#pakistan
- India
‘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…
- Delhi
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…
- Pakistan
Pak’s ruling coalition of PML-N and PPP invite Imran Khan’s party to ‘meaningful’ talks
Lahore: The ruling coalition of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has invited jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to abandon its street protests…
- India
Pakistan using terrorism against India as instrument of state policy: Puri
Chandigarh: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday accused Pakistan of using terrorism against India as an “instrument of state policy” and said under the Modi government, India has sent a clear…
- World
Pak asks Afghanistan to hand over TTP terrorists involved in attack on Chinese workers
Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday asked Afghanistan’s Taliban government to hand over banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) terrorists involved in a deadly attack on Chinese workers to Islamabad, according to a media report. Five…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: 25 held, over 450 people booked after mob attack on Christians
Lahore: Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Sunday booked over 450 people and arrested 25 of them under terrorism and other charges for attacking members of the minority Christian community and police…
- Sports
Afridi concerned about Pakistan’s middle-over strike rate
Dubai: Former captain Shahid Afridi is confident Pakistan will once again reach the final of the T20 World Cup but expressed apprehension regarding the batters’ sluggish strike rate in the middle overs.…
- India
China encroached on our land but PM Modi is silent: Kharge
Shimla: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday, May 25, alleged that China has encroached on India’s land and is constructing houses and roads but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is silent. Where is…
- News
Heat like ‘literal hell’ sends thousands to hospital in Pakistan
Islamabad: Thousands of heatstroke victims were being treated at hospitals across Pakistan on Friday as temperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius amid a blazing heatwave, officials said. The heat gripped the South Asian…
- World
IMF says ‘significant progress’ made in talks with Pakistan on new bailout package
Islamabad: The IMF has said that “significant progress” has been achieved during talks with Pakistani officials towards reaching a staff-level agreement for an extended fund facility for the cash-strapped country. Pakistan has…
- News
Gujarat fisherman held for sharing sensitive information with Pak agent
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 21-year-old fisherman for allegedly sharing sensitive information about the Indian Coast Guard with Pakistan-based agents, an official said on Thursday, May 23. Jatin…
- Pakistan
Imran hints at launching street agitation; instructs supporters to wait for his call
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s founding chairman and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday hinted at launching a street agitation to protest what he called “political persecution” of his party workers and…
- Pakistan
Pakistan plans to privatise state-owned enterprises to boost economy
Karachi: Pakistan plans to offload dozens of state-owned enterprises, including the ailing national flag carrier, as the cash-strapped country seeks another bailout package from the IMF to bolster the economy that has…
- Pakistan
Amnesty chief criticises military trial of civilians in Pakistan
Karachi: Military courts in Pakistan should not try more than 100 people for their alleged role in attacks on army installations during the riots that followed former premier Imran Khan’s arrest on…