Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry has welcomed a decision by the Pakistan Democratic Alliance to postpone its anti-government long march. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday morning, Fawad Chaudhry wrote: "Political stability…
Read More...

Opposition parties announced the postponement of the much-touted long march against the government over differences between the PPP and the PML-N regarding Nawaz Sharif's return to Pakistan. A six-hour-long marathon meeting of the…
Read More...

The Sri Lankan government insisted Tuesday that preventing Muslim women from wearing a burqa or niqab was a national security move, as it faced protests over the decision. Sri Lankan Muslims decried the measure as a new act of…
Read More...

ISLAMABAD: Alarm bells started ringing for Pakistan on Tuesday as the country's coronavirus positivity ratio crossed 7% when more than 2,500 people tested positive for the virus on Monday. According to data from the National Command and…
Read More...

ISLAMABAD: An important meeting of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will decide today (Tuesday) whether or not to resign from the provincial and federal assemblies, as the opposition gears up for its anti-government long march slated…
Read More...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has taken an important step in buying coronavirus vaccine shots from China, according to sources. Sources said the country has signed a deal with Chinese company Sinopharm to buy vaccines while the country is in talks…
Read More...

REUTERS: European countries Germany, France and Italy on Monday suspended the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines over safety concerns as a few cases were reported where the vaccine resulted in blood clots among patients. The World Health…
Read More...

Pakistan on Monday joined the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in observing the first-ever ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia.’ Pakistan, in line with vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, had presented a resolution to…
Read More...

The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Monday advised the provincial administrations of all federating units to take strict administrative actions against the masses flouting standard operating procedures (SOPs) of COVID-19.…
Read More...

REUTERS: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed concern on Monday over a footage of British police beating up and dragging away women at a vigil held to honour a dead woman. London police faced an official inquiry into their actions…
Read More...

KARACHI; The Government of Sindh on Monday introduced new coronavirus rules as cases of the infection continue to rise across the country and in Sindh as well. A notification released by the provincial government said that…
Read More...

The video of a man harassing participants of the Aurat march went viral on social media. The recently-held Aurat March 2021 became controversial after a doctored video was shared on social media and a banner was made controversial.…
Read More...

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak said Monday that he enjoyed as the PML-N and the PPP as well as the JUI-F 'deceived' each other in the recently-held elections for the post of Senate chairman and deputy chairman. "Everyone…
Read More...

Pakistan has welcomed the endorsement by the Libyan Parliament to the cabinet proposed by the Prime Minister-designate of Libya and the successful formation of the Government of National Unity. In a statement,  Foreign Office said: “We…
Read More...

Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry has called on the University of Lahore to reinstate two students who were expelled for proposing each other on campus. "Marriage of one's own free will is the basic right of every girl. Islam gives…
Read More...