Shocking: Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa reacts to Sialkot lynching incident
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday described the killing of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot region of Pakistan as 'shocking'.
Islamabad/IBNS: In a chilling case of a vigilante mob justice, a Sri Lankan man was lynched and then set on fire by a marauding crowd at a factory in Pakistan's Sialkot on accusation of blamsphemy, sparking global outrage over the rising incidents of religious fundamentalism in the Islamic nation.
A day of shame for Pakistan: PM Imran Khan reacts to Sialkot lynching
Islamabad: Strongly condemning the mob lynching of a Sri Lankan national in northeast Pakistan's Sialkot over allegations of blasphemy, Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday evening said the "horrific" incident was a "day of shame" for the country.
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show-cause notice to Channel 24, a Pak Urdu news channel, for allegedly airing hate speech, inciting violence and being offensive to commonly accepted standards of decency in the programme 'Najam Sethi Show', according to the Dawn newspaper.
Chinese province Guangzhou, Lahore knot friendship city ties
Guangzhou/UNI/Xinhua: The city of Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, knotted friendship city ties with Lahore, Pakistan, according to a notice issued by Guangzhou's municipal foreign affairs office Friday.
PPP rallies in Nowshera, Peshawar will be held no matter what: Bilawal tells Imran Khan govt
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Friday warned the PTI government not to block its rallies in Nowshera and Peshawar or there will be “Dama Dam Mast Qalandar”.
Pakistan: PML-N prez dubs EVMs 'evil and vicious machines' at joint session of parliament
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called the electronic voting machines (EVMs) as "evil and vicious machines" and slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government for not being serious in creating consensus on electoral reforms.
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to be in deep trouble very soon as the Pak army and establishment have given a nudge to Khan's predecessor Nawaz Sharif to return to the country, according to an exclusive report by Indian television network CNN-News18.
Former Pakistan President Zardari says Imran Khan govt will not complete five-year term
Islamabad: Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the Pakistani government, under the leadership of PM Imran Khan, will not complete its five-year tenure.
Pakistan: Punjab govt's request forced to revoke ban on TLP
Islamabad/IBNS: The Imran Khan-government in Pakistan recently lifted a ban on proscribed hardline Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in line with the “secret agreement” it had signed with the group on Oct 31, media reports said.
Sindh, Balochistan refuse to contribute in Ehsaas Rashan programme, won't get subsidy: Pakistan govt
Islamabad/UNI: The people of Sindh and Balochistan are likely not to benefit from Prime Minister Imran Khan's Ehsaas Rashan subsidy as both provinces have refused to contribute their 65 per cent share to the programme for six months.
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday told an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi that Islamabad would “favourably consider” the request by the Afghan Taliban to allow trucks carrying Indian wheat through Pakistan “on exceptional basis”.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan allowed use of force against TLP, military advised against it
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government had authorised use of force against the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters but the military had advised against it, according to a report by a Pakistani daily.
Afghanistan govt mediating between TTP, Islamabad: Reports
Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan is mediating talks between Tahrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamabad, media reports said on Monday.
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's multi-party opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), has decided to hold a country-wide protest and a long march towards the capital, Islamabad, against the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's "anti-people policies" and inflation.