Pakistan

Reporters Without Borders have called for the dismissal of charges against two journalists in Pakistan that could potentially result in the death penalty. Wajahat Khan and Shaheen Sehbai, both residing in the United States, were accused in…

Floodwaters have threatened to create secondary disasters in Pakistan.According to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA), more than one third of the country is underwater.It was reported that food is in short supply…

Saudi Arabia has allowed people from 11 countries to travel to the middle eastern country as it lifted travel ban from Sunday that was imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, Gulf News reported.Citing people familiar with the development,…

Pakistan’s state-run council of clerics has given its approval for the construction of a new temple for minority Hindus.The council of clerics, which advises the government on religious issues, ruled on Wednesday October 28, 2020, that…

Not less that seven people have been killed in an explosion at a religious school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.Police officials report that the blast wounded 70 others, many of them children.The blast occurred at the…

Not less than 15 people have been killed in stampede among thousands of Afghans who gathered near Pakistan's consulate on Tuesday as jostling broke out between people applying for visas.Over 3,000 Afghans had congregated on the open…

The Pakistani Authorities have lifted a ban on TikTok after assurances that “immoral” content would be blocked in accordance with the country's laws.Earlier this month, Islamabad had banned the popular video-sharing application due to…

A landslide which struck a passenger bus in northern Pakistan on Sunday October 18, 2020, has killed all 16 people on board.The incident took place near mountainous Skurdu town -- a famous tourist destination in Gilgit-Baltistan region,…

The Pakistani opposition groups have united to launch a new platform and begin protests against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government.They have agreed also to make a rare denunciation of the military for meddling.In a statement signed…

Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has indicted India for the attack on the stock exchange building in Karachi on Monday.While disclosing this on Tuesday June 30, 2020, Khan told journalists that he had 'no doubt' that India was behind…

Gunmen have attacked the Pakistani stock exchange building in the city of Karachi.While disclosing this on Monday June 29, 2020, an official stated that four assailants were killed in the attack.He added that gunmen attacked the…

Pakistan has intervened with Qatar on behalf of its nationals who are working on FIFA World Cup projects in the Gulf state.Pakistan's government officials waded in on Thursday 11 June, 2020 over worker payment issues for its nationals,…

Islamabad has rejected India’s malicious allegations, which were aimed at misleading the international community. While disclosing this in a statement on Thursday June 4, 2020, Foreign Office Spokesperson, Aisha Farooqui, condemned the…

The Economic Coordination Committee has approved the criteria for disbursement of Rs.200 billion in power sector received through Islamic Sukuk.This was disclosed in a statement released at the ECC meeting held in Islamabad with Prime…

A passenger plane with nearly 100 people on board has crashed in a residential area in the Pakistani city of Karachi.This was disclosed on Friday May 22, 2020 by the country's civil aviation agency.The Pakistan International Airlines…

Pakistan has declared a national emergency to tackle an impending attack of crop-eating locust from breeding grounds in southern Iran. While disclosing this on Wednesday May 20, 2020, a senior official of the Food and Agriculture…

Pakistan’s Armed Forces have supplied Personal Protective Equipment to the US Armed Forces.While disclosing this on Thursday May 21, 2020, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Dr. Asad Majeed Khan, stated that the provision was a kind gesture…

Pakistan National Assembly has passed the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill, 2019 with a majority vote.The country's Senate offered its approval to the law that aims to accelerate scrutiny and punishment for executioners of child…

No fewer than 7 people have been killed and several others wounded by a suicide bomb attack at a religious rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta.While disclosing this on Monday 17th February, 202, Zia Langove, home minister of the…

In a bid to strengthen the interfaith harmony existing the Muslims and Christians in the community, a group of Muslims have rebuilt a Catholic Church in the eastern Pakistani city of Gujranwala.The foundation of the church, St. Mary’s…

A Pakistani court has withdrawn the death sentence handed down to former president Pervez Musharraf.While challenging the formation of special court which found him guilty of treason last December, Gen Musharraf declared that the legal…

Students of Jamia Baitul Salam has emerged winner of an educational robotics competition conducted in Pakistan’s HITEC University Taxila, Panjab.The Madrassa students, who won the robotics competition, defeated competitors from 20 other…