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Pakistan's Rwadari Tehreek organizes Equality March in Lahore, demands equal status for all citizens

Aug 18, 2023, at 11:20 pm

Activists of Pakistan's Rwadari Tehreek organized an ‘Equality March’ on August 11 in front of the Lahore Press Club to demand for equal status for all citizens.

Pakistan: Customs intelligence team raids BOL News head office in Karachi

Mar 16, 2023, at 12:29 am

Karachi: Pakistan's Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation in  Karachi recently carried out a raid at the head office of BOL News in compliance with court orders, media reports said.

PM Imran imposed 'civil martial law' in country, slams Shehbaz Sharif

Apr 05, 2022, at 11:28 pm

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif reacted string against the disillusionment of the National Assembly by PM Imran Khan and said  the premier had imposed a “civil martial law” in the country.

Amid escalating fighting, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran shut consulates in northern Afghanistan

Jul 05, 2021, at 12:23 am

Amid the deteriorating security situation in northern Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and Pakistan have closed their respective consulate offices in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial center of Balkh, local media reports said. India had closed its consulate in Mazar last year.

Security forces kill 4 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan

Jun 23, 2020, at 05:09 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI:  Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistani police in the country's northwest Peshawar city on Tuesday killed four terrorists during an exchange of fire, according to a spokesperson of the CTD.

Pakistan's COVID-19 tally reaches 1,85,034

Jun 23, 2020, at 05:08 pm

Islamabad/UNI:  Pakistan's nationwide tally of Covid-19 has risen to 185,034 on Tuesday as the southern province of Sindh continues to be the worst affected province with 71,092 cases.

Pakistan expects locust migration at end of May

May 04, 2020, at 01:31 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Pakistani government has said that a locust migration will start from southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province and some other countries at the end of May.

No breakthrough in Pakistan-U.S. trade ties during U.S. official's Pakistan visit: report

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:42 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan-U.S. trade talks during the visit of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to Pakistan have failed to make a longstanding impact to enhance the business ties between the two countries, local media quoted finance ministry sources as saying on Thursday.

Pakistan: Cylinder blast in Quetta leaves six killed

Feb 24, 2020, at 03:24 pm

Quetta/IBNS: A cylinder blast in Pakistan's Quetta region left at least six people killed, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Two would-be suicide bombers killed during operation by security forces

Oct 19, 2019, at 04:19 pm

Quetta: Pakistan security forces claimed they have foiled a terror attack when they killed two would-be suicide bombers during an operation recently, media reports said.

Pakistan: 19 dead, 16 injured as small plane crashes in Rawalpindi

Jul 30, 2019, at 12:58 pm

Rawalpindi, July 30 (UNI): At least 19 people were killed and 16 injured after a small Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area here, local media reported on Tuesday.

Train collision kills 11, injures 67 in Pakistan

Jul 11, 2019, at 12:15 pm

Islamabad, July 11 (UNI): Nearly a dozen people lost their lives and almost 70 others sustained injuries in Pakistan's Punjab on Thursday as a result of a deadly collision between passenger and freight trains, local media reported.

Pakistan: WHO supports response to HIV outbreak in Sindh

May 31, 2019, at 04:57 pm

An international team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in Pakistan to support the response to an outbreak of HIV in Larkana in Sindh province, Pakistan, at the request of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination.

Amid countless unresolved cases, Amnesty International urges Pakistan to act against enforced disappearances

Apr 03, 2019, at 08:06 am

Islamabad: Amnesty International has urged the government of Pakistan to take all measures to ensure an end to the practice of enforced disappearances that have long been a stain on the south Asian country's 'human rights record'.

Pakistan will not arrest or detain Masood Azhar

Mar 15, 2019, at 12:46 pm

Islamabad, Mar 15 (UNI): The Pakistani government has decided not to arrest or detain Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar "without any valid evidence" for his alleged involvement in the Pulwama attack, highly placed sources directly linked with the issue revealed to The News.

