Polio vaccination team targeted in Pakistan
Dec 20, 2024, at 01:40 pm
A polio team was attacked in Pakistan's Korangi district, marking yet another incident where people deployed to administer the life-saving drops to children were targeted.
Issues related to 1971 war should be settled, Muhammad Yunus tells Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif
Dec 20, 2024, at 01:23 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus met Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif in Cairo when he said the issues related to the 1971 war should be settled in order to deepen ties between the two nations.
White House official says Pakistan is developing missiles that can eventually hit the US
Dec 20, 2024, at 04:49 am
A top White House official has said Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missiles which have the potential to hit targets outside South Asia, including the USA.
Pakistan: More than 200 inmates in Quetta suffer from skin disease
Dec 15, 2024, at 06:32 pm
More than 200 inmates at the Quetta District Jail in Pakistan are suffering from skin disease, raising doubts about the condition of prisons in the cash-strapped South Asian nation.
Pakistan: Police arrest man for killing his pregnant wife by throwing into canal
Dec 15, 2024, at 06:24 pm
Pakistani police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his pregnant woman in Pakpattan region of the country.
Pakistan: Jamrud polio worker receives death threat
Dec 14, 2024, at 07:39 pm
Suspected terrorists issued death threats to a polio worker in Pakistan's Jamrud area and asked him to stop what they called 'improper activity'.
Pakistan: 2 policemen injured in gun attack at checkpoint in Shangla
Dec 14, 2024, at 07:10 pm
At least two policemen were injured during a gun attack at a checkpoint in Pakistan's Shangla district on Saturday.
Pakistan: Recently married young couple killed in the name of 'honour'
Dec 08, 2024, at 06:18 pm
A couple, who recently married of their own choice, was allegedly killed in a suspected case of honour killing in Pakistan's Lahore city, media reports said.
Pakistan records 60 percent deaths due to non-communicable diseases, WHO data shows
Dec 07, 2024, at 01:50 pm
Non-communicable diseases now account for 60pc of deaths annually in Pakistan, as per World Health Organisation released data.
Pakistan: Explosion left vehicle belonging to senior Levies officer damaged, no casualty
Dec 07, 2024, at 01:34 pm
The vehicle of a senior Levies officer was damaged in an explosion in Pakistan's Qila Abdullah Bazaar area on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Patients suffer amid strike observed in Multan hospital
Dec 04, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Hundreds of patients were left without treatment after a strike was observed at Nishtar Hospital in Pakistan's Multan city recently.
Pakistan: Anti-state activities claimed 245 lives in November
Dec 04, 2024, at 12:42 am
245 individuals, including 68 security personnel and 50 civilians, died after Pakistan witnessed a month of anti-state violence in November, official data showed.
UK MP expresses concerns over human rights abuses of minority religious groups in Pakistan
Dec 02, 2024, at 11:36 pm
A prominent UK MP has expressed concerns over the widespread human rights abuses and forced conversations on the minority community members in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Robbers shot dead a trader in Karachi whose marriage was fixed on December 12
Dec 02, 2024, at 11:34 pm
Suspected robbers shot dead a trader, who was scheduled to get married on December 12, in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday, media reports said.
New York paying $220 million to hotel owned by Pakistan govt, says Vivek Ramaswamy
Dec 01, 2024, at 10:42 pm
New York: The City of New York is reportedly paying $220 million to rent the Roosevelt Hotel, owned by the Government of Pakistan, to house illegal immigrants.
Unknown attackers gun down transgender person in Pakistan
Nov 30, 2024, at 08:13 pm
Unknown people gunned down a transgender person in Pakistan's Par Hoti area on Wednesday.
Pakistan: 544 illegal electric connections found across five districts in Punjab
Nov 27, 2024, at 11:35 pm
Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) teams have detected 544 illegal power connections in five Punjab districts.
Nov 27, 2024, at 06:31 am
Islamabad: Pakistan’s military has issued ‘shoot at sight’ orders to restrain supporters of the jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan marching towards the capital after four security personnel and one demonstrator were killed in clashes, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI workers march towards Islamabad, security heightened in D-Chowk
Nov 27, 2024, at 12:05 am
Security was heightened in Islamabad with a convoy of key opposition leader Imran Khan's PTI, led by his wife Bushra Bibi, approaching the Zero point in the Pakistani city on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 42 Shiites die after gunmen open fire on vehicle in Kurram
Nov 22, 2024, at 03:27 pm
At least 42 people, including women and children, died after gunmen opened fire on the vehicle in which they were travelling in Pakistan's Kurram district on Thursday.
Pakistan: 12 security personnel, six terrorists killed in Mali Khel area
Nov 20, 2024, at 10:34 pm
At least 12 security personnel and six terrorists were killed after a checkpost was targeted in Pakistan's Mali Khel area, media reports said on Wednesday.
Balochistan National Party leader shot dead in Pakistan
Nov 19, 2024, at 11:27 pm
A Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal)party leader was shot dead in Pakistan's Khuzdar region on Monday.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen kidnap seven policemen
Nov 19, 2024, at 10:10 pm
Unknown armed men kidnapped seven policemen from the Rocha Check Post in Pakistan on Monday.
More than 40 US lawmakers ask Biden to seek Imran Khan's release from prison
Nov 18, 2024, at 11:06 pm
More than 40 US lawmakers have called on outgoing President Joe Biden to press the Pakistani government to ensure the release of former PM Imran Khan and other 'political prisoners' before the end of his tenure.
Pakistani TV host Mathira Mohammad's private videos goes viral, she calls them 'fake'
Nov 18, 2024, at 08:54 pm
Pakistani TV host and influencer Mathira Mohammad has said people are circulating fake online stuff by misusing her name and pictures after her alleged private video went viral.
Pakistan: Four arrested for allegedly murdering woman on suspicion of committing witchcraft
Nov 18, 2024, at 03:56 pm
Pakistan police have arrested a woman and her three accomplices for allegedly killing her pregnant daughter-in-law over suspicion of witchcraft.
Pakistani religious body declares use of VPN as against Islamic law
Nov 18, 2024, at 01:41 am
A key religious body in Pakistan has declared using virtual private networks to access blocked content on the internet as against Shariah (Islamic Law).
Pakistan: Quetta witnesses massive protest over kidnapping of minor boy
Nov 16, 2024, at 10:54 pm
Quetta city in Pakistan witnessed the worst traffic jam on Friday after several tribesmen and family members of a kidnapped 11-year-old boy blocked the Zarghoon Road to protest against the incident.
Pakistan: Armed men attack construction camp in Duki, three labourers kidnapped
Nov 16, 2024, at 12:11 am
Unknown people attacked a camp of road construction workers in Duki district on Wednesday and kidnapped three labourers who were working at the site.
Pakistan: Suspected 'robbers' gun down Sikh pilgrim in Nankana Sahib
Nov 16, 2024, at 12:00 am
Suspected robbers shot dead a Sikh pilgrim in Nankana Sahib region of Pakistan on Wednesday.