Eye on Pakistan

Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) The number of dengue cases cases across Pakistan has crossed the 10,000 level mark, with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Zafar Mirza warning that there will be…

Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) After successfully making daal and roti, Thomas Drew, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, has now showcased his skills in cooking ‘gajar ka halwa’. Drew posted a video on Twitter on…

Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) In Pakistan, more than a third of children miss out on vaccines, a government report, said adding that only 66 per cent of children aged between 12 and 23 months received…

Rawalpindi, Sep 21 (IANS) A Pakistani cleric has been arrested on the charge of sexually molesting a minor madrasa student in Rawalpindi, police said. The arrest was made on Friday on the basis of a…

Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) operated as many as 46 flights from the Islamabad Airport in 2016-17 with no passengers onboard the planes, a media report said on Saturday. An audit…

Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Over 1,300 child sexual abuse cases have been reported across Pakistan between January and June this year, a report has revealed. The report compiled by the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Sahil said…

Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday left for the US to attend the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) from Saudi Arabia, the Foreign Office said here. Saudi…

Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) An International Monitory Fund (IMF) mission has concluded a five-day visit to Pakistan, highlighting progress in multiple key areas. According to a statement posted on the IMF website on Friday, the…

Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) The accountability court of Islamabad has fixed October 5 as the date for indictment of former President Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur as well as other accused in the…

Lahore, Sep 20 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday accused the Imran Khan-led government of using the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to crush the opposition. Sharif was speaking after meeting his family…

Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) A citizen-led initiative of a global climate march, organised by Climate Action Now to help stop global warming, was held on Friday across Pakistan. Marches were held in over 25 cities…

Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Another child was abducted from Pakistan’s Kasur, two days after the remains of three minor boys, whom the police said were murdered after being raped, were recovered in the city’s Chunian…

Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to meet US President Donald Trump in New York on September 23, hours after he arrives in the city for the 74th session of…

Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Nearly 9,000 cases of dengue have been reported from across Pakistan this year, while 16 people lost their lives during this period. Briefing the media here on Thursday, Chief of Disease…

Peshawar, Sep 20 (IANS) China has decided to open a visa office in Peshawar to further boost economic relations with Pakistan, Beijing’s Ambassador to Islamabad Yao Jing said. Ambassador Yao made the announcement on Thursday…

Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who is on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, has expressed Islamabad’s resolve to stand with the Kingdom “in the event of a threat to its…