6.0 magnitude quake jolts parts of Pakistan (Ld)
Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) A 6.0 magnitude quake - epicentred at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region - jolted parts of Pakistan on Sunday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), local media reported.
-
International NEIGHBOURHOOD 02:58 PMPakistan govt turns down Imran Khan's talks offer
-
International NEIGHBOURHOOD 02:50 PMSri Lanka drafting new law to promote religious harmony: minister
-
Kabul-Tehran issues can be resolved through dialogue: Afghanistan's acting FM
Kabul, May 28 (IANS) Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has stressed the need to resort to dialogue to resolve issues between Kabul and Tehran in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the local media reported on Sunday.
-
Intercepted phone call reveals PTI plot to stage fake encounters
Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday revealed that the intelligence agencies had intercepted a call which revealed that a fake encounter and rape incident were to be "staged" by some people belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), local media reported.
-
10 killed as avalanche hits Gilgit-Baltistan region
Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) Ten people were killed and ten others injured when an avalanche hit a convoy of nomads in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, an official confirmed.
-
Nepal, India plan to ink deals during PM's visit
Kathmandu, May 27 (IANS) During Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's upcoming trip to India, the two neighbouring countries are planning to sign a series of agreements, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kathmandu said on Saturday.
-
Pak govt cancels diplomatic passports of nine PTI leaders
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) The government in Islamabad has cancelled the diplomatic passports of nine Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders.
-
Maryam Nawaz expresses concern over CJP hearing case of mother-in-law
Lahore, May 27 (IANS) PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz said it is not acceptable that a son-in-law should hear the case against the mother-in-law.
-
China will save Pakistan from default: Shehbaz
Karachi, May 27 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that an agreement is not being reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but underscored that Chinas support will play a crucial role in preventing the country from facing any potential default.
-
Your game is over, Imran Khan: Maryam Nawaz
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) "Your game is over, Imran Khan," Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz said while addressing a large number of vibrant party supporters.
-
16 wounded as blast rocks Afghan city
Pul-e-Khumri (Afghanistan), May 27 (IANS) At least 16 people have been confirmed wounded after a blast rocked Pul-e-Khumri city, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, local media reported.
-
Cocaine detected in Imran's urine samples, claims Health Minister
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Pakistan's Minister for National Health Services, Abdul Qadir Patel, claimed on Friday that alcohol and cocaine were detected in the urine samples of former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, which were taken after his arrest on May 9 by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), media reports said.
-
PPP to back bid to ban PTI: Bilawal tells Shehbaz
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said his Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will not resist any move to impose a ban on the Imran Khan led-PTI "for promoting extremism and violence".
-
Imran 'thanks' Pak govt for adding his name on no-fly list
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Friday "thanked" the sitting government for adding his name on the no-fly list and said he had no plans for any foreign travel "because I neither have any properties or businesses abroad nor even a bank account outside the country".
-
PTI faces existential threat as more leaders quit
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) More leaders have left the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), as desertion from the Imran Khan-led party continued while some senior members were arrested and rearrested following their releases on court orders.
-
Travel to India proved productive for Pakistan: Bilawal (Ld)
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who became the first Pakistani Foreign Minister to travel to India since 2011 for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting earlier this month, said the trip "proved productive and positive" for Islamabad.
-
Imran revokes party membership of all PTI defectors
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has revoked the basic membership of all leaders and office-bearers who have quit his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in the last few days.
-
SL has no security arrangements with China nor intends to enter any: Wickremesinghe
By Susitha Fernando
Colombo, May 25 (IANS) Welcoming Japan's cooperative approach to have peace in the Asian region and dialogue between all nations, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday said that Japan, China, India, and ASEAN, should commence an open-ended dialogue amongst themselves and thereafter with the other Asian countries as a first step in establishing a new framework for Peace and Cooperation in Asia.
-
Imran will soon seek asylum in US, claims Pak minister
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will soon seek asylum in the United States, Minister of State for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi, said on Thursday, media reports said.
-
Imran Khan, wife barred from travelling abroad
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) The Pakistan federal government has decided to add the names of 80 people, including PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, to the no-fly list, the media reported.
-
Imran moves Supreme Court against 'undeclared martial law'
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Thursday filed a petition with the Supreme Court, urging the apex court to take notice of the "undeclared martial law" in parts of the country and the ongoing aggressive crackdown on his party, media reports said.
-
China to help Pakistan meet debt repayments worth $2.3 billion
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) As Pakistan struggles to secure the critical pending loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the cash-strapped nation looks towards China to rollover more than $2 billion in debt due next month, media reports said on Thursday.
-
3 Pakistani policemen injured during firing on polio team
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) Three policemen were injured in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a polio immunisation team.
-
Pakistan to promote AI to boost national development: Minister
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) Pakistan's Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) use and its promotion in the country is the need of the hour for national development.
