Pakistan
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Martial law in Pakistan? Bilawal Bhutto expresses apprehension
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed his apprehension about emergency or martial law in the country if a larger Supreme Court bench was not constituted to hear the case…
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Pakistan’s Lahore sees surge in crime rate amid inflation spike
Lahore: As Pakistanis are struggling to make the ends meet amid the rise in inflation, Lahore is seeing a massive surge in street crime, reported Dawn. According to the official data, the…
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Pakistani Senate passes resolution to equip women with digital skills
Islamabad: The Senate of Pakistan has passed a resolution to empower women with modern digital skills, a statement from the Senate said. The government was urged by the Senate, Pakistan’s upper house…
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Pakistan-China Khunjerab Pass trade route opens after 3 years
Islamabad: In a major development for Pakistan-China trade relations, Khunjerab Pass, one of the pivotal trade routes between the two countries, has reopened after being shut down for almost three years due…
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Gen Bajwa put pressure on me to develop friendly ties with India, claims Imran Khan
Lahore: Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that the then Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa had put pressure on him to develop friendly ties with India. Relations between India…
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Pakistan denies reports of trade relations with Israel
Islamabad: Amid reports of an exchange of goods between Pakistan and Israel, the Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) and the Ministry of Trade and Commerce denied on Sunday having made any trade with…
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Pakistan to place order for Russian oil next month: minister
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan plans to place its first order for Russian crude oil next month and it will take about four weeks for the commodity to reach the country, Minister of State…
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General Bajwa put pressure on me to restore ties with India: Imran Khan
New Delhi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa had pressurised him to restore friendship with India, the media reported. Bajwa wanted friendship with India…
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Four Pak soldiers killed in terror attack along Iran border
Karachi: At least four Pakistan Army soldiers were killed on Saturday in a terror attack along the Pakistan-Iran border in Balochistan’s Kech district, according to the military’s media wing. “On April 1,…
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Border trade between Pakistan & China to resume next week after 3 years
Islamabad: After a three-year hiatus, Pakistan and China are set to resume trade from Monday through the Khunjerab Pass – the only land route between the two all-weather allies, a media report said…
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Pakistanis drown under cost of living as inflation hits all-time high
Islamabad: Pakistans monthly inflation blew past forecasts in March and soared to a nearly all-time high level — 35.4 per cent — from a year earlier, with people feeling more pain from…
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Stampede at food distribution centre kills 11 in Pakistan’s Karachi city
Karachi: At least 11 people, including women and children, were killed and several others injured in a deadly stampede at a Ramzan food distribution centre in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on…
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Pakistan: Sikh businessman shot dead by unknown gunmen in Peshawar
Peshawar: A Sikh businessman was shot dead on Friday by unknown assailants here, in the latest incident of targeted attacks against minority communities in Pakistan. The incident took place at 3 pm…
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Pakistan forex reserves fall to less than a month’s import cover
Islamabad: As Pakistan struggles to secure external financing to pull the country out of the economic crisis, foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reversed their course, snapping…
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Pakistan court strikes down colonial-era sedition law
Lahore: A high court in Pakistan on Thursday struck down a colonial-era sedition law that criminalised criticism of the federal and provincial governments, terming it inconsistent with the Constitution. Justice Shahid Karim…
