Heavy rains kill 57 in NW Pakistan, PoK

Peshawar, Apr 4 (IBNS): Torrential rains which has hit Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan areas left at least 57 people dead.

Pakistan: Qadri supporters ransack Islamabad, at least 16 civilians injured

Islamabad, Mar 28 (IBNS) At least 16 civilians were injured in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, as the Police clashed with Mumtaz Qadri's supporters on Monday, according to reports.

Pakistan: Lahore suicide attack kills over 60

Lahore, Mar 27 (IBNS): More than 60 people have been killed and 300 others were injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan's Lahore city on Sunday, media reports said.

Pervez Musharraf leaves for Dubai

Islamabad, Mar 18 (IBNS): Seeking 'medical treatment', Pakistan's former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf left for Dubai on Friday.

15 killed in Pakistan blast

Peshawar, Mar 16 (IBNS): At least 15 people were killed as a blast occurred in a bus in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Wednesday, reports said.

Pakistan team to depart for India only after receiving security assurance, says Minister

Islamabad, Mar 10 (IBNS) Pakistan's Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar on Thursday ruled that the national side will not travel to India to participate in the ICC World T20 unless the government of the host nation provide public assurance to provide fool-proof security to the team.

NASA data used to track groundwater in Pakistan

New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The vast farmlands of Pakistan -- a country with an economy based on agriculture -- rely on one of the largest continuous irrigation systems in the world.

Pakistan: Former Punjab Gov Salman Taseer's assassin Mumtaz Qadri hanged

Islamabad, Feb 29 (IBNS) Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer was hanged earlier on Monday in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail, according to reports.

Pakistan Parliament shifted to solar power

Islamabad, Feb 23 (IBNS) Setting an example, solar power plant has been inaugurated in Pakistan Parliament House here on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Van hit by train, 8 killed

Islamabad, Feb 15 (IBNS) At least eight people were killed as a van was hit by Lahore-bound Fareed Express close to the near Allah Dino Saand railway station in Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Valentine's Day should be avoided: Pakistan President tells countrymen

Islamabad, Feb 13 (IBNS); Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has urged people not to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Pakistan accuses India of 'making unsubstantiated terror allegations'

Islamabad, Jan 28 (IBNS) Pakistan on Thursday accused India of making "unsubstantiated terror allegations against Pakistan."

FAO helps Pakistan cope with natural disasters such as floods, quakes, droughts

New York, Jan 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With Pakistan suffering a multitude of natural disasters each year, including floods, earthquakes, droughts, landslides and avalanches, a United Nations development agency is teaming up with State and provincial authorities to shore up the country's agriculture, among the sectors most affected.

Nawaz Sharif says militants are attacking soft targets in Pakistan

Davos, Jan 22 (IBNS) Condemning the militant attack in Bacha Khan University, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif said terrorists were attacking 'soft targets' in his nation.

UN chief condemns terrorist attack at Pakistani university

New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack by armed militants at Bacha Khan University in the city of Charsadda, Pakistan, which killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens more.