Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) Education authorities in Pakistan’s Haripur district have made it mandatory for all female students of government schools to wear an abaya, gown or chador, aimed at “protecting them from eve-teasing and…
Muzaffarabad, Sep 13 (IANS) With his appeal to Muslim-majority countries and the global community failing to fetch any results, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday tried to ratchet up Muslim sentiments against India over…
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Like countless other stories that describe the pain of the India-Pakistan partition, another story is circulating on social media in which Indian historian and author Aanchal Malhotra shared an image of…
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will address a Kashmir “solidarity” rally in Muzzafarabad on Friday to send the world a message regarding “the military curfew imposed in Indian occupied Kashmir”. After…
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) A group of US senators have urged President Donald Trump to help ease the ongoing “clampdown in occupied Kashmir by the Indian armed forces”. Senators Chris Van Hollen, Ben Cardin, Lindsey…
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Pakistan has begun diplomatic efforts to bring the now suspended Afghan peace talks back on track, fearing that an absence of negotiated settlement of the 18-year-long conflict would trigger a new…
Karachi, Sep 13 (IANS) Moodys credit rating agency has placed Pakistan among countries that might face serious financing issues in the extreme scenario under the ongoing US-China trade tensions as Islamabads reliance on foreign currency…
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet US President Donald Trump twice during his visit to Washington later this month where he will also address the UN General Assembly (UNGA), a…
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) told the Islamabad High Court that an order issued by President Arif Alvi for the appointment of two ECP members from Sindh and Balochistan was…
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the Imran Khan government, his Interior Minister Brigadier (Retd) Ijaz Ahmed Shah has acknowledged that Islamabad has “failed” to get the backing of the international community…
Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson Mohammad Faisal on Thursday dismissed media reports which claimed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministers, during their recent trip to Pakistan, had…
Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) A fact-checking organisation has found truth in Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s statement that petrol prices in the country have reached an all-time high. Last month, Opposition leader Bilawal…
Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday issued a notice to Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry against a petition seeking his disqualification. The Express Tribune reported that the…
Peshawar, Sep 12 (IANS) China has offered to build facilities, including a hospital, at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan to promote trade and commerce in the region. “The functioning of the Torkham…
Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) The Asia-Pacific Group (APG) next month will submit its assessment of Pakistans progress on strengthening of its systems against money laundering and terror financing, a media report said on Thursday. “The…
Geneva, Sep 11 (IANS) Uneasiness over non-cooperation by world leaders on the Kashmir issue could easily be traced in the statements of Pakistani leaders. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s fresh statement is an example…
Karachi, Sep 11 (IANS) Pakistan has left India behind in terms of Internet download speed, claimed a report in the Pakistani media on Wednesday. According to ‘Roznama Duniya’, Internet speed mapping firm Ookla has issued…
Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday announced holding of a Kashmir solidarity rally in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (PoK) capital Muzaffarabad on Friday. “I am going to do a big jalsa in…
Lahore, Sep 10 (IANS) After the suspension of trade and transport services between India and Pakistan, those most severely hit are the Pakistani coolies who work at Wagah border transporting goods. Now they are facing…
Karachi, Sep 10 (IANS) The price of milk has gone out of control across major cities of Pakistan on the day when Muharram is observed, according to Pakistani media reports. The price of milk has…