Pakistan
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‘No treaty exists…’: Pak on India’s request to hand over Hafiz Saeed
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said that it has received a request from India to extradite Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) but said it may not take any…
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India sends formal communication to Pakistan to extradite Hafiz Saeed
New Delhi: In the latest development, India has asked Pakistan in a formal communication to extradite Lashkar-e-Taiba chief and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed to the country, the Ministry of External…
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Pak court allows PTI leaders to hold election meetings with Imran Khan in jail
New Delhi: A court in Pakistan on Friday granted PTI leaders and lawyers permission to visit former Prime Minister Imran Khan hold the election meetings in the run-up to the February 8…
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Nawaz Sharif to contest NA seat in Mansehra
Lahore: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will contests the upcoming general election from Manshera NA-15 constituency, media reports said. “In NA-15, objections were moved against Nawaz Sharif by PTI leader Azam…
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Pakistan’s current economic model is not working: World Bank
Islamabad: Pakistan’s current economic model is not working, a top World Bank official has said, underscoring that the cash-strapped nation must change policies that have plagued development and benefitted only a few.…
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‘Physically, mentally tortured in prison,’ Former Pak FM tells court
New Delhi: The former Foreign Minister of Pakistan and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday told a court in Rawalpindi that he was physically and mentally tortured in prison, media…
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16 years on, Benazir Bhutto’s death remains an ‘unsolved’ ‘mystery’: report
Islamabad: As Pakistan on Wednesday marked the 16th death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the mystery surrounding her assassination remains unsolved, according to a media report. Bhutto, Pakistan’s first woman…
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Pakistan goes for crucial elections in new year as ties with India remain frozen
Islamabad: Pakistan-India bilateral relations remained frozen for the fourth year over the vexed Kashmir issue but analysts hope the strained ties could be repaired if Nawaz Sharif becomes the prime minister for…
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PTI’s Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrested after being released from Adiala jail
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party’s Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who was last week granted bail in the cipher case by the Supreme Court, was re-arrested outside the Adiala jail on Wednesday. Footage…
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Imran Khan’s aide Qureshi detained in Adiala Jail for 15 days
Islamabad: Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan’s former foreign minister and a close aide of former prime minister Imran Khan, was on Tuesday detained at the Adiala Jail at Rawalpindi for 15 days, a…
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First Hindu woman to fight polls from Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad: Dr Saveera Parkash is set to be the first Hindu woman candidate to stand in the upcoming Pakistan general elections from the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Parkash submitted her…
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Pak elections: Candidates file nomination papers as deadline ends
Islamabad: Hundreds of candidates aspiring to contest the February 8 general elections in Pakistan submitted their nomination papers, as the deadline to file their candidature for national and provincial assemblies seats ended…
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Imran Khan appeals in Supreme Court against Islamabad High Court’s order
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) order on the Toshakhana case, as reported by Geo News. Imran Khan,…
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Bomb found in train at Karachi station
Karachi: A bag containing an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered by the police from a train at the Cantonment Railway Station in Karachi, media reports said on Saturday. Police said the…
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s nomination papers submitted for Feb 8 polls
Lahore: Disqualified and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday had his nomination papers submitted at Mianwali, his home constituency in Punjab province, for the February 8 general elections. Khan, the…
