Pakistan
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Pakistan: Protesters block highway leading to Gwadar port
Islamabad: Tens of thousands of protesters, including women and children, blocked an expressway leading to the Gwadar port in Balochistan after what they said was the Pakistan government’s failure to meet a…
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Conspiracies to attack Imran, journalist’s murder hatched in London: Report
Islamabad: A man claiming to be a spokesperson of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has alleged that the conspiracies to attack PTI Chairman Imran Khan and the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif…
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Imran’s ‘tamasha’ will be over on Nov 26: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said that November 26 is the date of end of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s “tamasha” (gimmickry). She was referring to Khan’s date of…
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In a first, Pakistan govt reaches out to Imran’s PTI
Islamabad: For the first time since coming to power in April this year, the Shehbaz Sharif-led government has initiated a dialogue with Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), sources said. The development comes…
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Imran using long march to make Army chief’s appointment controversial: Bilawal Bhutto
Islamabad: Calling him a “player of the undemocratic game”, Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Saturday that PTI Chairman Imran Khan is out to dispute the constitutional appointment of the…
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Reach Rawalpindi on Nov 26 to take part in long march: Imran Khan tells supporters
Lahore: Imran Khan on Saturday urged his supporters to reach Rawalpindi on November 26 where the ousted Pakistan prime minister said he said he will announce his “next plan of action” for…
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Pak pushes to increase non-permanent UN members
Islamabad: Pakistan has made a strong case against creating new permanent seats on the UN Security Council, saying an increase in the number of non-permanent members would make the 15-member body more…
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Pak army chief’s appointment process to begin on Nov 21: Defence Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the process to appoint the new army chief will start on November 21 and finalised in a week. The Minister said the name of…
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Pakistanis continue to suffer from aftermath of floods: UN
United Nations: More than three months since the devastating floods began in Pakistan, the catastrophe is far from over, said a UN spokesman. Access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene remains challenging,…
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Imran claims Army chief, President discussed ‘early elections’
Lahore: Chairman Imran Khan claimed on Friday that Pakistan President Arif Alvi has met Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss immediate and transparent elections, according to a media.…
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Islamabad HC says Imran’s life under threat as per intel reports
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq said intelligence reports have revealed that there were fears of an attack on former Prime Minister Imran Khan, adding that “the government and the…
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20 killed in Pakistan road accident
Islamabad: Twenty people were killed and 13 others injured when a passenger van fell into a ditch in Pakistan’s Sindh province, local reports said on Friday. The accident took place late Thursday…
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Shehbaz consults allied parties on army chief appointment
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has consulted the senior leadership of allied parties of the government prior to the appointment of the new army chief. The allied parties have reportedly fully…