Tag: Pakistanis
36,000 Pakistanis deprived from performing Hajj this year
As many as 36,000 Pakistani pilgrims would be deprived from performing Hajj this year, out of the allocated quota, owing to the extension of...
5 Pakistanis found guilty of child sex abuse in UK
A group of seven men, including five Pakistanis, has been convicted by a jury for subjecting girls to years of rape, torture and sexual...
Election 2013: 48% Pakistanis want to vote for a person instead...
Despite the mobilisation campaigns of Election Commission of Pakistan and political parties, ethnicity, community, language will still be a key factor in May 11...
Five Pakistani citizens dead in Saudi Arabia road accident
Five persons of Pakistani origin and UK based family including three women died in road accident here late Saturday night.
According to details, Pakistani...
Pakistanis mistrust of iodised salt is aggravating a deeper health crisis
At a bustling general store in Lahore, people ask a lot of questions about one seemingly innocuous product: table salt. If it contains iodine,...
Remittances grow by 12.5pc to $7.1b in first half of FY13
The Pakistanis working abroad remitted over $7.116 billion during the first half of the current fiscal year, from July to December 2012.
A central bank...
101 ways to travel illegally, the FIA way
At least 11 Pakistanis were gunned down near the Pakistan-Iran border in Balochistan a few days ago. They were innocent people hoping to make...
5,000 Pakistanis to get Indian visas for Pak-India cricket...
It is expected that 5,000 Pakistanis will get Indian visas for Pak-India cricket series starting on December 25. According to Indian media reports, a...
Pakistanis prefer daylight over nighttime
About 53 percent of Pakistanis prefer daylight over nighttime, a recent survey has revealed. In a survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, a nationally...
UK govt deports 78 Pakistanis
The British Immigration officials have deported 78 Pakistani nationals over violation of immigration rules and regulations.
All the deportees were reached Islamabad on Wednesday...
Non-Halal food for Pakistan Muslim kids in UK schools ignites agony
Thousands of Pakistani Muslim students in Great Britain were being provided non-Halal food in their schools, which became a matter of concern for their...
54 percent Pakistanis think a woman can be head of state
According to a Gilani Research Foundation survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 54 percent Pakistanis think that a woman can be the head of...
Afghan army shelling kills 4 Pakistanis
Four Pakistani civilians, including two children, were killed when the Afghan National Army fired mortar shells from across the border in Niz Narai area...
3.7mn overseas Pakistanis get right of vote
Hinting at calling in army for sensitive polling stations, Additional Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Afzal Khan said that 3.7 million overseas Pakistanis...
US media starts highlighting gay Pakistanis, their secret meetings
A relatively handful of younger gays and lesbians, many educated in the West, seek to foster more acceptance of their sexuality and to carve...
Pakistanis safe in Washington metro area in face of storm
Washington metro area experienced some pounding winds Monday night, largely escaped the fury of Sandy, a hurricane of historic proportions, which has caused extensive...
Overseas Pakistanis should be given right to vote: CJ
Hearing a case pertaining to voters’ lists, Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday remarked that non-resident Pakistanis should be given the...
