Pakistan
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Protests held in Pakistan to lift ban on students union
Islamabad: Scores of students in Pakistan participated in a march on Wednesday to mark the 38th anniversary of the ban on student unions imposed by former president General Ziaul Haq, reported local…
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Pakistan summons Indian Charge d’Affaires over hijab controversy
Islamabad: Pakistan has summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed the government’s grave concern on the ban on Muslim girl students from wearing hijab in Karnataka.…
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Pakistan desires to act as a bridge between US & China
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed his desire to act as a bridge between the US and China with an aim to ease down tensions between the two global powerhouses…
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Nail hammered into pregnant Pak woman’s head to give birth to baby boy
Peshawar: In a horrific incident in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a woman was admitted to hospital in Peshawar with a nail hammered into her head, on the direction of a fake ‘peer’…
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Pakistan wants to bring together US and China to prevent another Cold War
New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan wanted to play the role of bringing together the US and China because “another Cold War” would not benefit anyone, Dawn…
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China helping Pak augmenting its nuclear capabilities: Thinktank
Islamabad: China’s aid to Pakistan in developing nuclear energy technology and assisting the country in the construction of nuclear power plants pose proliferation risks, reported a Canada-based thinktank, International Forum for Rights…
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Pakistan reports 3,338 new COVID-19 cases, 38 more deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported 3,338 new COVID-19 cases and 38 more deaths over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday. The country’s overall cases have…
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Pakistan mourns demise of India’s nightingale
Islamabad: Legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar’s demise has left her fans across the world saddened and heartbroken. As soon as the news of her sad demise was announced, people from all walks…
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Security tightened in Islamabad after terrorist attacks in Balochistan: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Interior Ministry is strengthening the deployments of its forces for counter-terrorism operations following the recent attack in Balochistan by the separatist forces, media reports said on Saturday. Pakistan’s southwestern province…
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Pak’s trade union demands Imran govt to implement minimum wage for workers in KP
Islamabad: Pakistan’s trade union have demanded the Imran Khan government to take stern action against the industries and organisations for not paying the minimum wage of Rs 21,000 to the workers in…
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Coal mine blast in Pakistan’s Quetta leaves 5 dead
Quetta: A massive explosion in a coal mine at Saragarhi area in the outskirts of Quetta in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, left five miners dead and five others injured, ARY News reported on…
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Islamabad HC strikes down subsidised plots for judges, bureaucrats
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that the allotment of plots on subsidised rates to Pakistan’s top judges, lawyers and bureaucrats was illegal and ordered the federal government’s real estate…
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Pak Interior Ministry issues alert in wake of terror attacks in Balochistan
Balochistan: Pakistan’s Interior Ministry on Thursday issued a threat alert in the wake of recent terrorist attacks in the Panjgur and Naushki districts of Balochistan. In the wake of the recent terror…
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Pakistan: Power workers hold rally against price hike, privatisation
Lahore: Hundreds of electricity workers in Pakistan held a rally on Wednesday for better working culture and better services for power consumers, local media reported. The All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers…
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Backchannels working between India & Pakistan, claims businessman
New Delhi: Leading Pakistani businessman Muhammad Mansha claims that backchannels are working between Islamabad and New Delhi that will hopefully yield good results, Dawn news reported. “If things improve between the two…