Iran fires missiles at US troop bases in Iraq
Iran fired missiles Wednesday at Iraqi bases housing the US military, officials in Washington and Tehran said, in the first act of the Islamic republic's promised revenge for the US killing…
Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin Ebrahim: An irreparable loss
Karachi, 7 January. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) mourned the passing of Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim.
He was one of HRCP's founder members and served on the…
At least two die in Quetta explosion
QUETTA: At least two people died and scores were wounded on Tuesday when a bomb blast hit Quetta, officials said.
The blast, which damaged several shops and nearby buildings, took place…
NA adopts bills allowing extension in tenures of services chiefs
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday passed three separate bills to amend Pakistan Army Act 1952, Pakistan Air Force Act 1953 and Pakistan Navy Ordinance 1961, granting extension in…
Fitness tests of centrally contracted players next week
The fourth term fitness tests of the centrally contracted players will be held at the National Cricket Academy on 6 and 7 January.
The fitness tests, to be conducted by Yasir Malik, the…
Iranians harassed, questioned at US border: CAIR
ISLAMABAD: Dozens of Iranians and Iranian-Americans have reported being harassed or questioned for hours at the US border following heightened tensions over the US killing of Iranian General…
ECNEC approves Southern Punjab Poverty Alleviation Project
ISLAMABAD: The Executive committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at the Cabinet Division approved the Southern Punjab Poverty Alleviation Project (SPPAP)-IFAD that will cost…
Pakistan releases 20 Indian prisoners
ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan yesteray released 20 Indian prisoners (fishermen) to be repatriated via Wagah Border.
These prisoners have been released upon completion of their…
Sarfaraz Ahmed meets Pakistan U19 World Cup squad
Lahore, 6 January 2020: Sarfaraz Ahmed, the captain of the Pakistan side which lifted the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in 2006, made a visit to the ongoing Pakistan U19 camp at the National…
FO condemns BJP’s smear campaign against Pakistan
The BJP government's mischievous portrayal of isolated law and order incidents in Peshawar and Nankana Sahib as alleged ‘persecution’ of minorities is part of its smear campaign against…
Defiant Trump doubles down on threat to Iran cultural sites
US President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on a threat to attack Iranian cultural sites despite accusations that any such strike would amount to a war crime.
After his top diplomat, Mike…
Pakistan will not become part of any regional conflict: FM Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would neither let its soil be used against any other State nor become part of any regional conflict, said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday.
According to a…
What India stands to lose
By: Amman Bari
With a population of 201 million Muslims, 28 million Christians and 24 million Sikhs, India can boast of a religious diversity that far outstrips Pakistan’s. But in its…
Kashmiris observe 71st anniversary of UN resolution on Kashmir’s…
SRI NAGAR: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi reaffirmed Pakistan’s political, diplomatic and moral support to the valiant Kashmiri people in their just struggle for human dignity and…
Nankana Sahib incident was scuffle between two Muslim groups: FO
ISLAMABAD: The provincial authorities in the Punjab province have informed that there was scuffle in the city of Nankana Sahib today, between two Muslim groups on a minor incident at a…