Qureshi writes to UNSC again on Indian rights abuses in Kashmir
In the wake of one year of India’s illegal and unilateral measures of 5 August 2019 in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has once…
FO rejects Indian response to Pakistan’s political map
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office yesterday categorically rejected the statement made by Indian external affairs ministry on Pakistan's political map.
"Through sophistry and obfuscation,…
Youm-e-Istehsal: PM Khan slams 365 days of Indian military siege in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that eight million Kashmiris have been made prisoners in their home after India's illegal and unilateral revocation of August 5.
In a message…
Trump says US generals tell him Beirut blast ‘bomb of some kind’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US generals had told him that the powerful explosions which rocked Beirut appeared to have been caused by a "bomb of some kind."
"It looks like a…
Apocalyptic scenes as Beirut blast death toll rises to 73
An entire port engulfed in fire, ships ablaze at sea and crumbling buildings: the site of the massive blast in Beirut's harbour area resembled a post-nuclear landscape.
Soldiers cordoned…
Chinese sponsor to withdraw from India’s IPL after protests: reports
The Chinese headline sponsor of the Indian Premier League, the world's richest cricket tournament, is set to withdraw amid mounting hostility after a border clash between the…
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, shaking buildings, shattering windows and sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky.
Lebanese media carried images of…
Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on youth mental health
By Zara Jhumra
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world in January 2020, people are staying put in quarantine or isolation and mobility has been restricted in order to slow the…
HRW slams India for continued human rights abuses in Kashmir
Indian authorities continue to impose harsh and discriminatory restrictions on Muslim-majority areas in Jammu and Kashmir, one year after the revocation of the state’s constitutional status…
Pakistan includes whole of Kashmir in new map
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a new political map which included the whole of Indian occupied Kashmir as part of Pakistan.
The approval was granted during a meeting of…
Glaciers could have sculpted Mars valleys: study
The question of whether ancient life could have existed on Mars centres on the water that once flowed there, but new research published Monday suggests that many of the Red Planet's valleys…
India imposes curfew in Kashmir ahead of clampdown anniversary
A curfew has been imposed across Indian-occupied Kashmir just two days before the first anniversary of New Delhi's abolition of the restive region's semi-autonomy, officials said late…
Commodore Saleem promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral
Commodore Muhammad Saleem has been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral with immediate effect.
Rear Admiral Muhammad Saleem got commission in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1991.…
Zara Noor Abbas’ latest Instagram picture attracts controversy for being…
Fans reacted angrily to Pakistani actress Zara Noor Abbas' Instagram picture in which, according to some fans, she was dressed 'boldly'.
The actress had shared a picture of herself in…
Eid ul Adha 2020: PM Imran, President Ashraf Ghani exchange greetings
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Ashraf Ghani exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid ul Adha 2020 on Monday, according to Radio Pakistan.
"Prime Minister Imran Khan…