Tag: Pakistani

Pakistani weightlifting team leaves for France

The two member Pakistan weightlifting team has left for France to take part in the World Weightlifting Championship. The event is being held at...

Calls for overhaul of Pakistani cricket intensify

A furious Pakistan demanded Friday that cricket makes good on promises to clean up corruption, declaring prison terms for three disgraced stars a wake-up...

US probe says border attack was not Pakistani plot

An attack on United States troops in 2007 that left an American officer dead was the act of a rogue Pakistani gunman and not...

US wants Pakistani intelligence help in Afghan talks: NYT

A month after accusing the premier Pakistani intelligence agency of supporting the Haqqani network, the United States is trying to secure the help of...

Pakistani awarded highest Saudi civil award

Farmaan Ali Khan, who saved the life of 14 people, has been awardedthe highest Saudi civil award. This is a matter of great pride...

3 Pakistani pilgrims die

Three Pakistani Haj pilgrims were killed and two others injured when their vehicle turned turtle as they were traveling to Makkah on Tuesday. The...

Pakistani filmmaker Chinoy’s documentary gets Oscar nod

Acclaimed Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and her film ‘Saving Face’ have been short listed for a nomination in the category of Best Documentary,...

‘A man in mess crying nonsense’

Former Pakistan captains Wasim Akram and Moin Khan Tuesday termed as "ridiculous" and "nonsense" allegations by the British sports agent that a number of...

Pakistani comics deflect Taliban with ridicule

Bombs and burqas may be no joke, but stand-up comics in Pakistan defy death threats to poke fun at Taliban militants with an irreverent...

Seminar on opportunities for Pakistani doctors in UK

Eminent physician in the United Kingdom (UK) and founder and chairperson of the UK’s Association of Pakistani Physicians & Surgeons (APPS) Dr Abdul Hafeez...

Rabbani killer was Pakistani: Karzai’s office

The killer of Afghan peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani was Pakistani, a statement from Afghanistan's presidential palace said Sunday, quoting investigators. Evidence shows that Rabbani's death...

US bill seeks freezing of all Pakistani aid

A key American lawmaker from Texas has introduced a resolution in the House of Representative to freeze all US aid to Pakistan. The...

Tapping into the Pakistani consumer market

When it comes to the overall literacy situation in the country, Pakistan ranks amongst the lowest in the world. The major Pakistani cities of...

Tribesmen threaten US with ‘Jihad’

Hundreds of Pakistani tribesmen on Tuesday threatened the United States with holy war, lashing out at demands for action against Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani extremists based...

‘Pakistani militants have support from Afghan officials’

Militants from Bajaur Agency, Swat and other parts of Malakand Division who escaped military operations in their areas are now active across the border...

Have mercy on us, ban Indian films: Pakistani film industry

The first press conference of the Central Convening Committee of the Pakistan Film Industry was held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011. The meeting was...

Pakistani business delegation to attend 4th SAARC Business Leaders Conclave

Business delegation comprising of seventy businessmen from Pakistan on Tuesday left to attend 4th SAARC Business Leaders Conclave (SBLC) in Nepal on 20th-22nd September,...