Pakistan News
18 Mar 2018
IndiaIndian diplomats in Pakistan being "followed, threatened, spied on"
Diplomatic tension between India and Pakistan reached a new high as the latter pulled out of the WTO ministerial meeting scheduled in New Delhi next week.
17 Mar 2018
IndiaThe blame game: India-Pakistan bilateral ties under strain once again
Pakistan on Friday withdrew participation from the World Trade Organization's ministerial meeting in India on March 19-20, striking another blow on ongoing diplomatic standoff between the two nations.
16 Mar 2018
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)ISI still providing covert support to Taliban: US media
Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI continues to support the Taliban in the border region covertly, a US media report claimed, naming specific neighborhoods in the country that are being used as safe havens by the terrorists.
15 Mar 2018
IndiaPakistan calls back Indian envoy after alleged harassment incidents
Pakistan recalled its High Commissioner to India, Sohail Mahmood, to discuss the increased incidents of alleged intimidation.
15 Mar 2018
IndiaDespite terrorism, Pakistan is happier than India
Pakistanis are happier than Indians, according to 2018 World Happiness Report, which has ranked India's neighbor 58 places ahead of it.
15 Mar 2018
ISISYouth's radicalization, the most challenging problem in world: Home Minister
Addressing the fourth counter-terrorism conference titled "Changing Contours of Global Terror", Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that radicalization of the populace, particularly youths, is one of the most challenging problems the world is facing currently.
15 Mar 2018
TalibanPakistan: 9 killed in Taliban suicide-attack near Nawaz Sharif's residence
A teenaged Taliban suicide bomber attacked a police check post near the residence of Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore, killing nine people, including five policemen, police said.
12 Mar 2018
Panama PapersPakistan's first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator sworn in
Krishna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan's Sindh province who became the first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country was sworn in as a member of the Upper House.
12 Mar 2018
IndiaIndia-Pakistan newest spat after ISI raids Indian residential complex
After a rather serious bout at UN, India and Pakistan are involved in another spat. Both sides have accused each other of ill-treating diplomats and their respective families.
11 Mar 2018
Mohammad AsifPakistan foreign minister's face blackened with ink
A religious extremist blackened Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif's face with ink.
11 Mar 2018
Lashkar-e-TaibaUS, India to discuss action against Hafiz Saeed
Plans to check Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its chief Hafiz Saeed is high on the agenda as Indian and US officials prepare for three-day discussions starting later this week.
09 Mar 2018
Benazir BhuttoTreason case: Pakistan's special-court orders Musharraf's arrest, confiscation of properties
A special Pakistani tribunal has ordered the government to arrest former military ruler Pervez Musharraf and confiscate his properties as it heard the high treason case against the "proclaimed offender" for imposing emergency rule in the country in 2007.
09 Mar 2018
Financial Action Task ForcePakistan court clears way for registration of Saeed's political party
The Islamabad High Court on Thursday set aside a decision by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to reject the application of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Milli Muslim League (MML) as a political party.
05 Mar 2018
WorldPakistan: Nine killed, many injured in bus, oil tanker collision
At least nine people were killed and around 29 were injured after a passenger bus collided head-on with an oil tanker on an inter-city highway in Pakistan, according to a media report.
04 Mar 2018
Sindh provinceIn a first, Hindu woman elected to Pakistan's senate
In a historic win, Krishna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan's Sindh province has become the first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country.
04 Mar 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Pakistan shells villages and posts in Poonch district
Pakistani troops on late Saturday night resorted to heavy shelling in forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.
04 Mar 2018
IndiaDo you know these amazing cricket records?
Cricket has been in existence for more than 170 years. And in this period, several peculiar things have happened.
03 Mar 2018
South AfricaPankaj Advani and Manan Chandra win Snooker Team World Cup
The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra beat Pakistan to clinch the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup title.
03 Mar 2018
Anushka SharmaAnushka Sharma's thriller 'Pari' not to be screened in Pakistan
Pakistan has banned Anushka Sharma's thriller film 'Pari', which released to mixed reviews in India on Friday.
28 Feb 2018
BalochistanPakistan showcases Gwadar as investment-destination. Will anyone invest in "climate-of-fear"?
Pakistan organized "Gwadar Expo" last month to showcase China's One Belt One Road project in Gwadar, the "crux" of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
26 Feb 2018
BBCBadeshi: Only three men speak this language in the world
Have you ever head of Badeshi?
