Pakistan
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Peshawar mosque attack: Conspiracy hatched in Afghanistan, says Pak law enforcement
Peshawar: The plot to target a highly secure mosque here in the capital of Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was hatched in Afghanistan and funded by their intelligence agency, the country’s law…
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US reiterates support to Pakistan in fight against terrorism
Islamabad: The United States has reiterated its support to Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, saying the latter will continue to be a “stalwart partner” of the US in the face of…
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Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf to be buried in Karachi
Karachi: Pakistan’s former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf will be laid to rest on Tuesday in the Army Cantonment area here, officials said. Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999 and…
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Pakistan Senate divided over condolences for Musharraf
Islamabad: The Pakistan Senate was sharply divided over the idea of offering prayers for late President Pervez Musharraf, as the treasury side strongly opposed it while PTI insisted on it and later…
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Shihab gets permission to pass through Pakistan for his walk to Haj
A 29-year-old man from Kerala, who has set out on an 8,640 km journey on foot to Makkah to perform Haj 2023, reached Lahore, Pakistan on Monday, February 6, 2023, after four…
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Special flight to repatriate Musharraf’s mortal remains from Dubai gets delayed: Reports
Abu Dhabi: The special flight from Dubai to repatriate the mortal remains of Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was delayed, media reports said on Monday. Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil…
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Thousands rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa demanding durable peace
Peshawar: Thousands of people poured onto the roads for the third day in different towns of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, condemning the brutal attack on a mosque in Peshawar late last month…
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3 killed, 12 injured in road accident in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least three people were killed and 12 others injured in a road accident in the Khanewal district of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province on Sunday, rescuers told media. According to the…
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Musharraf’s pro-Taliban Afghan policy proved double-edged sword for Pakistan
Islamabad: Pervez Musharraf’s Afghan policy of siding with the US in its war on terror after the 9/11 attacks while also going soft on the Taliban proved a double-edged sword for his…
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US threatened to bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age after 9/11 terror attack, Musharraf in his memoir
Islamabad: The US threatened to bomb Pakistan “back to the Stone Age” after the 9/11 terror attacks if then President General Pervez Musharraf did not cooperate with America’s war on Afghanistan. In…
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5 injured in TTP-orchestrated explosion in Pak’s Quetta
Karachi: At least five people, mostly policemen, were injured in an explosion in Quetta on Sunday in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, in yet another instance of systematic attacks targeting security officials in…
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Tharoor condoles Musharraf’s demise; BJP slams Congress
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday condoled the passing away of Pakistan’s former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, saying that “once an implacable foe of India, he became a…
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Pak: Babar Azam, Afridi moved to safety after explosion near Quetta stadium
Quetta: Top Pakistani cricketers, including captain Babar Azam and Shahid Afridi, among others, were taken to the safety of the dressing room after a terror attack a few miles down the road…
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Don’t get a haircut: When Pervez Musharraf praised Dhoni’s long locks
New Delhi: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who passed away on Sunday, always enjoyed the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry and once suggested former Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni to not trim his…
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Timeline of Ex-President General Musharraf’s engagements with India during his reign
Dubai: Pakistan’s former military ruler General (retd.) Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, died on Sunday in Dubai after a prolonged illness. The four-star general, who ruled Pakistan in…
