Protesters take to the streets against controversial Indian bill
AFP: Protestors in northeast India set fire to tyres and cut down trees to block roads on Tuesday in a shutdown across the region hours after lawmakers approved the government´s new…
IHC grants bail to former president Zardari
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former president Asif Ali Zardari in the fake bank accounts case on medical grounds.
The former president was asked to…
FM Qureshi arrives in Riyadh to hold talks with Saudi counterpart
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Riyadh on a one day visit to Saudi Arabia, Radio Pakistan reported.
During his stay, the foreign minister will hold talks with…
Indian Citizenship Bill Discriminates Against Muslims: HRW
(New York, December 11, 2019) – The Indian government’s proposed law to grant citizenship based on religion violates India’s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch said today.…
Controversial Indian citizenship bill faces crucial test
The controversial Indian Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, or CAB, will be tabled in Upper House of the Parliament Wednesday afternoon, two days after the legislation was passed by the Lok…
Nasir Jamshed pleads guilty to spot-fixing
Former Pakistan cricketer Nasir Jamshed will be sentenced in February after pleading guilty in a British court to conspiring to bribe other players to spot-fix a Twenty20 match, the BBC has…
Pakistan ranks 152nd in UN’s Human Development Index
Pakistan was ranked at 152nd position among 189 countries in U.N.’s 2019 Human Development Index (HDI)’s annual rankings that is measured by combining indicators of life expectancy,…
PCB issues clarification on Dawn story
The PCB has issued the following clarification to Dawn to its 6 December 2019 article under the caption PCB spent lavishly on top 5 officials but peanuts on cricket development, which is…
PM Imran slams fascist Modi govt over citizenship legislation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday condemned Indian citizenship legislation as contrary to all norms of international human rights law and bilateral agreements with Pakistan.…
Muslim MP tears controversial Indian bill amid heated debate
HYDERABAD: Muslim MP Asaduddin Owaisi tore a copy of the proposed nationality legislation in the midst of a heated debate in the Indian parliament on Monday, NDTV reported.
"It is an…
US rights body seeks sanctions against Indian minister over proposed law
Washington: A federal US commission on international religious freedom has sought American sanctions against Indian Home Minister Amit Shah over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, terming it…
Pakistan reiterates support for secure, stable Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, underscored the need for achieving the goal of a secure and stable Afghanistan for the economic progress and…
Pakistan condemns Indian move to exclude Muslims from new nationality law
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has condemned the Indian move to exclude Muslims from a new law that offers Indian nationality to refugees from South Asian countries.
"The latest legislation by Indian…
CDWP approves 8 projects worth Rs31.44 billion
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meeting on Monday, presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, approved 08 projects worth Rs. 31.44…
Record increase in manpower export to Gulf countries
Data Compiled by the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment indicates record increase of manpower export to Saudi Arabia by 207% in the first ten months of this year.
The Ministry of…