Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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Iranian President Raisi lands in Islamabad on three-day visit
Islamabad: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday landed in Islamabad on a three-day visit. The visit holds critical value as the Western world will be keeping a close watch against the backdrop…
- Middle East
Watch: Saudi Crown Prince hosts Iftar for Pakistan’s PM
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman hosted an Iftar gathering for Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah. The event was held in…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s defense minister awarded Nishan-i-Pakistan
Saudi Arabian Minister for Defence Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud was honoured with the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the country’s highest civilian award, by President Asif Ali Zardari, during his one-day…
- India
Rooh Afza: Soulful saga of iconic summer drink transcends borders
Jeddah: For over a century, people in India and Pakistan have relished Rooh Afza, a cooling squash with rose fragrance and crimson shade. The syrup was developed by Hakeem Hafeez Abdul Majeed,…
- Hyderabad
Woman abused by husband in Saudi Arabia; mom in Hyderabad seeks MEA help
Hyderabad: A woman from Rajendranagar, Hyderabad has appealed to the Minister of External Affairs (MEA) Dr S Jaishankar to rescue her daughter and three grandchildren who are currently ‘stranded’ in Saudi Arabia.…
- Middle East
Saudi executes five Pakistanis for murder of Bangladeshi guard
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have executed five Pakistani expatriates who were convicted of raiding a company and killing a guard in the city of Makkah. The…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia invites Pakistani cop Shehrbano who saved woman from violent mob
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has invited Pakistani policewoman Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi as a royal guest for her heroic actions in saving a woman from a violent mob in Lahore’s Achhra…
- Middle East
Iran forces kill Jaish al-Adl militant group commander in Pakistan
Tehran: The Iranian forces have killed senior Jaish al-Adl militant group commander Ismail Shahbakhsh and some of his companions in Pakistan, a media report said. The development comes one month after the…
- Middle East
Nine Pakistanis killed in shooting in Iran
Tehran: Nine Pakistani nationals were killed in an armed attack in Sikran, located in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province on Sunday, a provincial security source said, a media report said. The incident…
- World
Pakistan biz tycoons shift business to Dubai amid political uncertainty
Karachi: During the past 20 months, Pakistani businessmen and rich individuals have not only been investing heavily in Dubai’s real estate but also establishing export-import trading houses there, media reported. “This is…
- India
Boat probe: 3 men came to Mumbai via Kuwait-Saudi-Dubai-Pak route
Mumbai: Three men, originally from Tamil Nadu, arrested by Mumbai Police started their boat journey from Kuwait on January 28 and claimed to have taken Saudi Arabia-Dubai-Pakistan route before entering Indian shores illegally, as…
- World
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife get 14 years jail in Toshakhana case
Islamabad: An Accountability Court (AC) in Pakistan on Wednesday sentenced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 years in jail in the Toshakhana case, ARY News reported.…
- World
Pak asks Iran to probe killing of 9 Pakistanis in Saravan
Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) said on Saturday that it is in touch with the Iranian authorities over the “horrifying and despicable” killing of Pakistani nationals by terrorists in the neighbouring…
- Middle East
Pakistan, Iran FMs agree on closer co-op on security issues
Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran on Friday agreed to the spirit of “mutual trust and cooperation” and the need for closer cooperation on security issues as the two sides began to pick threads…
- Middle East
Guterres urges Pak, Iran to deal with security concerns through dialogue
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a call to Pakistan and Iran to sort out their security concerns through dialogue and avoid escalating the military strikes, according to his spokesperson…
