KARACHI: There is virtually no hope of reviving bilateral cricketing ties between Pakistan and India because of the current border tensions between the two neighbours. But that hasn’t stopped Pakistan’s cricket chief Shaharyar Khan from raising the issue again. On Thursday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman told reporters in Islamabad that the Board will […]
The government of Pakistan provided a readout of a phone call between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Donald Trump Wednesday claiming that the president-elect heaped praise on the Pakistani leader, describing the South Asian nation and its people as “fantastic.” According to the readout, Prime Minister Sharif called Trump and “felicitated him on his victory.” […]
`Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi, Abdul Basit has expressed Pakistan’s willingness to hold dialogue with India on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia conference scheduled to be held next week in Amritsar, India. According to High Commissioner Basit, the schedule of the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, who […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) was informed on Monday that Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has to go abroad for his treatment as Pakistan lacks facilities. During the question hour, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sheikh Aftab Ahmad told the House that Rs 2.76 million had been spent in this regard. The lawmakers were also informed that the […]
Islamabad: Donald Trump’s surprise election as US president has Pakistanis wary that he may accelerate what they see as a shift in American policy to favour arch-foe India in the long rivalry between nuclear-armed neighbours, analysts said on Wednesday. Historical allies in the region, Islamabad and Washington have seen relations sour over US accusations that […]
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the exercises were aimed at validating the latest operational plans involving infantry and mechanised troops and their support elements from the entire central command. Apart from the first-ever use of fully digitised virtual command and control room, the exercise saw the first formal employment […]
An estimated crowd of more than 100,000 people have attended the funeral of Mumtaz Qadri, in a massive show of support for the convicted murderer of a leading politician who had criticised Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. The vast gathering on Tuesday centred on Liaquat Park in Rawalpindi, where a succession of clerics made fiery speeches bitterly […]
February 29, 2016 – Islamabad – The authorities have hanged Mumtaz Qadri, the self-claimed assassinator of former Governor Punjab Salman Taseer, at heavily guarded Adaila Jail at 4:30am today. “I can confirm that Qadri was hanged in Adialia jail early Monday morning,” senior local police official Sajjid Gondal told AFP. A prison official confirmed the […]
On 26th January the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) was launched with an event on the theme “Together against racism.” The event was hosted by the members of the ARDI Bureau and guest speakers included Mr Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr Michael O’Flaherty, Director of the European Union Agency […]
اکستان کے وزیرِ اعظم نواز شریف نے پیر یکم فروری کو اعلیٰ سطح کا اجلاس طلب کیا ہے جس میں باچا خان یونیورسٹی پر حملے کی تحقیقات، بھارتی ایئر بیس پٹھان کورٹ پر حملے اور نیشنل ایکشن پلان پر عمل درآمد سے متعلق جائزہ لیا جائے گا۔ اجلاس میں پاکستانی فوج کے سربراہ جنرل راحیل […]
