-31/imran-khan-sentenced-to-14-years-in-pakistan-corruption-case</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kamran Haider]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 05:26:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilURIkAgnaC8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilURIkAgnaC8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Imran Khan, Pakistan&apos;s former prime minister, gestures as he speaks during an interview in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday June 2, 2023. Khan said Pakistan’s military establishment wanted to stop his opposition party from winning the next election, paving the way for a weak government as the country seeks to stave off a financial crisis.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan, Iran Ease Tensions After Tit-for-Tat Missile Strikes]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-19/us-china-urges-calm-as-pakistan-iran-look-to-ease-tensions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-19/us-china-urges-calm-as-pakistan-iran-look-to-ease-tensions</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Qayum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 07:41:46 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0MpJp24dZig/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0MpJp24dZig/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>People protest against Iranian launched air strikes in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, in Islamabad on Jan. 18.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Army Strikes Back at Iran as Both Sides Urge Calm]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-18/pakistan-attacks-militant-groups-inside-iran-afp-reports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-18/pakistan-attacks-militant-groups-inside-iran-afp-reports</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Qayum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 04:20:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iu.s5L4PG4rY/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iu.s5L4PG4rY/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s National Elections to Be Held on Feb. 8]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-02/pakistan-elections-scheduled-for-february-11-geo-tv-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-02/pakistan-elections-scheduled-for-february-11-geo-tv-says</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Qayum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:36:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imran Khan to Be Indicted in Pakistan Secrets Act Case Next Week]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-09/imran-khan-to-be-indicted-in-pakistan-secrets-act-case-next-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-09/imran-khan-to-be-indicted-in-pakistan-secrets-act-case-next-week</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khalid Qayum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:22:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imran Khan Gets Barred From Elections After Guilty Verdict]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-05/pakistan-court-sentences-imran-khan-to-three-years-in-prison-tv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-05/pakistan-court-sentences-imran-khan-to-three-years-in-prison-tv</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ismail Dilawar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2023 07:52:19 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>