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…
PM Imran Khan takes notice of motorway gang rape
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken a stern notice of incidents of rape involving a minor girl in Karachi and a mother of three in Lahore.
In the first incident, a…
Motorway incident: Lahore police chief under fire for victim-blaming
The Lahore police chief came under fire on Thursday from neitizens after he appeared to blame a victim of alleged gang rape.
The assault took place after mid-night on Thursday.…
Global COVID-19 death toll jumps past 900,000
afp: The coronavirus continues to takes lives relentlessly ever since it spread to almost all corners of the world from China lat year, as the global death toll rose past 900,000…
PM to launch Roshan Digital Account for overseas Pakistanis today
Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the Roshan Digital Account for Overseas Pakistanis on Thursday., which is set to be a major initiative offered to the Pakistani diaspora by overseas…