New York, Sep 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s Envoy to United Nations Maleeha Lodhi said that she met UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and urged him to intervene in the Kashmir issue. Lodhi on Tuesday tweeted: “In…
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) The FATF’s Asia Pacific Group has scrutinized Pakistan’s compliance report on the supervision of a regulatory regime and investigation against outfits and persons involved in terror-financing. The Financial Action Task Force…
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) The UN in its latest report has revealed that new cases of HIV in Pakistan were increasing at their fastest rate, with a dramatic surge among transgenders and sex workers. Figures…
Lahore, Sep 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s Punjab province has banned officers below the rank of SHO from using video recording enabled smartphones inside police stations. The move came after the increase in video clips displaying Punjab…
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has constituted a two-member bench to hear an appeal filed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case….
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Soon after UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Monday voiced her concerns over the impact of the “recent actions by the Government of India on the human rights…
Lahore, Sep 9 (IANS) After uproar on social media, the Lahore-based University of Engineering and Technology (UET) withdrew the notification that called for gender segregation on the campus. According to a September 6 notification, signed…
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN)Maleeha Lodhi has called for action, and not just words, on the part of the United Nations on the issue of Kashmir. In…
Lahore, Sep 9 (IANS) A Christian youth, identified as Amir Masih, was tortured to death by Lahore police, the family of the youth alleged on Monday. Masih’s family said that he was killed in police…
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistan, which has been accusing India of alleged human rights violations in Kashmir, has its own National Commission for Human Rights dysfunctional for more than three months as the process to…
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) At least 22 activists were arrested in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir for alleged rioting amid a pro-independence sit-in, a media report said. The arrests took place on Sunday in Hajira sub-division, Dawn…
Lahore, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistan may be celebrating Pushpa Kohli — a Hindu woman who became the first police officer in Sindh province, but how it treats its women force is clear from the story…
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday left for Geneva where he will take up the Kashmir issue at the 42nd session of UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). While chairing…
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) The number of polio cases detected in Pakistan this year has reached 62, the highest since 2015, health authorities said. The number reached 62 after two more cases were reported on…
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistan has been attacking India for communication lockdown in Kashmir, but has not hesitated to shut down Internet services in various parts of the country, including Islamabad, Karachi, Rawalpindi and Peshawar…
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will attract trade, investment and technology from China to Pakistan so as to help boost his country’s future development….
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) In a desperate attempt to revive its cash-strapped economy, Pakistan organised belly dance performances at an event to woo global investors. Organised by the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI)…
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Eminent Pakistani scientist and former minister for science and technology Atta-ur-Rehman has said that Indias moon mission was a wake-up call for Pakistan, which requires to follow suit. Speaking to a…
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) One of the highest paid actress in Pakistan, Mehwish Hayat ran into American singer Nick Jonas at a tennis match in the US and shared a photo of them. The “Load…
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday met visiting Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi here on Sunday. The meeting came a day after Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi…