Pakistan

Pakistan Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif tests positive for COVID-19

Islamabad: Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, has tested positive for the COVID-19 again as last year in June he had been infected with the virus, reported local…
Pak Election Commission declassifies key documents in PTI foreign funding case

New Delhi: As troubles mount for Imran Khan, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered the declassification of all critical documents linked to the foreign funding case against the ruling Pakistan…

Pak’s mini-budget aftermath: Medicines, cellular services become expensive

Islamabad: Amid soaring inflation in Pakistan, the rates of medicines, prepaid cellular cards and sales tax rate on import of electric vehicles have increased due to the mini-budget worth Rs 360 billion,…
Islamabad HC asks Imran, cabinet to take action against ex-Navy chief

New Delhi: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the Additional Attorney General (AAG) to ensure that its directives for the demolition of the Navy Sailing Club and the initiation of criminal…
Imran Khan speaks to Putin on phone, discusses trade, mutual cooperation

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday and discussed ways to move forward on trade and other mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries. “Just…
Concerns raised after Pak central bank refuses to open Afghanistan Relief Fund

Islamabad: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the central bank of the nation, has refused to abide by the request of the ruling government under Prime Minister Imran Khan to open an…
Human Rights Watch airs concern over civil rights abuses in Pakistan

Islamabad: The Human Rights Watch portrays a grim picture of civil rights abuses in Pakistan and the increasing persecution of religious minorities and marginalised groups. In its chapter on Pakistan, the US-based…

PML-N parliamentary leader Khwaja Muhammad Asif lashes out at Imran Khan govt

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) parliamentary leader Khwaja Muhammad Asif on Friday argued that coming generations would not forgive the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for selling the country and its sovereignty.…
Pakistan government begins probe into misuse of petroleum imports from China

Islamabad: Probe into misuse of petroleum imports from China began in Pakistan as the federal government on Friday ordered all oil marketing companies (OMCs) to provide evidence-based data on the import of…
Pakistan mulls imposing ban on meals at weddings

New Delhi: The Pakistan government is considering reimposing Coronavirus restrictions, particularly on weddings, due to an uptick in Covid-19 cases, Geo News reported. Speaking to Geo News, Parliamentary Secretary on Health, Nausheen…
Meet Tariq Saeed, the man keeping Urdu cricket commentary alive

At a time when the regional languages are dying, an ex-Pakistani cricketer Tariq Saeed who is commentating in the Urdu language is gaining popularity. Tariq Saeed, a 45-year-old man, resident of Montgomery…
Imran Khan launches Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday launched the country’s first-ever National Security Policy, which articulates a citizen-centric framework, placing economic security at its core unlike the previous one-dimensional security policy…
Pakistan’s passport ranks fourth-worst for international travel: Report

Islamabad: The Pakistani passport has been ranked as the fourth worst passport for international travel for the third consecutive year, local media reported citing the report by the Henley Passport Index 2022…
Man wielding Kalashnikov arrested outside Parliament House in Islamabad

Islamabad: Pakistan’s police on Thursday arrested a man for wielding Kalashnikov outside the Parliament House, local media reported. According to ARY News, fear gripped the capital police when a man with a…
Bilawal Bhutto calls Imran Khan ‘crisis of this century’

New Delhi: Lashing out at the Pakistan government over the countrys economic situation and the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday dubbed…