Pakistan needs to engage Kabul directly to neutralise TTP: Think Tank
Islamabad: A paper released by a think tank has said Pakistan will have to engage the Taliban government in Kabul directly to neutralise the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as the group continues to pose threats to Pakistan’s internal security and western borders.
Pakistan govt seeks US support for reviving economy
Islamabad: Pakistan's Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi told US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman that Islamabad views the United States as an ‘important partner in its efforts to revive” the country’s ailing economy.
Pakistani Rupee depreciates to Rs. 226 against US Dollar
The Pakistani Rupee on Wednesday depreciated to Rs226 after losing 4.1 against the US dollar in the interbank market, media reports said.
Pakistani passport ranks among worst in the world once again
Islamabad: The Pakistani passport has once again been ranked among the worst in the world, Geo TV reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Money allotted for first cancer hospital in Balochistan spent somewhere else
Islamabad: The money, which was allotted for the first cancer hospital in Balochistan region of Pakistan, has been spent somewhere else, media reports said.
Pakistani rupee hits historic low
Islamabad: The Pakistani rupee shattered all previous records on Tuesday, falling to a new low of Rs 222 against the dollar.
Pakistan: 3 people, including FC soldier, die in Quetta grenade blast
Quetta: At least three people, including a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier, were hurt in a grenade attack in Quetta city of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Man caught on camera harassing burqa-clad woman in Islamabad
Islamabad: Pakistani capital Islamabad seems to be becoming unsafe for women and it was evident in the way a man was caught on camera harassing a woman while she was walking on a street.
Pakistan: Boat capsizes in Indus, 19 people drown
Islamabad: At least 19 people were drowned and several others went missing when a boat capsized in River Indus near Machka region of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Sri Lankan crisis highlights risk for Chinese firms investing overseas, feel experts
Beijing: Analysts have cautioned the current political turmoil in Sri Lanka is emerging as a warning sign for Chinese companies that are planning to invest in overseas markets.
Democracy requires moral, not military strength, says ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday deplored the imbalance in civil-military relations in the country when he blamed previous PPP and PML-N governments for ceding space to the army to ‘save their skin’ in corruption cases.
Pakistan: PPP demands protection for Pakhtuns in Sindh
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former federal minister Khawaja Mohammad Khan Hoti has directed the Sindh government to protect Pakhtuns residing in the region.
Pakistan: JUI-F leader gunned down in North Waziristan
North Waziristan: Unknown attackers gunned down a local leader of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl and his colleague near Mirali town in Pakistan on Thursday.
Unidentified gunmen kill counterterrorism officer in Pakistan
Quetta: Unidentified motorcyclists in Pakistan's Kharan town shot dead counterterrorism officer on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Ethnic tension rises in Sindh
Islamabad: Ethnic tensions flared up in several districts of Sindh province after the killing of a 35-year-old man at a hotel in Hyderabad a couple of days ago, Dawn reported on Friday.