'With China and Pakistan's backing, Turkey's Erdogan is eyeing Islamic world leadership'
Aug 22, 2020, at 03:53 am
Istanbul: With the backing of China and Pakistan, Turkey is aiming to achieve a leadership role in the Islamic world and oust Saudi Arabia from this place, according to an opinion piece published in a prominent news portal.
Pakistani leader slams Imran Khan govt over Kashmir policy
Aug 20, 2020, at 05:20 am
Peshawar: Right-wing Pakistani politician and president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, has attacked PM Imran Khan-led administration for their inefficiency in handling the Kashmir issue and the policies framed for the region.
PoK resident killed in Islamabad, UKPNP asks how long Kashmiris will die like this
Jul 25, 2020, at 07:16 pm
Islamabad: Condemning the abduction and killing of a resident from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in Islamabad, the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) demanded that those behind the incident should be brought to justice.
Pakistan: Top aides of PM Imran Khan hold dual nationalities
Jul 20, 2020, at 02:10 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's cabinet division has issued details of assets and dual nationalities of 20 advisers and special assistants of prime minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan's COVID-19 handing has been indecisive: NSA member Tilak Devasher
Jul 09, 2020, at 07:32 pm
National Security Advisory Board Member Tilak Devasher has said Pakistan PM Imran Khan's dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak has been 'indecisive and tentative'.
Pakistani PM Imran Khan's special assistant on health tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Special Assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza confirmed on Monday that he had quarantined himself at home after being tested positive for COVID-19.
Baloch poet rejects literary award from Pakistan govt due to state’s oppressive policies
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:04 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A Baloch poet has rejected an academic award from Pakistan citing the Imran Khan government’s policies ‘inflicted’ on Balochistan that have ‘subjugated’ the populace.
Jun 29, 2020, at 09:17 am
London: Muttahidda Qaumi Movement's (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain has urged world leaders to take serious note of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's declaration of slain ex-Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a martyr.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan faces backlash for calling Osama Bin Laden 'martyr'
Jun 26, 2020, at 09:15 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan is facing criticisms in the country after he described former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden a 'martyr'.
Human rights experts discuss plights of minorities in Pakistan
Jun 25, 2020, at 09:44 pm
Washington: Human rights experts recently discussed the condition of minorities in Pakistan and expressed their hardships and sufferings in the south Asian nation at a time when the world is combating COVID-19.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Minister for Agriculture Janbaz Khan dies due to COVID-19 infection
Jun 20, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Quetta: Another key Pakistani regional minister has died after he was infected by COVID-19, media reports said.
Pakistan: CPEC gets Rs 21 bn for 2020-21, experts believe project placed in 'cold storage'
Jun 15, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Islamabad: Once it might have been considered as a game changer in Pakistan but the recent attitude towards it did not reflect much positive impression as the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the year 2020-21 contains around Rs 21 billion allocation for projects under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), media reports said.
PMÂ Imran Khan warns Pakistan citizens against COVID, says "masses not taking it seriously"
Jun 14, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that many people in the country are not taking novel coronavirus seriously and are behaving irresponsibly which has lead to a surge in cases.
COVID-19 peak might be reached by end of July: Pakistan PM warns
Jun 09, 2020, at 08:38 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Monday warned his countrymen that the peak of COVID-19 cases might be reached by the end of July or at the beginning of August.
May 28, 2020, at 03:24 pm
Glasgow: Referring to the poor economic condition of Pakistan and growing conflict between Imran Khan and the country's Army, Glasgow-based human rights activist Dr. Amjad Ayub Mirza has said the future of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief as the PM of the country is in danger.
Sudden increase in corona cases is deeply unsettling: Shehbaz Sharif
May 26, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has said if a strategy was in place at the time of the imposition of lockdown or when the decision was taken to lift it then the number of Coronavirus cases in the country would not have increased at a rapid speed.
PIA plane crash in Pakistan: Death toll touches 97
May 23, 2020, at 08:22 am
Karachi/IBNS: The death toll due to the crash of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-8303 from Lahore, with 91 passengers and eight crew members onboard, close to the Karachi Airport on Friday now stands at 97, media reports said.
Covid-19 cases under reported in Pakistan: Opposition blames Imran Khan govt
May 15, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Islamabad: Main opposition party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has accused the government of under reporting the number of Coronavirus cases in the country and claimed that the tally has crossed the 1,00,000-mark.
Pakistan govt allegedly imposes ban on Balochistan Human Rights Commission's website
May 12, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Quetta/IBNS: In yet another attempt by the Pakistani authority to curb down the Baloch voices, PM Imran Khan-led administration has imposed an indefinite ban on the official website of Human Rights Commission of Balochistan, media reports said.
Pakistani intellectuals fear Imran Khan's call for educational reform is reaction to Aurat March
May 09, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan's announcement on bringing education reform in his nation specially reacting to the 'Aurat March', which began annually since 2018, has raised doubts in the minds of a certain sections of people.
May 08, 2020, at 05:37 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: An intelligence report submitted to national security planners in New Delhi has claimed that a new terror group-The Resistance Front-has taken responsibility for major terror attacks and firefights in Jammu and Kashmir over the past few weeks, media reports said.
Pakistan Religious Affairs Minister opposes inclusion of Ahmadis in minority commission
May 02, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Religious Affairs Ministry has decided to approach the federal cabinet seeking a review of a decision that pertained to the inclusion of a member of the Ahmadiyya community in the National Commission for Minorities, media reports said.
Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser confirms being tested positive for the COVID-19
May 01, 2020, at 11:03 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, late on Thursday night, confirmed of being tested positive for the COVID-19 and said that he has quarantined himself at his house.
Apr 30, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Dubai/IBNS: The Imran Khan government in Pakistan is under attack by Pakistanis stuck in Dubai and desperate to return home amid COVID-19 outbreak.
Amid COVID-19 troubles, PoK residents now face power cut troubles
Apr 29, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The picture of failure and discrimination faced by people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at the hands of the government is becoming evident every day with now reports are emerging that power cut troubles have added to the agony of residents who are already badly disturbed by COVID-19 outbreak.
Many Pakistani expats slam Imran Khan govt over COVID-19, refuse funds
Apr 28, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistani expatriate community residing in the United Kingdom has rejected PM Imran Khan's appeal for funds needed to combat COVID-19 and alleged the government is "stealing from the poor by cutting their salaries and benefiting the rich", media reports said.
Apr 16, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Muzaffarabad/IBNS: In a clear case of alleged discrimination followed by the administration at a time of COVID-19 crisis, people in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been denied benefits provided under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme which was launched by PM Imran Khan, media reports said.
Pakistan not in IMF Covid-19 relief list, Afghanistan among recipients
Apr 15, 2020, at 04:25 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan received a jolt recently when despite demanding for a COVID-19 relief, he was denied so by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The South Asian country it seems is not among the nations where the international body extended its help.
Apr 14, 2020, at 07:32 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Failing to keep its promise, locals have claimed that the Pakistan government did not provide enough supply of essential commodities in the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) during the lockdown implemented in the region to combat COVID-19 outbreak.
Pakistan: Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 100 amid defiance by mosques
Apr 14, 2020, at 07:07 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports of improper implementation of policies by PM Imran Khan-led government, mistreatment of doctors and defiance of many clerics running mosques, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Pakistan touched 100 on Tuesday.