Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Responding to queries about a media report claiming Pakistani army fighting alongside Azerbaijani forces against Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh, the Foreign Office refuted it as speculative and baseless. In a statement on…
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday expressed strong support for the full realisation of women’s rights. Reiterating Pakistan’s commitment to the fulfilment of strategic objectives agreed 25 years ago, the FM…
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President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19, upending the already tense US election, but was described by his doctor on Friday as feeling "well" and able to perform his duties while quarantining. Trump, 74, first announced on…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday blamed the Indian lobby for being behind the recent attacks launched by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif against the Pakistan Army. Giving an interview to SAMAA anchor Nadeem Malik, the…
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REUTERS: US President Donald Trump's advisor Hope Hicks has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is facing symptoms, says a source close to the president. Hicks travels regularly with the president on Air Force One and accompanied…
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Islamabad, 01 Oct 20: The President of Pakistan has appointed Vice Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi as Chief of the Naval Staff and promoted him to the rank of Admiral. His promotion to the rank of Admiral will be effective from the…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an "immediate infusion" of $15 billion to a global pool for the procurement and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines at a virtual summit hosted by the world body. The ACT-Accelerator,…
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ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has said that Imran Khan's recent statement to the United Nations General Assembly was the most-watched speech on popular video-streaming platform YouTube. "PM Imran Khan’s #UNGA…
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According to a Positive Media Communications (PMC) News poll, a little over than 60% of Pakistanis think Prime Minister Imran Khan is right when he says a "hasty international withdrawal" from Afghanistan will be disastrous. The poll,…
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KARACHI: A mini smart lockdown was imposed in Karachi on Wednesday night, according to a notification from the Sindh government, where the sub-division of Manghopir's two areas were sealed as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to spike…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemns today’s shameful acquittal of the criminals responsible for demolishing the centuries-old Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992. Taking almost three decades to decide on the criminal act which was…
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An Indian court Wednesday acquitted top ruling party leaders of conspiracy related to the mob demolition of a flashpoint mosque decades ago that sparked communal riots which left more than 2,000 dead. Tens of thousands of supporters of…
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ISLAMABAD - Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said that Pakistan would support the global leaders’ pledge at the UN’s maiden Summit for Biodiversity 2020 for action to stem biodiversity loss as part of…
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REUTERS: New York threatened to fine heavily those caught in public not wearing a mask, as infection rates across the country climb with 205,000 dead and millions infected with COVID-19 in the US ever since the virus began. At Disney,…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has issued directives to his government to ensure the early repatriation of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif. The development comes a little over than a week after the opposition held its All Parties Conference on…
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