Browsing Category
Islamabad
Protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against abduction, forced conversion of Sikh woman
Peshawar : Members of the Sikh community protested for a second day in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against a woman's alleged abduction, forceful conversion and marriage to a Muslim man."Dina Kumari, 25, a government teacher, went…
36 killed, 145 injured in rain spells across Pakistan in 24 hrs
Islamabad : At least 36 people were killed and 145 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.…
Pakistan, India can’t afford another war: Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated his country's strong resolve to maintain peace in the region, but added that sustainable peace in South Asia was linked to the resolution of Jammu and Kashmir issue in line…
Salman Rushdie attack was unjustifiable : Imran Khan
Islamabad : Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has condemned the attack on Salman Rushdie, describing it as "terrible" and "sad", and saying that while the anger of the Islamic world at the author's book "The Satanic Verses" was…
Gunmen kill 2 policemen in Pak on polio vaccination duty
Islamabad : At least two police officers were shot dead in Pakistan's Khyber Paktunkhwa province who were deployed to guard medics administering polio vaccines.The attack took place in Tank district's Kacha Gara area on Tuesday.…
Pakistan can mediate to bring together US, China : Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has offered Pakistan's services as a mediator to bring together the US and China as it did decades ago, media report said.
In an interview with Newsweek, published on Monday, the prime…
As Pakistan turns 75, Shehbaz Sharif cites flaws in economic model
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has cited three critical structural flaws in the country and said that "no successful country has ever grown this way".In his latest blog written for The Economist, he added that the nation…
13 killed, 5 injured as truck falls over bus in Pakistan
Islamabad : At least 13 people were killed and five others injured after a truck fell over a passenger bus in Rahim Yar Khan city of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported.
A passenger bus fell into a sinkhole at Feroza…
Three killed in bomb blast in Pakistan’s Waziristan
Islamabad : Three motorcyclists were killed in Pakistan's North Waziristan following a bomb explosion in the district, a report said on Saturday.
The district administration said the bomb was installed in a motorcycle by the roadside,…
Not army chief’s job to seek US help in securing IMF loan : Imran Khan
Islamabad : Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that it was not the job of the country's army chief to approach the US over the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal.
"If these reports are correct that (Chief of Army…