Pakistan
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In a snub to India, US Congress clears Pak’s F-16 package
Islamabad: Ignoring India’s objections to Pakistan’s F-16 package, the US Congress cleared a proposed foreign military sale valued at $450 million for maintenance and sustainment services of the fighter jet, a media…
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Pakistan seeks billions of dollars in new loans after floods
Islamabad: Pakistan will ask international lenders for billions of dollars in loans after devastating floods exacerbated the South Asian nation’s economic crisis, the media reported on Wednesday. “We are not asking for…
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Hina Rabbani Khar reaches Paris for FATF meet
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, has reached Paris to attend a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), media reports said. The delegation led by…
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World Bank steps in to mediate India-Pak water dispute
Islamabad: The World Bank announced the beginning of two parallel legal processes to address Pakistan’s concerns over two hydropower projects on the western rivers by India in violation of the Indus Basin…
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Pak security agency chief avoids questions on handing over Dawood, Hafiz Saeed to India
New Delhi: The head of Pakistan’s top security agency avoided questions on whether underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed would be handed over to India. In…
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Sindhi group wants to drag Pakistan to ICJ over dead bodies at hospital
New Delhi: Even as the Pakistan government is pretending that nothing happened at the Nishtar Hospital in Multan, where hundreds of rotting bodies were discovered on Friday, more criticism is coming its…
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Imran Khan stuns all, wins majority of seats in Pak by-polls
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan stunned everyone with his party re-claiming six out of eight seats of the National Assembly (NA) in by-elections. The competition…
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Imran upsets Shehbaz-led ruling coalition, bags 8 seats in by-polls
Islamabad: In a major upset to the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won six National Assembly and two Punjab Assembly seats in by-elections. PTI…
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Pakistan likely to exit FATF’s grey list this week
Islamabad: After almost 52 months, Pakistan is expected to exit the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list during a plenary slated to take place this week, the Paris-based global terror financing…
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Imran Khan leads on six out of seven Pakistan National Assembly seats
Islamabad: PTI chief Imran Khan was leading on six out of the seven National Assembly seats he is contesting after polling concluded on Sunday, as per unofficial results, media reports said. Results…
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Pakistan at critical moment of recovery following floods: PM
Islamabad: Pakistan currently stands at a critical moment as it is embarking on a road to recovery in the aftermath of climate change-induced devastating floods, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on…
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Imran Khan calls Biden’s remarks failure of Pakistan’s foreign policy
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Premier and PTI Chair Imran Khan has held the incumbent government responsible for the controversial statement by US President Joe Biden about Pakistan’s nuclear programme, terming it a failure…
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3 killed, 4 injured in blast in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least three people were killed and four others injured after a bomb blast hit a vehicle in the Mastung district of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, a local official said. The…
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Pak hospital blames police, rescue officials for decaying bodies on rooftop
Multan: A top official from Multan’s Nishtar Hospital has blamed the police and rescue officials for the decaying bodies at the medical facility’s rooftop, after the videos of it left Pakistan in…
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Pakistan: Dozens of desecrated bodies found on hospital’s roof in Multan
Multan: ‘Dozens’ of abandoned and desecrated bodies were found on the roof of the mortuary of Nishtar Hospital in Multan on Friday, the media reported. The abandoned bodies on the roof were…
