Pakistan

LAHORE: Sikh Yatrees are due to arrive in Lahore from India through Wagha Border today (Friday) to celebrate the 551st birth anniversary of their founder Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Additional Secretary Shrines Tariq Wazir, members of the…
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The French lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a law banning discrimination based on a person's accent, calling the practice "a form of racism". The text, overwhelmingly adopted by 98 votes to 3, adds accents to the list of…
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Islamabad- Federal Minister for Interior, Brig (R) Ijaz Ahmad Shah met with the Ambassador of China Nong Rong at the Ministry of Interior. He welcomed the Ambassador to Pakistan and the two discussed bilateral ties. Acknowledging the…
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Australia's army on Friday moved to discharge 13 soldiers following a damning report into conduct in Afghanistan that prosecutors believe may have constituted war crimes. Army chief Rick Burr said the personnel had been served…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has joined the Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) as a founding member. Established under an initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, other countries that have been invited to join as founding members include…
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Pakistani authorities should urgently and impartially investigate a surge in violent attacks on members of the Ahmadiyya religious community, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the ICJ said today. The authorities should take…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the Government of Pakistan was fully committed to playing a leadership role in addressing the issue of climate change and making a shift towards a “clean and green” Pakistan through a…
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ISLAMABAD: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has revealed that he tested positive for the coronavirus. "I have tested positive for COVID-19 and am self isolating with mild symptoms," tweeted the PPP chairman on Monday, three days…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported more than 3,300 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest since July, as the country grapples with a second wave of infections that has forced it to reimpose tough social distancing measures. The daily…
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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has addressed another letter to the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Secretary-General, updating them on the grave situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir…
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 The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Syria and Somalia, according to a document issued by a state-owned business park. The document, which was sent to…
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The Pakistan Army on Wednesday announced that six major generals were being promoted to the rank of lieutenant generals. Taking to Twitter, the DG ISPR wrote: Promotions in the #Army : 6 Major Generals have been promoted to the Rank of…
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Coronavirus cases continued to surge across the country on Tuesday as more than 3,000 tested positive for the virus and 59 succumbed to the infection, according to data from the NCOC. Among those who succumbed to the virus include 54…
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KARACHI: The government of Sindh on Wednesday issued a list of persons who qualified to get themselves tested for the coronavirus for free from government labs. All coronavirus suspects with "symptoms consistent with Coronavirus…
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India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party approved a decree in the country’s most populous state on Tuesday laying out prison terms for anyone compelling others to convert their faith or luring them into these conversions through marriage,…
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