Pakistan
- Afghanistan
Over 1,000 Afghan refugees returned home from neighbouring countries
Kabul: A total of 1,094 Afghan nationals who had taken refuge in neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Iran returned home on Saturday, the country’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation confirmed on Monday.…
- India
Pak delegation in India for Indus Water Treaty meeting
New Delhi: A three-member Pakistani delegation has arrived in India for the annual meeting under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) signed between the two nations in 1960. The two-day meeting is scheduled to…
- Pakistan
Maintain distance from Imran Khan’s politics: Maryam Nawaz asks Pak judiciary
Islamabad: Maryam Nawaz, Vice President of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (N) on Saturday, requested the Pakistani judiciary to remain “impartial” and maintain a distance from PTI chief Imran Khan’s politics. “Imran…
- India
Pak delegation to visit India on May 30 to discuss water issues
Islamabad: A five-member Pakistani delegation will visit India next week for talks on the water dispute between the two countries, according to a media report on Saturday. The talks will be held in…
- World
Imran Khan ran away after spreading chaos: Pakistan govt
Islamabad: Pakistan government ministers and mouthpieces on Thursday claimed that former Prime Minister Imran Khan had “run away after spreading chaos” in the country as PTI protesters at Islamabad’s D-Chowk began dispersing after…
- Pakistan
Pakistani rupee drops to all-time low as IMF talks fail
Karachi: Pakistan’s rupee hit a historic record on Thursday of 202.01 against the US dollar in the interbank market, below the previous close of 201.92, after the failure of talks with the…
- Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif govt deprives 9mn overseas Pakistanis from voting rights
Islamabad: The Pakistan government under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has passed the Elections Amendment Bill 2022, removing the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in general elections, and also disallowing at least…
- Middle East
UAE gas cylinder explosion claims 1 Indian, 1 Pak life: Report
Dubai: An Indian national and a Pakistani citizen were killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a restaurant in UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi early this week that also left 120 others injured,…
- India
Yasin Malik’s conviction exposed Pakistan’s terror factory: Ajmer Dargah head
New Delhi: Pakistan has been exposed of its involvement in carrying out terror activities in India with the conviction of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Police accused of using expired tear gas on women, children in protests
Islamabad: Tensions in Pakistan’s Punjab rose after police made use of tear gas and arrested several activists participating in the PTI’s Azadi March in cities across the province as the activists attempted…
- Pakistan
Video: Imran Khan’s long march reaches Islamabad
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, along with other party workers, late on Wednesday reached Islamabad after PTI workers and supporters made their way towards the…
- Pakistan
After crackdown on supporters, Imran Khan’s mega rally banned
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Tuesday banned ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party from holding a massive rally on May 25 to prevent them from propagating their misleading agenda, after more than…
- Pakistan
Imran says he’ll lead ‘biggest procession in Pakistan’s history’ tomorrow
Peshawar: The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, plans to carry on with the party’s “Azadi March” despite the Pakistan government’s decision earlier on Tuesday to stop the long march towards…
- Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif decides to stay in govt despite pressures
Islamabad: After extensive deliberation, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has decided to continue running the government as he refused to dissolve the national assembly amid political pressure and economic woes, media reports said.…
- World
Pak government no to early polls, will complete a full term
Islamabad: After much deliberation, the coalition partners in Pakistan have decided that the incumbent government will go ahead with the completion of its term instead of holding early elections, sources said on Monday.…