Feb 18, 2024, at 12:26 am
Workers and supporters of various political parties are continuing their protest in Balochistan over alleged rigging charges in the February 8 general polls.
Pakistan's February 8 general polls challenged in apex court
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:22 am
The Pakistani Supreme Court has scheduled for hearing a petition which seeks a declaration of the February 8 general polls in the country as null and void.
Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues, says UN
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:10 am
Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on Friday based on an extensive survey of women across the country.
We have never recognized Durand and will never recognize it, says Afghanistan's top Taliban leader
Feb 17, 2024, at 11:14 pm
A Taliban top leader has said his administration will never recognize the Durand Line as its official border with Pakistan.
PTI to demonstrate in Peshawar against alleged rigging in national polls
Feb 16, 2024, at 11:20 pm
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will stage a demonstration against alleged rigging in the general polls in Peshawar city of Pakistan on Saturday.
White House voices concern over rigging allegation in Pakistan general polls
Feb 16, 2024, at 11:00 pm
The White House has expressed concerns over the allegations that the recently held national polls in Pakistan were not performed in a free and fair manner.
PoK residents want region to merge with India, says activist Amjad Ayub Mirza
Feb 16, 2024, at 09:47 pm
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has claimed people of his region are fed up with Pakistani occupation and want it to merge with India.
BNM UK to campaign to create awareness about atrocities committed by Pakistan against community
Feb 16, 2024, at 08:02 pm
The UK cell of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) recently announced an awareness campaign for the atrocities committed against the Baloch community in Pakistan,media reports said.
Prominent women journalists face online harassment in Pakistan, NWDJR feels deeply concerned
Feb 16, 2024, at 03:34 pm
The Network of Women Journalists for Digital Rights (NWDJR) has expressed 'deep concerns' over the ongoing attacks against prominent women journalist Meher Bokhari and others in online spaces by PML-N supporters.
ISIS fighters amassing in Afghanistan near Tajik
Feb 15, 2024, at 07:32 am
Dushanbe: Militants from Islamic State (ISIS) are amassing in Afghanistan near the northern border with Tajikistan, the chief of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Joint Staff, Col. Gen. Andrei Serdyukov, said on Wednesday.
Pakistan planning to sell First Women Bank to UAE govt
Feb 15, 2024, at 12:23 am
Pakistan's federal government is planning to sell First Woman Bank Limited to the UAE government, media reports said.
US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher to visit Taiwan
Feb 14, 2024, at 11:36 pm
The US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher and a delegation of lawmakers will visit Taiwan on February 21 in a show of the United States’ support for the island after the elections, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with his plan.
Feb 13, 2024, at 11:19 pm
Pakistani leader Barrister Ali Zafar has said PTI founder and former PM Imran Khan has insisted that his party was ready to engage with all political parties apart from the PML-N, PPP and MQM-P as the political outfits across the country continue to struggle to form the next government.
Protests continue in Balochistan over alleged 'rigging' in Pakistan polls
Feb 13, 2024, at 11:15 pm
Traffic movement was disrupted after protesters from different political outfits in Balochistan demonstrated against alleged rigging in the recently held general polls elections in Pakistan.
Inflated power bills leave consumers in Lahore struggling
Feb 13, 2024, at 11:08 pm
Consumers in Pakistan's Lahore city are struggling with overburdened electricity tariff with Lesco’s overbilling in various field formations leaving people stunned.
Pakistani court summons caretaker PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar on February 19 over Baloch missing students
Feb 13, 2024, at 08:47 pm
The Islamabad High Court has summoned caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on February 19 over failing to recover alleged missing students in Balochistan.
Six unknown bodies recovered from Pakistan's Quetta city
Feb 13, 2024, at 12:05 am
Six unknown bodies have been recovered from a mountainous area in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.
Chinese Embassy warns Swedish city over forging close ties with Taiwan
Feb 12, 2024, at 11:51 pm
The Chinese Embassy in Sweden has warned Gothenburg City Council after it decided to stitch sister city agreements with Taiwan, media reports said.
Last two Afghan prisoners released from Guantanamo prison, arrive in Afghanistan
Feb 12, 2024, at 11:14 pm
The last two Afghan prisoners who had been in the U.S.-run Guantanamo prison for years were set free and returned to Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported.
Two NDM men dead, Mohsin Dawar injured after police open fire on them in Pakistan during protest
Feb 12, 2024, at 05:14 am
Two National Democratic Movement workers were killed and 15 others, including party chairman Mohsin Dawar, injured after police opened fire on them while they were protesting in Miramshah Cantonment area of Pakistan on Saturday.
Explosion in Pakistani hospital leaves seven people, including two-year-old child-injured
Feb 12, 2024, at 04:33 am
At least seven people, including a two-year-old child, were injured after an explosion occurred at a hospital in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday.
Pakistan forces allegedly abduct individual from Quetta
Feb 12, 2024, at 03:11 am
Pakistani forces have allegedly abducted an individual after he was arrested from Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan security forces kill militant ringleader in Khyber
Feb 12, 2024, at 03:07 am
Pakistan security forces killed a militant ringleader during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber district in Pakistan on Sunday.
Feb 11, 2024, at 09:04 pm
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday announced the complete results of the country's General Election 2024 held on February 8.
UN-proscribed terrorist Muhammad Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed defeated in Pakistan national polls
Feb 11, 2024, at 12:14 am
UN-proscribed terrorist Muhammad Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed has lost the Pakistan general polls from Lahore's NA 122 seat, media reports said.
Feb 10, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Political equations in Pakistan are changing every hour with no clear result still seen even with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) now claiming that President Arif Alvi would invite his party to form the government after it got the majority in the national elections, a day after former PM Nawaz Sharif gave his victory speech to people.
Taiwan tracks 5 Chinese military aircraft, 4 naval ships: Reports
Feb 10, 2024, at 10:53 pm
The Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan has said it detected five Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels around Taiwan, media reports said on Saturday.
Feb 10, 2024, at 06:33 am
Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif on Friday claimed his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) won the national polls though no clear picture emerged as results showed Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidates dominating in several seats and promising to give tough battle to other political outfits.
Tibetan singer arbitrarily detained, sentenced to three years in prison in secret trial
Feb 10, 2024, at 05:25 am
In a secret trial in November, a Tibetan singer Palden has been arbitrarily detained and sentenced to three years in prison,media reports said.
Feb 09, 2024, at 08:07 pm
In a tightly contested battle, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party is slightly ahead of its opponents as the counting of votes for the national polls, held on Tuesday, is currently underway.