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Pakistan’s PM calls to translate existing goodwill into tangible cooperation, following improved relations with Bangladesh.
![Japanese government pledges $3.1M grant for Pakistan's polio eradication, boosting vaccine campaigns to achieve zero cases by mid-2025. [Representational Image via The Express Tribune]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/726969-polio-1403737794.webp "726969-polio-1403737794")
Japanese government pledges $3.1M grant for Pakistan’s polio eradication, boosting vaccine campaigns to achieve zero cases by mid-2025.
![The death of Khalil Haqqani in a Kabul explosion exposes leadership rifts in the Afghan interim government and raises concerns about ISKP’s role. Image via [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AFP__20241211__36Q43YP__v4__HighRes__FilesAfghanistanUnrestGovernment-1733916592.webp "AFP__20241211__36Q43YP__v4__HighRes__FilesAfghanistanUnrestGovernment-1733916592")
Khalil Haqqani’s death in a Kabul explosion exposes leadership rifts in the Afghan interim government and raises concerns about ISKP’s role.
![Two MoUs signed at the Pakistan-Tajikistan Joint Commission to enhance trade, energy, and regional cooperation. [Image via Arab News]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4553980-797160265.webp "4553980-797160265")
Two MoUs signed at the Pakistan-Tajikistan Joint Commission to enhance trade, energy, and regional cooperation.
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No agreement reached on ‘hybrid’ format for 2025 Champions Trophy as India and Pakistan clash over venue and conditions.
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The UN urges Pakistan to amend its blasphemy law amid rising violence, with false accusations fueling mob attacks and persecution.
![Pakistan's Ambassador to the US holds meetings with Congress members to strengthen bilateral relations in trade and investment. [Image via Radio Pakistan]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/14508716781733977326.webp "14508716781733977326")
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US holds meetings with Congress members to strengthen bilateral relations in trade and investment.
![Pakistan's envoy condemns the attack that killed Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Taliban's refugee minister, expressing shock and sadness. [Image via Amu]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sadiq-Khan.webp "Sadiq-Khan")
Pakistan’s envoy condemns the attack that killed Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Taliban’s refugee minister, expressing shock and sadness.
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Who killed Khalilur Rahman Haqqani? ISKP or internal Taliban rivalry? Explore how this assassination deepens Afghanistan’s fault lines.
![A soldier was martyred and 15 terrorists killed during a security operation in Balochistan's Zhob district. [Image via Dawn]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/10184208ffeadef.webp "10184208ffeadef")
A soldier was martyred and 15 terrorists killed during a security operation in Balochistan’s Zhob district.