Former Pakistan minister says situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa deteriorating rapidly
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:41 am
Islamabad: A prominent minister of the former PM Imran Khan-led government has claimed that the security situation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is deteriorating rapidly.
Peshawar blast investigation: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police take a stand with threat of mass resignation
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:34 am
Peshawar: A memo circulated by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police's special branch has revealed that over 100,000 junior ranks are considering resigning en masse if the recent attack on the mosque wasn’t not properly investigated, media reports said.
Feb 05, 2023, at 12:14 am
Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab Home Department has directed Chinese nationals, who are living in the province or working with private companies, to hire private security companies of A category for their security, media reports said.
TTP can’t be eliminated without Kabul’s support, says PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry
Feb 05, 2023, at 12:05 am
Islamabad: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan could not be eliminated without the support of the Afghanistan government.
Stop intel agencies from meddling in politics: Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan asks President Alvi
Feb 04, 2023, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: PTI chief Imran Khan has sought the president's intervention to stop the “brazen interference of intelligence agencies” in politics, media reports said on Saturday.
Bhutan on course of graduating from Least Developed Countries status by June 2023: Reports
Feb 04, 2023, at 10:37 pm
Thimpu: Bhutan is on its way to graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) status by June 2023, media reports said on Saturday.
PTA bans Wikipedia in Pakistan over 'sacrilegious content'
Feb 04, 2023, at 09:19 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned popular website Wikipedia in the country for not “blocking/removing sacrilegious content” within the 48-hour deadline given to the website, media reports said on Saturday.
Feb 04, 2023, at 07:34 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistan leader has stirred a row with his bizarre solution to the country's economic crisis that has kept the South Asian nation on an edge, media reports said.
Myanmar junta is selling Rakhine's natural gas to China: Reports
Feb 04, 2023, at 07:06 pm
Naypyidaw: Myanmar's military junta has been selling Rakhine’s natural gas to China and it has sold over USD 1.43 billion worth of it in 2022, media reports said.
Pakistan: Police detain over 20 Afghan refugees from Islamabad
Feb 04, 2023, at 03:17 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani police have detained more than 20 Afghan refugees in Islamabad city on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan Rupee slides further to touch Rs 276.58 per dollar
Feb 03, 2023, at 11:06 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani Rupee plunged further on Friday to touch Rs 276.58 per dollar in the interbank market, media reports said on Fridayl
Pakistan: Two terrorists killed during exchange of fire with security forces
Feb 03, 2023, at 08:47 pm
Lahore: At least two terrorists were killed by security forces in Pakistan's North Waziristan District during an exchange of fire on Friday, media reports said.
US, Pakistan officials fear looming food crisis
Feb 03, 2023, at 08:44 pm
Islamabad: US and Pakistani officials have said a potential food crisis, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, the ever-rising inflation, and the devaluation of rupee “is a real concern in Pakistan”.
Hazara Committee in UK releases report on situation of members in Pakistan
Feb 03, 2023, at 08:40 pm
Islamabad: The Hazara community in the UK has recently released a report which revealed the atrocities faced by the community members in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Police stage demonstration against rising terrorism in KP
Feb 03, 2023, at 08:21 pm
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Wednesday protested against the rising terrorism in the province, media reports said.
Pakistan: Officers at Secretariat announce strike from Feb 6
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:40 pm
Peshawar: Officers at the Pakistani secretariat recently announced they will observe a pen-down strike from Feb 6 against what they said discrimination in grant of the executive allowance.
Pakistan ranks 140th in Corruption Perception Index
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:28 pm
Islamabad: Transparency International (TI) on Tuesday issued its 2022 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report on global corruption where it found that the shared rule of Shehbaz Sharif and Imran Khan government is more than before.
Ahmadi Mosque under attack in Pakistan's Karachi
Feb 03, 2023, at 06:38 pm
Karachi/IBNS: Some unknown people broke the minarets of Ahmadi Masjid at Sadar in Pakistan’s Karachi and escaped on Friday.
Pakistan: 18 killed in trailer-coach collision in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Feb 03, 2023, at 05:47 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 18 people were killed and several were injured when a passenger coach collided with a trailer in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
Pakistan's Balochistan facing severe financial crisis: Reports
Feb 03, 2023, at 03:53 pm
Quetta: Balochistan is facing a financial crisis for the last three months as it has not received its share of Rs11 billion under the National Finance Commission (NFC) award, a key official of the province has said.
Pakistan: Passenger bus, oil tanker crash in KP, 17 die
Feb 03, 2023, at 03:43 pm
Peshawar: A fuel tanker and a passenger coach collided close to Kohat tunnel in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which left 17 people, including women and children, dead, media reports said.
China sends 23 military aircraft, 4 ships to Taiwan strait
Feb 03, 2023, at 02:37 pm
Beijing: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the island’s armed forces registered 23 military aircraft and four ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) approaching the island in the last 24 hours.
Pakistan: Power supply to Turbat, Panjgur, Gwadar areas curtailed
Feb 03, 2023, at 02:21 am
Quetta: Power supply to Turbat, Panjgur and Gwadar, the three districts of Makran division in Pakistan, were badly hit on Sunday and the situation remained the same on Monday after Iran suspended power supply to these areas.
Pakistan: Expansion in nuclear power generation hits snags
Feb 03, 2023, at 02:14 am
Islamabad: The development of C-5, which is the fifth unit of the Chashma Nuclear Power Generating Station, has been hit by a snag due to the reported refusal by the Ministry of Finance to furnish a sovereign guarantee, media reports said.
Feb 03, 2023, at 01:46 am
New Delhi: A prominent Muslim scholar has said there is no other country like India where Islamic works could be carried out.
China sends 23 military aircraft, 4 ships to Taiwan strait
Feb 02, 2023, at 04:41 pm
Beijing/UNI: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the island’s armed forces registered 23 military aircraft and four ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) approaching the island in the last 24 hours.
Bangladesh: Police arrest 12 Jamaat-e-Islami activists
Feb 02, 2023, at 05:29 am
Feni: Bangladesh police recently arrested 12 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami on charges of conspiring anti-state activities.
Pakistan's inflation touches record high figure of 27.6 pct
Feb 02, 2023, at 12:08 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's annual inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), spiked to a decades-high level of 27.55 per cent in January, compared to 24.5pc in the previous month, media reports said on Wednesday.
Three Afghanistan nationals died in Pakistani prisons in recent months: Reports
Feb 01, 2023, at 03:57 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan Consulate in Karachi has said over 1,000 Afghan refugees, including women and children, are currently present in prisons in Pakistan.
Feb 01, 2023, at 03:43 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday reacted to the Peshawar bomb blast and said worshippers were not killed during prayers even in India, adding that the country has sowed seeds of terrorism, media reports said.