Hamza Shehbaz tests positive for COVID-19
LAHORE: Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly, Hamza Shehbaz, tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, according to party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb.
In a statement,…
Renowned scholar Allama Zameer Akhtar Naqvi passes away
Famous Shia scholar Allama Dr Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi passed away on Sunday at the age of 76, according to a report on Geo News.
His body will be shifted to the Ancholi Imambargah soon,…
Motorway gang rape: Police identity prime suspect after DNA match
LAHORE: In a major breakthrough, Lahore police have identified the prime suspect of motorway gang rape case following his NDA match.
The suspect has been identified by police as Abid…
Pakistan will always support peaceful, stable Afghanistan: Qureshi
KARACHI: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that commencement of intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha is the fruit of the combined efforts of the international community.
In his…
Shireen Mazari disputes claim there were no rapes during Zia dictatorship
ISLAMABAD: Federal Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has disputed viral social media posts which claimed that there were no rapes during the military regime of Zia ul Haq.
Taking to…
India reports record daily jump in COVID cases for second straight day
DELHI- India reported a record daily jump in coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, logging 97,570 new infections on Saturday, data from the federal health ministry showed.
With…
Historic talks to begin between Taliban, Afghan government
Afghanistan's government and the Taliban will meet for peace talks in Doha on Saturday in a bid to end nearly two decades of war, though a quick breakthrough seems unlikely.
The US-backed…
Imran Khan urges Afghans to seize historic opportunity for political settlement
Welcoming the announcement regarding commencement of intra-Afghan negotiations, Prime Minister Imran Khan urged leadership in Afghanistan to seize the history opportunity and secure and…
Trump announces Bahrain, Israel peace deal
US President Donald Trump announced Friday a peace deal between Israel and Bahrain, which becomes the second Arab country to settle with its former foe over the last month, reinforcing an…
At UN, Pakistan warns of BJP-RSS extremists’ threats to destroy Islamic sites in…
Voicing concern that UN principles are being flouted, a top Pakistani diplomat has described as a “grave violation of international norms” the 1992 destruction of the historic Babri Mosque…
No change in law for Jadhav case: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan categorically dismissed any option to amend local laws on India’s demand to allow its own lawyers to fight the case of spy Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistani courts,…
After Bollywood star’s suicide, a TV ‘witch hunt’
India has more than four million coronavirus cases and an explosive border stand-off with China, but the story dominating television news for months is how a Bollywood actress supposedly…
Punjab govt forms committee to investigate motorway assault
LAHORE: The Punjab government has constituted a five-member committee to investigate the gang rape of a woman on motorway near Lahore.
According to a government notification, the…
Pakistan among nations showing distrust in vaccine safety: survey
Public trust in vaccine safety is slowly growing in Europe even as it dips in Pakistan and other parts of Asia, and Africa, researchers said Friday, calling for more investment in health…
China, India agree to disengage at disputed border
India and China have agreed to "disengage as soon as possible" after troops engaged in a series of clashes at their disputed Himalayan border, according to a joint statement from the two…