Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari enters active politics by addressing PDM rally, targets Imran Khan govt
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Islamabad/Multan: Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, youngest daughter of late Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, made an impactful entry to politics by addressing the crucial Multan rally of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) where she targeted the PM Imran Khan-led government by saying the public has given its verdict and the "selected will have to go now".
Canada now extends security review of Chinese state firm’s gold mine bid
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Ottawa: The Canadian government has extended a national security review of a US$165 million Chinese takeover of a Canadian gold mining company operating in the country’s strategic far north, highlighting the possible dispute between the two nations.
China pressing minorities into mould of a new 'single nation-state': Report
Dec 02, 2020, at 04:54 pm
Beijing: President Xi Jinping's government is promoting a less tolerant pan-Chinese identity that is pressing minorities into the mould of a new 'single nation-state', reports Asia Times.
Kashmirs: Alike in polls, different in 'execution'
Dec 02, 2020, at 04:21 am
Elections were held in both Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in November and that is where the similarities between the two nuclear-armed neighbours end.
Pakistan again records Polio cases
Dec 01, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Quetta: Pakistan has once again reported polio cases as the new instance was reported from Balochistan region of the country, media reports said.
COVID-19 resurgence in Pakistan: Foreign investors pull out $471.7mln from debt market
Dec 01, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Foreign investors pulled out $471.7 million from Pakistan’s debt market in five months as lower interest rates and spike of COVID-19 weighed down their investment appetite, media reports said, quoting central bank’s data.
Pakistan's COVID-19 death toll crosses 8000
Nov 30, 2020, at 09:06 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan COVID-19 death toll has crossed 8000 mark, media reports said on Monday.
Uyghur-Tibet repression: Billboards put up in London against China’s Chen Quanguo
Nov 30, 2020, at 06:30 pm
London: London city recently witnessed the presence of several billboards which demanded the arrest of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary Chen Quanguo.
Pakistan: Swat residents threaten protest over gas outages
Nov 30, 2020, at 06:09 pm
Islamabad: The residents of Gumbad Maira, Malookabad, Shahdara Watkey regions of Pakistan have warned they might stage protest if the prolonged gas outages did not end without delay, media reports said.
Nov 30, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Awami Workers Party leader Baba Jan was released recently from prison after spending nine years behind the bar on charges of rioting during a 2011 protest over the Attabad Lake disaster.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari slams Imran Khan govt for sacking 4,544 employees of PSM
Nov 30, 2020, at 03:15 am
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has slammed the Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government for laying off as many as 4,544 employees of the Pakistan Steel Mill (PSM).
Maryam Nawaz Sharif to attend Multan rally tomorrow
Nov 30, 2020, at 02:45 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif will attend the Multan rally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Monday, media reports said.
Felt helpless to know about my mother's death from behind prison: Shahbaz Sharif
Nov 30, 2020, at 02:37 am
Islamabad: PML-N leader Shahbaz Sharif, who is one of the major opposition faces in the country, said he felt helpless in prison when he heard about his mother's demise.
Pakistan: Court summons PM Imran Khan’s aide, federal ministers over contempt of court
Nov 30, 2020, at 02:27 am
Pakistan: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday summoned two federal ministers, an aide to PM Imran Khan and two others over two identical petitions seeking their prosecution for committing contempt of a special court, Dawn News reported.
Chinese defence minister Wei Fenghe arrives for one-day visit to Nepal
Nov 30, 2020, at 02:10 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe arrived here on Sunday morning for a one-day visit and he is likely to meet Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, President Bidya Devi Bhandari and the Army chief General Purna Chandra Thapa.
Pakistan: PDM leaders challenge Imran Khan, vow to hold Multan rally tomorrow
Nov 30, 2020, at 01:23 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday challenged the PM Imran Khan-led government and said the Multan rally on Monday will be held.
Bangladesh registers 29 more nCoV deaths, 1,788 new cases
Nov 30, 2020, at 12:14 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Saturday recorded 1,788 fresh novel coronavirus cases, taking the country's tally to 4,62,407 while 29 more people succumbed to the pandemic.
ICRC employee kidnapped in central Afghanistan: Reports
Nov 29, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: An employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was abducted in Afghanistan’s central Maidan Wardak province, the Ariana News TV channel reported on Sunday.
Benazir Bhutto's daughter Aseefa to address Multan rally
Nov 29, 2020, at 04:24 am
Islamabad: Challenging the Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s youngest child, is expected to address the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) rally in Multan on Nov 30.
Pakistan: Thousands attend PTM rally in Chaman
Nov 29, 2020, at 12:10 am
Chaman: A large number of people participated in the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) rally in Chaman on Friday.
Hong Kong top court cancels compulsory haircuts for male prisoners - Reports
Nov 28, 2020, at 12:36 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Hong Kong’s top court ruled on Friday that a requirement of the Correctional Services Department for male inmates to keep their hair short was a form of sex discrimination, media reported, citing the court decision.
Pakistan witnessing surge in COVID-19 cases, over 3000 cases recorded
Nov 27, 2020, at 10:45 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases as the nation recorded over 3000 cases for the past three days.
Bangladesh: Police arrest two madrasa teachers for sexually abusing students
Nov 27, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Tangail/Bangladesh: Police have arrested two madrasa teachers for allegedly sexually abusing two students in Bangladesh's Tangail region.
Durban: Several mobile banners rolled out to protest against human rights abuses in Pakistan
Nov 26, 2020, at 11:02 pm
Durban: Ahead of the 12th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack, several mobile banners have been rolled out in Durban city of South Africa to protest against human rights abuses in Pakistan.
Pakistan: JuD plans to remember 10 terrorists who carried out 2008 Mumbai attack
Nov 26, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Islamabad: Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the political front of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has planned to host an event in Sahiwal city in Punjab on Thursday to commemorate the Nov 26 Mumbai attack of 2008 by remembering the terrorists.
Pakistani lawyer tests positive, attends courtroom as his adjournment request was dismissed
Nov 26, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Islamabad: A COVID-19 positive lawyer appeared in the courtroom at the Supreme Court while Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Gulzar Ahmed was hearing a case recently, an event showing the casual attitude towards the disease in the country, media reports said.
Pakistan: Key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari tests positive for COVID-19
Nov 26, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19.
Pakistan People's Party chief Bilawal Bhutto tests positive for Coronavirus
Nov 26, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's opposition leader and chairman of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto on Thursday said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
2008 Mumbai Terror Attack: European Parliamentarians call for Pakistan’s impunity to cease
Nov 26, 2020, at 12:02 am
Writing to the current Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Ryszard Czarnecki and Fulvio Martusciello condemned Pakistan for not yet having brought to justice those who orchestrated the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, known as 26/11.
Pakistan: Karachi's fire department remains in dilapidated state
Nov 25, 2020, at 11:51 pm
Islamabad: One of the most crucial elements in Karachi city-fire brigade- is in an utterly poor condition and the crumbling state is evident from the fact that firefighters are not being properly paid and even the equipment and facilities remain outdated, according to media reports in Pakistan.