Eye on Pakistan

Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) A Pakistani team has left for Bangkok for a face-to-face meeting with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for a final evaluation of its anti-money laundering and terror-financing report, the media…

Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Yao Jing, the Ambassador of China to Pakistan, has announced that Beijing has planned to invest $1 billion in development projects in Islamabad. He made the announcement while addressing the Islamabad…

Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) The Pakistan government is set to waive off $257,692 visa fees of 2,511 Chinese nationals working on development projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the media reported on Saturday. The…

Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has vowed to expedite work on $20 billion investment commitments for Pakistan before the next meeting of Pak-Saudi Supreme Coordination Council, a media report said on Saturday. “The proposed…

Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Pakistan will on Saturday host a key trilateral meeting involving China and Afghanistan to discuss “peace process and security cooperation”. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is set to host Chinese Foreign…

Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) A high-level delegation of the US Department of Defence will be in Islamabad next week to meet Pakistans civilian and military officials, announced Assistant Secretary of Defence Randall Schriver. Schriver made…

Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has decided to add a religious tourism category to the online visa system for Sikh pilgrims looking to apply for visas to visit Kartarpur, it emerged on Friday….

Muzaffarabad, Sep 6 (IANS) The banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front has announced holding a “peaceful” freedom march towards the Line of Control (LoC) on October 4. The announcement was made by JKLF central spokesperson…

Rawalpindi, Sep 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Imran Khan and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the Line of Control (LoC) on Friday, said a press release by the military’s media wing ISPR. According to…

Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has recommended that the act of triple talaq (or instant divorce) should be deemed a punishable crime. Replying to a question by Member of National…

Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has raised questions on the conscience of the international community over atrocities in the occupied Kashmir, the country’s media reported. “Is the international community’s humanity dead…

Rawalpindi, Sep 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday called Kashmir Pakistan’s “jugular vein” and said that altering its special status poses challenges to the country’s security and integrity. In his message on Pakistan’s…

Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) In the wake of worsening fiscal front of the economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has decided to send an ‘SOS’ mission to Pakistan this month for suggesting ways and means…

Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Represen-ta–tives of Pakistani medics have reques-ted the Indian High Commission to provide them visas to visit Kashmir, a media report said on Friday. “I met the Indian High Commission’s First Secre-tary…

Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has started seeking accountability from his Ministers, as his office issued a ‘red letter’ to 27 Ministries over their failure to submit reports. This is the…

Lahore, Sep 6 (IANS) A first-ever Sikh exhibition is currently on display at the Lahore Museum which has been organised in connection with the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak dev, the founder of Sikhism,…

Lahore, Sep 6 (IANS) A teenager in Lahore has died after he was allegedly beaten severely by his school teacher, according to classmates and police. The police said that Hafiz Hunain Bilal, a student of…

Islamabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Pakistan wanted a clear and unequivocal message on Kashmir from the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, who are on a visit to Islamabad, Pakistani media reports said on…