How to Use Pakistani in a Sentence
Pakistani
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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
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Pakistani Shia workers were deported from the UAE.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
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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
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So the team built a tool tailored to the Pakistani context, called JudgeGPT.
—Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2026
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The Pakistani government is removing the sales tax on women's menstrual products as well as birth control.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 17 June 2026
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So Jehan's team looked at the microbiome of Pakistani women who had just given birth -- by examining their stool.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
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Pakistani officials said 26 militants were killed.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
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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
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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
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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
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Pakistani Taliban militants and other armed groups also operate in the region.
—ABC News, 22 June 2026
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The Pakistani government is removing the sales tax on women's menstrual products and birth control.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 June 2026
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But Iran’s foreign ministry said any talks would be indirect and Pakistani officials would convey messages.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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Pakistani officials dispute the death toll and maintain the strike targeted a legitimate military site.
—ABC News, 23 July 2026
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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
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Nor can it be secured through repression, which amplifies alienation, fuels anger, and breeds broader resentment toward the Pakistani state.
—Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
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Pakistani officials say many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuary across the border in Afghanistan.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
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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
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In early April, Afghan and Pakistani officials held peace talks mediated by China.
—Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
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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
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Sadequain, the celebrated Pakistani modernist whose paintings have fetched six figures, provides a useful warning.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
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Top Iraqi, Armenian and Pakistani politicians arrived in Tehran for the funeral.
—Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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Despite his legal troubles, Khan remains a central figure in Pakistani politics and retains a large following.
—ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
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But the lack of a proper contest between bat and ball in Pakistani domestic first-class cricket has starved locals of that preparation time and hampered the development of genuine pace.
—Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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Sadia Pineda Hameed is a Filipina Pakistani artist based in the Ebbw Valley, Wales.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 June 2026
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The wind whips up sewage dried to a powder that's been dumped for years onto an arid riverbed near the fishing settlement of Rehri Goth, on the outskirts of the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
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The military plays an influential role in Pakistani politics, and its backing is critical for ruling governments.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 June 2026
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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
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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
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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
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