China willing to play constructive role to ease India-Pak tensions: Senior diplomat

Mar 07, 2019, at 02:14 pm

Islamabad, Mar 7 (Xinhua/UNI): China was willing to play a constructive role to help ease the tensions between Pakistan and India, and called on the two sides to refrain from taking any actions that could further escalate the situation, a senior Chinese diplomat said.

Pakistan must take urgent action against terror groups in its territory: Australia

Feb 26, 2019, at 08:13 pm

Canberra, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Australian government has expressed worry over the deteriorating relation between the nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan, especially in the wake of the February 14 attack in Pulwama that killed 40 Indian soldiers.

Global terror financing watchdog condemns Pulwama attack, chides Pakistan on terror-curb efforts

Feb 22, 2019, at 07:49 pm

Paris, Feb 22 (IBNS): Global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has expressed "grave concern" and condemned the February 14 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Puwama district that killed 40 Indian soldiers.

India needs to play its role for peace in Afghanistan: Pakistan

Dec 11, 2018, at 12:01 am

Islamabad, Dec 10 (IBNS): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said India and other regional countries needed to play their roles to end the 17-year-old Afghan war, The Dawn said.

India's ruling party anti-Muslim, anti-Pakistan: Imran Khan

Dec 07, 2018, at 10:12 pm

Islamabad, Dec 7 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the ruling political party in India has an "anti-Muslim, anti-Pakistan approach".

Happy US agrees with us on Afghanistan: Pak PM

Dec 06, 2018, at 03:50 pm

Islamabad, Dec 6 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday he was happy that the US had agreed there could not be a military solution to the problem in Afghanistan, Geo TV reported.

India-Pak trade much below potential: World Bank

Dec 06, 2018, at 02:52 pm

Islamabad, Dec 6 (IBNS): A World Bank report has said trade between India and Pakistan could be as high as $37 billion as compared to the current $2 billion, The Dawn reported.

Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan: Imran to US

Dec 05, 2018, at 08:12 pm

Islamabad, Dec 5 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said Pakistan had "abiding interest" in achieving peace in Afghanistan through a political settlement, The Dawn reported.

Back peace process in Afghanistan: US to Pakistan

Dec 04, 2018, at 07:48 pm

Washington DC, Dec 4 (IBNS): The US has chided Pakistan and said it was time all nations supported the efforts of the United Nations, India and Afghanistan to help maintain peace in South Asia.

Pakistan: Explosion rocks mosque in Balochistan, 7 hurt

Nov 21, 2018, at 07:06 pm

Islamabad, Nov 21 (IBNS): An explosion rocked a mosque in Balochistan's Chaman area in Pakistan on Wednesday, leaving at least seven people hurt, media reports said.

Pakistan road accident leaves 2 injured

Oct 20, 2018, at 11:23 am

Karachi, Oct 20 (IBNS): A road mishap in Pakistan's metropolis' Punjab Colony neighbourhood on Friday left at least two people injured, media reports said.

Pakistan: Zainab rape-murder convict executed

Oct 17, 2018, at 06:57 pm

Lahore, Oct 17 (IBNS): The key convict in the rape and murder case of 7-year-old  Zainab Ameen Fatima in Kasur was executed at the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore on Wednesday.

Ashiana Housing scam case: Pakistani leader Shahbaz Sharif arrested in Lahore

Oct 05, 2018, at 05:42 pm

Lahore, Oct 17 (IBNS): In a major development,  former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif has been arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in connection with the Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme case on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan Army Chief Bajwa confirms death sentences of 11 terrorists: ISPR

Sep 28, 2018, at 06:46 pm

Islamabad, Sept 28 (IBNS): Pakistan's  Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday confirmed the death sentences conferred to 11 terrorists. 

Pakistan: Two lawyers killed in firing incident in Lahore court

Feb 20, 2018, at 09:37 pm

Lahore, Feb 20 (IBNS): A person opened fire at a sessions court in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least two lawyers, media reports said.