Pakistan
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New air cargo route inaugurated between China and Pakistan
Islamabad: A new air cargo route has been launched between Pakistan and China to further enhance trade ties between the two all-weather allies, ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Beijing…
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Petition filed against Pak PM Shehbaz for calling country’s judiciary ‘black sheep’
Lahore: A petition was filed in a Pakistani court here on Friday seeking contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over his contentious remarks, calling serving judges of the country’s judiciary “black…
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Four jailed Indians repatriated from Pakistan
New Delhi: Four Indian prisoners in Pakistan were repatriated to India this week, officials said on Friday. The prisoners are Suraj Pal (Uttar Pradesh), Wahida Begum (Assam) and her son Faiz Khan…
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Shehbaz Sharif to visit China next week to further boost bilateral ties
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a five-day visit to China on Tuesday to further strengthen bilateral ties, the Foreign Office announced on Friday, as the all-weather allies seek…
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Pakistan court acquits Imran Khan in two cases related to May 9 riots
Islamabad: A court in Pakistan on Thursday acquitted jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in two cases related to May 9 violence, citing “insufficient evidence” against him. The supporters of Khan, the…
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4 Pakistanis killed in Balochistan province by Iranian firing: Pak authorities
Karachi: At least four Pakistani citizens were killed and two others injured on Wednesday when Iranian forces opened unprovoked firing on a vehicle in a border town of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province,…
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Attack on Christians: 140 held for alleged involvement in Pakistan
Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a total of 140 suspects involved in attacking members of the Christian minority, their properties and police personnel on the issue of…
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Pakistan grants India consular access to two alleged spies
Islamabad: Pakistan has granted India consular access to two Indian nationals who were arrested from Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and charged with espionage in 2020. The meeting between Indian diplomats and the Indian nationals…
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Bushra Bibi’s ex-husband assaulted by Imran Khan’s lawyers outside court
Islamabad: The ex-husband of Imran Khan’s third wife Bushra Bibi was attacked by one of the lawyers of the former Pakistan prime minister outside a court here as he appeared for a…
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf never invited military to intervene in politics: ex-Prez Arif Alvi
Karachi: Arif Alvi, former Pakistan President and a top leader of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s party, has said that his party never invited the military to intervene in politics but admitted…
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28 killed as bus falls into ravine in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least 28 people were killed and 20 others injured on Wednesday when a bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine in Washuk district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The…
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‘It was our fault’: Nawaz Sharif says Pak violated agreement with India in 1999
Lahore: Former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday admitted that Islamabad had “violated” an agreement with India signed by him and ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999, in an apparent reference…
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Modi only remembers ‘Pakistan’ and ‘Musalman’ during elections: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that it is only during the elections that Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembers ‘Pakistan’ and ‘Musalman.’ Revanth was in Delhi on Tuesday, May 28, to…
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Nawaz Sharif set to be re-elected as PML-N president after six years
Lahore: Three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is set to be re-elected as the President of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party here on Tuesday, six years after losing the post…
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Attack on Christians: 33 suspects sent to jail on judicial remand in Pakistan
Lahore: As many as 33 suspects arrested in connection with the attack on the minority Christians, their properties and police personnel on the issue of alleged desecration of a religious book in…
