Pakistan

1,200-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan opened to public after court battle

Lahore: A 1,200-year-old Hindu temple here in the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province has been formally opened to the public after it was reclaimed from a Christian family following a lengthy court…
Ex-Pak minister says if govt uses forces, Imran’s supporters will siege Islamabad

Islamabad: As the stage is all set for Thursday’s protests by former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan against the Election Commission of Pakistan, former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that if the…

Pakistan sides with China in row with US over Pelosi’s visit

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday reaffirmed its strong commitment to the “one China” policy amid controversy over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan that has infuriated Beijing, media reports said. In a…
Love triumphs as landlady, house help married for last 14 years

She is rich, has a house that she calls her own, and is financially secured. He is financially weak, doesn’t own a house but now owns her heart. This is the story…
Haryana STF arrest six for making death threats to MLAs

Gurugram: The Special Task Force of the Haryana Police has arrested six people for allegedly giving death threats and extortion calls to MLAs, an officer said on Sunday. Four MLAs from the…
Pak PM Shehbaz urges Imran to sue Financial Times for its report on his political rise

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged Imran Khan to file a defamation case against the British newspaper Financial Times for publishing a damning report that alleges how funds collected through…
Constructive dialogue with India has become difficult after 2019: Pak FM Bilawal

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that a constructive dialogue with India has become difficult after 2019, according to a media report on Saturday. Bilawal, who attended the SCO’s…

Pak: Special court to indict Shehbaz Sharif in money laundering case

Islamabad: A special court in Lahore on Saturday fixed September 7 for the indictment of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shahbaz, and others, for their alleged involvement in the laundering…
How a cricket match in UK was used to fund Imran Khan’s party

London: As Pakistan awaits the verdict reserved by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) into the PTI’s prohibited funding, an expose by the Financial Times has blown the lid off Pakistani tycoon…
Pakistan summons India’s Charge d’Affaires over deteriorating health of Yasin Malik

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed over a demarche conveying Islamabad’s concern over the deteriorating health condition of Kashmiri separatist leader…
Pakistan on brink of Sri Lanka-like crisis: Imran Khan

Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan warned that his country was not far from a Sri Lanka-like situation and people will soon pour out into the streets against the mafias loot…
Protests in Balochistan against ‘fake encounter’ by Pak security forces

Quetta: Protests were held in Turbat and the provincial capital Quetta in Balochistan against the alleged “fake encounter” of Baloch missing persons by the Pakistani security forces in Ziarat, media reports said.…
Bangladesh orders Pak High Commission to remove distorted flag

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka to remove the distorted image of the Bangladesh flag from its Facebook page. The Ministry’s directive on Saturday…
Pakistan to sell assets in desperate attempt to prevent default

Islamabad: In a desperate attempt to save the country from default through emergency sale of state’s assets to foreign countries, the Pakistan federal cabinet has approved an ordinance to bypass all the…
PTI leader Mazari alleges US embassy ‘tracking’ journalists, her party’s leadership

Islamabad: Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari on Saturday accused the US Embassy in Islamabad of “tracking” journalists and her party leadership. Taking to her Twitter account, Shireen Mazari said, “US…