Tag: Sweden

Tariq Fatemi calls for further promotion of relations with Sweden

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi Wednesday called for further cementing ties between Pakistan and Sweden in the...

UN panel rules Assange’s detention illegal, says Sweden

A UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has ruled that Julian Assange’s confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy in London amounts to illegal detention, Sweden’s...

Planned refugee centre burned down in Sweden

A planned refugee shelter was burned down in Sweden on Saturday with police saying the fire may have been started deliberately, the latest in...

10,000 children fleeing to Sweden without their parents

Mahmud Zaraa is 13, a hint of a moustache budding on his upper lip. Strolling through the tranquil Swedish town of Eskilstuna, it's a...

Sweden to ban travel for the purpose of fighting for IS

Sweden will ban travel for the purpose of committing terrorist acts and tighten laws on taking part in training camps and terrorism funding, the...

After years of stalemate, Sweden seeks London date with Assange

Swedish prosecutors want to question Julian Assange in London over allegations of sexual assault, potentially ending an impasse that left the WikiLeaks founder holed...

Thousands in Sweden rally under ‘Don’t touch my mosque’ banner

After a string of attacks on mosques in Sweden, locals are expressing solidarity with Muslims by staging rallies on Friday. Under the banner of...

Sweden recognises Palestinian state: Foreign minister

STOCKHOLM- Sweden on Thursday officially recognised the state of Palestine, Stockholm's foreign minister said, less than a month after the government announced its intention...

Sweden steps up hunt for ‘foreign underwater activity’

Sweden boosted its military presence in Stockholm's archipelago on Saturday to scour its waters for "foreign underwater activity" in a mobilisation of ships, troops...

Sweden vows to cooperate with Punjab

*Swedish envoy meets CM, discuss matters of mutual interest, technical education, skill development, development of industrial sector and promotion of bilateral relations Swedish Ambassador in...

Speaker wants close ties with Sweden

National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and Swedish Parliament Speaker Per Westerberg have agreed to boost up parliamentary and economic ties between Pakistan and Sweden....

Syeda allowed to stay in Sweden

The deportation of a teenage girl from Pakistan back to her homeland has been blocked at the 11th hour by the Swedish Migration Board...

Sarabjit Singh’s lawyer Awais Sheikh takes refuge in Sweden

Awais Sheikh, counsel for Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh who was murdered in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail on May 2, has taken permanent refuge in...

Sweden finds Soviet submarine wreck in Baltic Sea

The wreck of a Soviet submarine lost during World War Two has been found in the Baltic Sea, 71 years after it sank, the...

France face final fight to retain title

France will have history in their sights when they play Sweden today as they attempt to become the first team to defend the men's...

Man eats wife’s lips in bizarre attack

A Swedish man has been charged after eating his wife’s lips. The professor attacked his wife to make sure she could never kiss another...

French look to end six years of group hell

France are looking to end a six year hiatus of failing to qualify for the knockout stages of a major finals here on Tuesday...