Tag: Pakistan
War averted: India, Pakistan agree to immediate ceasefire after U.S.-brokered talks
The ceasefire follows a sharp uptick in hostilities after India launched military strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir…
Pakistan says 26 killed in Indian strikes as tensions soar
The Pakistani military fired indiscriminately across the line of control, the de facto frontier dividing Kashmir into two parts, media…
UN: No fewer than 20 children killed in Pakistan airstrikes
The UN statement said Tuesday’s airstrikes were a violation of international law and called for an investigation. “International law obliges…
Pakistani military tribunal jails 60 civilians
The military’s media wing ISPR on Thursday said that the Field General Court Martial handed down the punishments to the…
Bus carrying wedding guests plunges into river, killing 18 people
Emergency teams, including local divers and military personnel, have been deployed to assist in the search, with the Pakistani Red…
Pakistani PM vows retaliation after deadly terrorist attacks
The latest attacks were the deadliest in Pakistan in several months amid a surge in violence by the Taliban and…
Man bags life jail over rape of own wife
The victim was still living in her parents’ house, as the marriage ceremony had only been performed spiritually at the…
Man beaten to death for desecrating Quran in Pakistan
ideos of the incident circulating on social media showed scores of men beating and then torching the body of the…
Pakistan, IMF reach agreement on $1.1bn rescue package
Pakistan’s economy was pulled back from the brink amid fears of default when the IMF approved a short-term 3 billion…
Pakistani police suspect Islamic State as bomb death toll reaches 46
A suicide bomber blew himself up among the crowd at the rally of an Islamic political party on Sunday in…
531 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan
The Afghan caretaker government has urged Afghan refugees living abroad to return home and contribute to rebuilding their war-torn country.
Pakistan to try Imran Khan’s supporters under army laws
According to authorities, around 4,000 Khan supporters were arrested after storming the army headquarters, torching a commander's home, and setting…
UN chief morns ex-Pakistani leader Musharraf
Musharraf became a key ally of the United States following the 9/11 terror attacks, and he tried to become an…
UN condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan
He also expressed deep concern at the overall rise in instances of discrimination, intolerance, and all acts of violence directed…
UN issues appeal for $160m to help flood-hit Pakistan
The United Nations has issued a flash appeal for 160 million dollars to help Pakistan tackle devastating floods that had…
Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan
Aside from the fatalities, the flooding had damaged more than 46,200 houses, Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on…
Pakistani PM Sharif bans sugar export
The prime minister ordered the concerned departments to sternly deal with hoarders, illegal profiteers and other factors involved in creating…
Breaking: Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan sacked by parliament
Opposition parties were able to secure 174 votes in the 342-member house in support of the no-confidence motion, presiding Speaker…
Pakistan’s parliament delays ouster vote against Imran Khan
It was not clear how long Khan's allies might seek to delay the vote. Lawyer Salahuddin Ahmed, who had argued…
Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan on brink of being ousted
A combined opposition that spans the political spectrum from left to radically religious says it has the 172 votes it…
India fires missile into Pakistan in error
Pakistani officials said the missile was unarmed and had crashed near the country's eastern city of Mian Channu, about 500…
Pastor sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam
Bhatti, who has been in prison since 2012, was accused of sending blasphemous SMS text messages.
Six killed in road accident on way to wedding
The incident happened in the Khuzdar district of the province when a van hit a trailer coming from the opposite…
Rapists to be chemically castrated in Pakistan
The law comes amid growing public demand for action following several high-profile rape and child sexual abuse cases.
Train kills 3 students, crushes school van
The van carrying students to school during morning rush hour was hit by the train in the town of Sheikhupura…
Nigeria’s Chukwunwike busted with 2kg of Cocaine in Pakistan
Nigeria's Simon Chukwunwike has been arrested with 2 kilogrammes of cocaine in his possession in Pakistan.
4 killed, 17 missing in Pakistan boat mishap
Officials say four people were killed when a boat carrying people celebrating the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha capsized in…
French embassy urges citizens to leave Pakistan
The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country after violent…
Police arrest 2 Christian nurses on blasphemy charges
The nurses were accused of blasphemy by their colleagues for the removal of a sticker with a sacred inscription from…
FIFA suspends Pakistan, Chad football federations
World football ruling body FIFA has suspended the national federations of Pakistan and Chad with immediate effect. FIFA said on…