Border crossing opening unlikely to thaw Pakistan-India ties
--Former envoy says a breakthrough requires something in Kashmir
KARACHI: Pakistan is set to open a border crossing for Sikh pilgrims to attend the birth anniversary...
Pakistan’s success lies in failure of ‘halwa march’: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that failure of ‘halwa march’ by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) is actually Pakistan’s...
JUI-F chief can’t use religious card: Firdous
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Sunday that the nation is well aware of...
Pakistan’s UN envoy vows to uphold Kashmiris’ struggle
Pledging to promote Pakistan’s national interests at the United Nations, Munir Akram, the Pakistani Ambassador-designate to the United Nations said that his mission was...
Maulana Fazl says D-Chowk is not his destination
--JUI-F chief says PTI govt's writ has ended and now 'we will peacefully run this country'
--Warns govt not to malign Azadi March, says protest...
Over 30 Pakistani migrants found in lorry in France
NICE: More than 30 migrants from Pakistan have been found hidden in a lorry in southern France, prosecutors said Saturday.
They said the driver, who...
Kartarpur ceremony: Sidhu seeks permission to visit Pakistan
NEW DELHI: Navjot Singh Sidhu has written a letter to Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar, seeking permission to travel to Pakistan.
Sidhu was invited...
Arrests made after Taliban flags spotted in JUI-F’s Azadi March
A number of Azadi March participants were arrested on Saturday for hoisting Taliban flags during the protest.
“The administration of the Azadi March has also...
PPP’s Aitzaz Ahsan says Fazl’s statement asking protesters to arrest PM is ‘treasonous’
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) senior leader Aitzaz Ahsan said that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s statement inciting people to arrest the prime...
Opp mulls mass resignations, shutter-down strike across Pakistan
--PPP, PML-N leaders oppose JUI-F's suggestion to march towards D-Chowk
--Rehbar Committee head says open to negotiations but govt's attitude is 'inappropriate'
ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition’s Rehbar...
Govt says no to PM’s resignation, snap polls
--Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak says protesters will face the music if they breach agreement
--Says govt to move court against Fazl over making statement for...
Ex-PM Abbasi shifted to PIMS
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was shifted to PIMS hospital for a checkup on Saturday after his health deteriorated.
PIMS spokesperson Dr Wasim said...
Pakistan calls for regulating killer robots
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for regulating the introduction of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS), known as “killer robots”, which are capable of making...
Fazl tells army’s spokesman to stay away from politics
--JUI-F chief says statements made by Maj Gen Ghafoor should have come from a politician, not army's spokesman
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman...
‘Five families’ have ruled Pakistan forever, claims Firdous
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Saturday said five families were on container attacking the...
Pakistan believes in peace, says President Alvi
LAHORE: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan believes in peace and wants to solve all issues through dialogue.
Addressing a ceremony of International...
Social protection govt’s top priority: Sania Nishtar
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar has said social protection has been placed on top of the government’s agenda.
Talking...
