Pakistan

Pakistan starts new polio vaccination drive as virus detected in 16 district samples

Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday started its third nationwide polio campaign to vaccinate 45 million children against the crippling disease as the virus was detected in the environmental samples from 16 districts. Prime…
UK parliamentarians call for release of Imran Khan

Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been behind bars for over a year for multiple cases of corruption and sedition, is getting open support from parliamentarians from countries like…

Pakistan: ATC grants bail to Imran Khan’s sisters

Islamabad: A Pakistan court on Friday, October 25 granted bail to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s two sisters, who were arrested during a protest here earlier in the month in alleged…
Pakistan religious leader expresses concern at Zakir Naik’s remarks

Sahiwal: Reverend Azad Marshall, President Bishop of the Synod, the Church of Pakistan, Reverend Azad Marshall, in a recent letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, expressed his concern regarding the remarks made…
Pakistan: Lahore HC denies bail to prime suspect in attack on Imran Khan

Lahore: A high court in Pakistan has rejected a bail petition of a prime suspect in an attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan during a road…
Imran Khan’s wife granted bail by Pak court in Toshakhana corruption case

Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Wednesday, October 23 granted bail to Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, in the Toshakhana corruption case involving the alleged illegal sale…
India & Pakistan extend validity of agreement on Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor

New Delhi: India and Pakistan on Tuesday decided, through diplomatic channels, to extend the validity of the agreement on Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for a further period of five years. The agreement,…

Pakistan empowers Parliament to appoint Supreme Court judges

In a significant move, the Pakistan government on October 21 brought in the 26th amendment to its Constitution which empowers the Parliament to appoint judges to to Supreme Court. The Supreme Court…
Pak Parliament passes constitutional amendment bill capping chief justice’s term

Islamabad: Following an overnight debate, Pakistan’s National Assembly passed the controversial judicial amendment bill early on Monday, capping the chief justice’s tenure to three years. The National Assembly passed the 26th Constitution…
Pakistan reports 2 new polio cases, tally rises to 39 this year

Islamabad: Pakistan has reported 39 polio cases this year, with two fresh cases of the crippling disease being detected in the Sindh province, authorities said on Sunday. The latest cases were confirmed…
82 Pakistani pilgrims issued Indian visa to attend annual Urs

Islamabad: The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has issued visas to at least 82 Pakistani pilgrims, allowing them to travel to India via the Wagah-Attari border for the five-day annual Urs celebrations…
Nawaz Sharif reaches out to New Delhi after Jaishankar’s trip to Islamabad

Lahore: India and Pakistan should “bury” the past and look at the future to live like good neighbours, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday, in remarks seen as an…
Imran Khan’s former wife Jemima expresses concern over his health in jail

Islamabad: Jemima Goldsmith, ex-wife of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, on Wednesday, October 16 called for his release, lifting a ban on his meetings with family and claimed that these…
Don’t look at CPEC through political prism: Pak PM indirectly hits at India

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif indirectly sneered at India during his opening speech at the 23rd meeting of the Head of Governments of SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) held here on Wednesday,…
SCO must lead push for UNSC reform: EAM Jaishankar in Islamabad

Islamabad: India on Wednesday, October 16, used the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Pakistan to reiterate its demand for urgent reforms in the UN Security…