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WHO declares global emergency as coronavirus spreads
The World Health Organization, a U.N. agency, has declared a global health emergency as the coronavirus outbreak spread well beyond China, where it emerged last month, and called on all countries to take urgent measures to contain the…
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Pakistan rejects Modi’s belligerent rhetoric
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday completely rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s irresponsible and war-mongering remarks.
"These remarks are another reflection of India’s incurable obsession with Pakistan and the BJP Government and…
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HRCP terms arrest of Islamabad activists as “unconstitutional”
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemns the arrest of at least 23 civil society activists and political workers in Islamabad, during a peaceful protest held yesterday to demand the release of civil rights…
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UK, Pakistan vow to work jointly for tackling climate risks
ISLAMABAD : The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr. Christian Turner, on Wednesday called on Prime Minister’s Advisor on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam and conveyed his government’s interest to work with the climate change ministry…
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Pakistan renews call for independent Palestine State
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday renewed its call for the establishment of a viable, independent and contiguous State of Palestine, on the basis of internationally-agreed parameters, the pre-1967 borders, and with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its…
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Mohsin Dawar, Ali Wazir taken into custody
KARACHI: PTM MNAs Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir were taken into custody on Tuesday as they joined a protest in Islamabad against the detention of Manzoor Pashteen.
Apart from two MNAs, several other PTM activists and workers of Awami Workers…
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Muslim research scholar arrested in India for ‘sedition’
Sharjeel Imam, a Muslim research scholar of Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, has been arrested from his hometown - Bihar's Jehenabad on charges of sedition, local media reported.
Sharjeel Imam was booked for sedition after…
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Pakistan slams Ashraf Ghani’s comments on Pashteen as “unwarranted”
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday reacted angrily to remarks made by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani regarding arrest of PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen in Peshawar.
"We have noted with serious concern the recent tweets by President Ashraf Ghani,…
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China expands travel restrictions to contain epidemic as death toll hits 56
China on Sunday expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain a viral epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as the United States and France prepared to evacuate their citizens from a quarantined city at the…
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Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over ceasefire violations
A senior diplomat from the High Commission of India was summoned to the Foreign Office, today, to register Pakistan’s strong protest at the ceasefire violations by Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC), resulting in…
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34 US troops injured in Iranian strike on military base: Pentagon
Nearly three dozen US troops suffered traumatic brain injuries or concussion in this month's Iranian air strike on a military base in Iraq, the Pentagon said on Friday.
"Thirty-four total members have been diagnosed with concussions and…
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China Coronavirus outbreak: Pakistan to screen passengers
ISLAMABAD: In wake of Corona virus cases in China, Pakistan is taking urgent pre-emptive measures to deal with the situation.
Dr. Zafar Mirza, Special Assistant to PM on Health, reviewed the situation while chairing a high level meeting…
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Imran Khan to launch Ehsaas Kifalat programme on Jan 31
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will be launching the Ehsaas Kifalat programme on January 31, 2020.
The Ehsaas digital payment system is an important competent of that. Procurement of the system was completed in a transparent manner…
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Pakistan test-fires surface-to-surface ballistic missile
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan army on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, capable of delivering multiple types of warheads upto a range of 290 kilometers.
The training launch was part of…
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Govt to launch comprehensive campaign to highlight Kashmir issue: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Thursday said the government would launch a comprehensive campaign from January 25 to highlight the plight of Indian-occupied Kashmir globally.
The government would run a media campaign in…
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