25 Feb 2018
International Cricket Council (ICC)Mohammad Hafeez wants ICC to tweak rules to retain 'doosra'
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez said the International Cricket Council (ICC) should tweak its rules to ensure that the 'doosra' remains a part of the sport.
25 Feb 2018
Jammu And Kashmir'Evacuate': Pakistan warns India's villages over loudspeakers before opening fire
Residents of border villages in Uri sector of Baramulla, J&K, woke up yesterday to warnings over loudspeakers about cross-border shelling.
23 Feb 2018
Gulf Cooperation CouncilInternational anti-money-laundering body to put Pakistan on grey-list for terror-financing
The global anti-money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), is reportedly going to put Pakistan back on its grey list of nations that fail to prevent terror-financing and money laundering.
23 Feb 2018
Jammu And KashmirPakistan will pay for Sunjuwan sooner rather than later: Rawat
Pakistan will pay for Sunjuwan "sooner rather than later," Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said today, adding India has "several options including surgical strikes."
22 Feb 2018
Russia NewsPakistan gets three-month reprieve from inclusion in terrorist-financing watch-list
Pakistan has momentarily succeeded in escaping inclusion in the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list. This list includes countries that are deemed non-compliant with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations.
20 Feb 2018
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Young Pakistani cricketer commits suicide over non-selection
Former Pakistani cricketer Aamer Hanif's son, Mohammad Zaryab, reportedly committed suicide over alleged heartbreak for not being selected in the Under-19 cricket team.
20 Feb 2018
IndiaIndia 31st riskiest country, Pakistan most risky: UNICEF report
Pakistan is the most dangerous country to be born in among 52 "lower middle-income countries," with 45.6 newborns per 1,000 babies dying in the first month.
19 Feb 2018
Imran Khan (Pakistan PM)Imran Khan announces third marriage to spiritual advisor Bushra Wattoo
Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan has announced his marriage to Bushra Wattoo, a 'pir' or faith healer.
18 Feb 2018
International Monetary FundPakistan borrows $500mn from China to support diminishing reserves
Pakistan has taken another foreign commercial loan of $500mn from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to support its diminishing foreign currency reserves.
17 Feb 2018
DNASix-year-old Zainab Ansari's killer gets four sentences in Pakistan
A Pakistan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Imran Ali, to four death sentences for raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, Zainab Ansari, last month in the city of Kasur, south of Lahore.
16 Feb 2018
BollywoodWith 'Aiyaary', Pakistan continues to ban Indian patriotic films
Of late, almost every Bollywood film that had a storyline weaved around Indian armed forces, has failed to make it to the theatres in Pakistan. Neeraj Pandey's latest movie 'Aiyaary' is no exception.
16 Feb 2018
IndiaPakistan takes over Hafiz Saeed's seminary, dispensaries
It seems US's pressure tactics against Pakistan have worked. The latter has finally started cracking down on charities run by Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
13 Feb 2018
TalibanTrump's new budget proposes $336mn-aid for Pakistan, but with conditions
US President Donald Trump is walking the talk about his warnings to Pakistan.
13 Feb 2018
Terrorist OrganizationsAmid global pressure, Pakistan designates Hafiz Saeed a terrorist
A week after Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed dared the government to arrest him, Pakistan has declared him a terrorist.
12 Feb 2018
Jammu And KashmirSunjuwan: Attackers came from Pakistan, likely helped by locals
The Sunjuwan attackers had crossed over from Pakistan last year, were likely helped by locals, and had entered the base by cutting through tin sheets, J&K DGP SP Vaid has said.
06 Feb 2018
XAfter Anupam Kher, Twitter accounts of Kiran Bedi, others hacked
In a multi-person hacking operation, the Twitter accounts of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi, actor Anupam Kher, economist Kaushik Basu, Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta and BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav were hacked earlier in the day.
06 Feb 2018
Pakistan GovernmentNow, terrorist Hafiz Saeed dares Pakistan government to arrest him
Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed has now dared the Pakistan government to arrest him if they can. He also said that he won't stop fighting for the cause of Kashmiri people and "dedicated 2018" for them.
04 Feb 2018
MurderYet another female artist killed in Pakistan
In yet another incidence of violence against women in Pakistan, a female singer was killed by three armed men for refusing to perform at a private event.
03 Feb 2018
YouTubeYouTube temporarily suspended Pakistan government's channel
The official YouTube channel of the Pakistan government was temporarily suspended on the grounds of copyright infringement.
