How to Use Pakistani in a Sentence

Pakistani

adjective
  • Staff were warned that leaking information could lead to a life sentence, one of the Pakistani officials said.
    E. Eduardo Castillo, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Pakistani Shia workers were deported from the UAE.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
  • Araghchi, in a post on X, praised Pakistani leaders but appeared to dismiss talks with the Americans.
    Sarah Whitten,azhar Sukri,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The Pakistani government is removing the sales tax on women's menstrual products as well as birth control.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 17 June 2026
  • Pakistani officials said 26 militants were killed.
    CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • The extension came at the request of Pakistani mediators, hours before a previous two-week truce was set to expire.
    Sophie Brams, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Afghanistan has said a Pakistani airstrike in March hit a drug treatment center in Kabul, killing more than 400 people.
    ABC News, 9 June 2026
  • Afghanistan then said a Pakistani airstrike in March hit a drug treatment center in Kabul, killing more than 400 people.
    CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Pakistani Taliban militants and other armed groups also operate in the region.
    ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • The Pakistani government is removing the sales tax on women's menstrual products and birth control.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 June 2026
  • But Iran’s foreign ministry said any talks would be indirect and Pakistani officials would convey messages.
    Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Pakistani officials dispute the death toll and maintain the strike targeted a legitimate military site.
    ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Pakistani officials said an uneasy calm prevailed along the border Monday, with security forces remaining on high alert.
    Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Pakistani officials say many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuary across the border in Afghanistan.
    ABC News, 20 June 2026
  • Ghaf, Sidr, and eucalyptus trees punctuate the site, while hibiscus, almond, and Pakistani lemon trees soften the edges of the coastal terrain.
    Mona Basharat, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
  • In early April, Afghan and Pakistani officials held peace talks mediated by China.
    Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • This is because Shenzhou 24, due to launch late this year, will be used to send a Pakistani astronaut to Tiangong for a short-duration visit.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 May 2026
  • Top Iraqi, Armenian and Pakistani politicians arrived in Tehran for the funeral.
    Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Sadia Pineda Hameed is a Filipina Pakistani artist based in the Ebbw Valley, Wales.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 June 2026
  • The military plays an influential role in Pakistani politics, and its backing is critical for ruling governments.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 June 2026
  • Pakistani troops were first deployed to Saudi Arabia in the late 1960s amid concerns over the war in Yemen involving Egypt.
    Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • The Gulf states are home to several million Indian and Pakistani expatriates, and the region supplies much of the oil and gas on which both nations depend.
    Michael Kugelman, Time, 26 June 2026
  • Indirect talks between the two sides were ongoing, two Pakistani officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
    Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Iran is expected to hand over its response to the latest US peace proposal to Pakistani mediators Thursday.
    Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
  • Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari sat a few feet away, but Obama pointedly did not mention Pakistan.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
  • That same month, Pakistan signed a defense pact with Saudi Arabia, committing thousands of Pakistani troops and warplanes to defend the kingdom.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
  • Reuters, citing two Pakistani government sources, said the Iranian delegation had flown out of the country on Saturday.
    Sarah Whitten,azhar Sukri,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a deal was expected to be finalized within 24 hours.
    ABC News, 13 June 2026
  • Pakistani envoys are also in place, as well as Qatari mediators, for the technical-level discussions to end the conflict that began in late February.
    ABC News, 21 June 2026
  • Trump did not offer details about Iran’s response, which Iranian state media reported was sent through Pakistani mediators.
    Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 10 May 2026

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