Pakistan
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A new dynamic in the Af-Pak Great Game
Kabul: Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan has changed drastically ever since takeover of the Taliban in Kabul. The nature of engagement from the initial days of the Taliban government when one witnessed the…
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Afghanistan has apologised for border village attack: Pak Defence Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan had accepted its mistake in attacking a village on the border that left eight people dead and over 20…
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Pakistani fans celebrate Dilip Kumar’s 100th birth anniversary at his dilapidated house in Peshawar
Peshawar: Scores of well-wishers and Pakistani fans of legendary actor Dilip Kumar highlighted the dilapidated condition of his ancestral house here as they remembered the late actor on his 100th birth anniversary.…
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Pak PM condemns ‘unprovoked’ firing by Afghan Taliban forces in border town Chaman
Karachi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday condemned the “unprovoked” firing by Afghan Taliban forces in the border area of Chaman in the restive Balochistan province that killed seven people and said…
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BSF nabs three Pakistani fishermen from creek area near border in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday nabbed three Pakistani fishermen and seized their boat from a creek area near the India-Pakistan border off the Kutch district coast in Gujarat, the BSF…
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Afghan forces fire rockets into Pakistan territory, 6 killed
Quetta: At least six civilians were killed while over two dozen sustained injuries when Afghan forces fired rockets into the Pakistani territory from across the Chaman border on Sunday evening, in a…
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1 killed, 10 injured in van-trailer collision in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured in a collision between a van and a trailer in Ghotki district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, rescue workers reported.…
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Shehbaz Sharif’s son Suleman returns to Pakistan after four years of self-exile
Lahore: Suleman Shehbaz, the absconding son of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, returned to the country in the early hours of Sunday after four years of self-exile in London, according to the…
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Imran Khan involved in massive corruption: Nawaz Sharif
London: Deposed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stated that Imran Khan and his close coterie are involved in corruption worth (Pakistani) Rs 50 billion and that what has come to light…
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UK sanctions Pak cleric known for forced conversions, marriages of minor Hindu girls
New Delhi: A controversial cleric from Pakistan’s Sindh province was placed on the British governments sanctions list, making Pakistan one of 11 countries where rights violators will be punished. The cleric, popularly…
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Over 20 mn Pakistanis rely on underfunded floods aid as winter sets in: UN
United Nations: More than 20 million people in Pakistan continue to depend on humanitarian aid and the needs will grow as winter sets in, said UN humanitarians. Critical humanitarian needs in Pakistan…
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I never called General Bajwa boss: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he never called former Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa as “boss” when he was in office. Talking to YouTubers at his Zaman…
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Pakistan tops index measuring global Chinese influence
Islamabad: Pakistan is the country in the world that is the most influenced by China, according to a new study that measures Beijing’s expanding global sway. The China Index — a database…
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Pak court bars arrest of PM Shehbaz Sharif’s son on arrival in money laundering case
Islamabad: A top court in Pakistan on Thursday barred the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from arresting Suleman Shehbaz, the son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a money laundering case when he…
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Lahore opens its first transgender school providing free education
Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab government has opened the first transgender public school here in the provincial capital in its bid to empower more trans persons in society. Earlier, Pakistan’s Punjab government had set…
