Shortage of medicine, water in PoK after quake
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is trying to raise the issue of alleged human rights violations in Kashmir in almost all international fora, has no time to look at the…
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Pak varsity revokes ban on mixing of male, female students
Charsadda, Sep 26 (IANS) The ban on mixing of male and female students at the Bacha Khan University of Pakistan has been revoked. The Assistant Chief Proctor of the university had banned male and female…
Gates Foundation to provide $200m for Pak programme
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will provide Pakistan $200 million in 2020 for 134 poverty alleviation projects. A memorandum of understanding in this regard was signed by the both parties…
32 injured as another quake jolts Pakistan
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) At least 32 people were injured on Thursday after an earthquake hit Pakistan’s Mirpur and Jhelum districts, the same two areas where a temblor measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale killed…
Court reserves verdict on Qandeel Baloch murder case
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) A Pakistan court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the murder case of social media star and model Qandeel Baloch. Judge Imran Shafi reserved the verdict after the prosecution and defence…
Afghan visa now mandatory for Pak transporters
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) The Afghan government has made it mandatory for Pakistani transporters to require an Afghan visa in order to cross the Torkham border between the two countries along with other relevant travel…
Pakistan earthquake toll increases to 37
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) The death toll from the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Pakistan has increased to 37, with nearly 500 people injured, authorities said. Tuesday’s quake was so strong that it could be felt…
Religion has nothing to do with terrorism: Imran
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasised that religion has no link to terrorism and that it is “marginalisation of communities (that) leads to radicalisation”. Pakistan and Turkey co-hosted a…
Pak to observe ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ on Friday
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) The Pakistan government has announced that a ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ will be observed on Friday to show solidarity with the Kashmiris. “Prime Minister Imran Khan has very kindly approved September 27,…
Pak Hindu girl death: Judicial probe from Friday
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) A judicial probe into the case of a Pakistani Hindu medical student who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her hostel room earlier this month, will begin from Friday after…
Pak PM’s aide trolled for insensitive comment on earthquake
Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Special Assistant to the Pakistan Prime Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Firdaus Ashiq Awan, went for a toss on social media after a comment she made at an event in Islamabad…
35 US lawmakers urge India-Pakistan talks
Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) Thirty-five US lawmakers have called for bilateral talks between India and Pakistan to help keep peace and security in Kashmir in the wake of abrogation of Article 370. In a letter…
Pak Hindu MP slams Trump for ‘Islamic terror’ remark
Karachi, Sep 25 (IANS) A Hindu lawmaker from Pakistan has expressed disappointment over US President Donald Trump’s comments about ‘Islamic terrorism’, saying terrorism has no religion. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, a lawmaker from Pakistan Prime Minister…
Imran thanks Turkish President for support on Kashmir
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) After receiving support from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to him. According to a report in…
Pak blasphemy accused acquitted after nearly 20 years
Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a blasphemy accused who was earlier sentenced to death by the trial and high court, after nearly two decades. The apex court, in its…
Maryam Nawaz sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand
Lahore, Sep 25 (IANS) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz, was on Wednesday sent to jail on judicial remand in a corruption case by an accountability…
Karachi to award citizens who identify people throwing trash
Karachi, Sep 25 (IANS) The government of Pakistan’s Sindh province has decided to award $639 to any person who “films and identifies people who throw garbage” on the streets of Karachi. While addressing the media…
Treason case against Musharraf to be heard daily
Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) A special court has decided to hear a high treason case against former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on a daily basis in an effort to conclude the trial pending since December…
Pakistani PM says mediating between US, Iran
United Nations, Sep 25 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he is working to help defuse the tensions in the Gulf at the request of both US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown…
Pak rejects Indian Army chief’s Balakot statement
Islamabad, Sep 24 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday rejected a statement by Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat, in which he said that a terrorist camp in Balakot has been “reactivated”. “Indian allegations that Pakistan is…