Pakistan

Pak MPs condemn letter from US Congress members seeking Imran Khan’s release

Islamabad: Pakistan’s more than 150 lawmakers joined hands to condemn a letter from 62 US Congress members urging President Joe Biden to pressurize Islamabad into releasing jailed former premier Imran Khan, a…
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Riyadh for FII conference

Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday, October 29, leading a delegation to participate in the future investment initiative (FII) conference. Upon arrival at King Khalid International Airport,…

Polio vaccinators attacked, held hostage in 2 separate incidents in Pakistan

Peshawar: Three terrorists were killed in a gunbattle when they attacked a polio vaccinators’ team in Pakistan’s restive northwestern province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, October 29. In another incident, unknown militants took…
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…