Pakistan
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Sloganeering against Pakistan PM in Saudi: Police books Imran Khan, 150 others
Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab police have booked ousted prime minister Imran Khan and 150 others, including some members of his former cabinet, in connection with the hounding of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and…
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Pakistan gets USD 8 billion in financial support from Saudi Arabia
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide Pakistan with a “sizeable package” of around USD 8 billion to help the cash-starved country bolster dwindling forex reserves and revive its ailing economy, a…
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Saudi Arabia pledges $8bn package to Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide Pakistan a “sizeable package” of around $8 billion to help revive the country’s ailing economy amid the maiden trip of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to…
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Imran Khan ducks questions on sloganeering against Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad: Ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan avoided condemning the hooliganism and sloganeering by the pilgrims at Masjid-e-Nabawi mosque against newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation, terming the whole incident as…
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Reham Khan was paid to write book against me in 2018: Imran
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday alleged that the Sharif family “paid a woman” — a tacit reference to his ex-wife Reham Khan — to write a book against…
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BSF shoots down Made in China drone along India-Pak border
Amritsar: Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday shot down a drone along the India-Pakistan border in the area near village – Dhanoe Kalan of Amritsar Sector. A senior BSF officer said that…
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Nawaz Sharif likely to return after Eid to face court
Islamabad: A day after the issuance of a 10-year valid passport for former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif disclosed that Nawaz was returning after Eid to face…
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Terror attack in Karachi leaves 3 Chinese nationals dead
Karachi: A terror attack in Pakistan’s metropolitan city Karachi has claimed lives of Chinese and Pakistani nationals, in what is being seen a targeted attack on Chinese nationals in the country. As…
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Pakistan objects to PM Modi’s visit to Kashmir
Islamabad: Pakistan has objected to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kashmir and laying of foundation stones for the construction of the Rattle and Kwar hydroelectric projects on the Chenab river, which…
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Pakistanis suffering 8-15 hrs of load-shedding on a daily basis
Islamabad: Amid the sizzling hot weather, Pakistanis have been suffering eight to 15 hours of scheduled and unscheduled power load-shedding on a daily basis across the country. Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Peshawar,…
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Bilawal to take oath as Pak foreign minister, confirms senior PPP leader
Islamabad: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will take oath as Pakistan’s foreign minister in a day or two, a senior party leader said on Saturday, ending speculation that all allies of the government…
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Pakistan’s govt passes orders to scrap China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority
Islamabad: Pakistan’s new government has initiated a process to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority, with the planning minister saying it was a “redundant organisation” that wasted resources and thwarted speedy implementation…
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Pak lost $40 bn in foreign investment due to slow pace of CPEC
Islamabad: China had so many expectations from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), but it was perplexed after seeing the former PTI government’s attitude and policies, said Pakistan Minister for Planning and Development,…