Tag: Pakistan
COVID-19: Pakistan administers Sinopharm vaccines to health workers
A drive to administer the China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to frontline healthcare workers was formally kicked off across Pakistan on…
Pakistan gets 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses donation
A military plane loaded with 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China, on Monday, landed in Pakistan.
China to gift Pakistan 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
Pakistan is set to receive half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from its neighbour and ally China this January.
New Zealand eye top spot in second Pakistan test
New Zealand will rise to the top of the world rankings for the first time if they avoid defeat against…
24 people killed in separate road accidents
Two dozen people were killed in two separate accidents in Pakistan involving passenger vehicles and a lorry, police said on…
Polio: Pakistan launches vaccination drive
Pakistan on Monday launched a vaccination drive against polio to cover the immunity gap caused by COVID-19 pandemic related disruptions…
Pakistan to remain on global terror financing watch list
A global watchdog on Friday said Pakistan would remain on the terror financing watch list until it completely implements a…
Pakistan bans TikTok over its vulgarity
Pakistan’s telecommunications regulator on Friday banned the video-sharing platform, TikTok for failing to implement orders to filter immoral content.
Woman cuts off her rapist’s penis
A woman has cut off the penis of a man she accused of trying to rape her, police said on…
UAE to support Pakistan economic projects with $200m
The de facto United Arab Emirates (UAE) leader on Thursday instructed the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development to allocate 200…
Pakistan’s ex-president Musharraf sentenced to death
A Pakistani special court hearing the high treason case against former president General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday handed the former…
13 killed as fire engulfs passenger van in Pakistan
About 13 people are said to have been killed in a fire that engulfed a passenger van following its collision…
At least 5 injured in Pakistan’s bomb blast
Blast on Monday hit a police vehicle in Pakistan’s South-Western Quetta city leaving at least five people injured, including four…
India, Pakistan in shootout over Kashmir, 9 killed
India and Pakistan exchanged fire across the de facto border of the disputed Kashmir region while blaming each other for…
Pakistan remains on terrorism financing watchlist: FATF
Pakistan will remain on the terrorism financing watchlist until February, a global watchdog said on Friday, warning that further action…
“Mera Bacha Alert”: Pakistan to launch phone app to curb child sex abuse
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan ordered authorities to prepare a mobile phone app to help parents report child sex abuse…
Kashmir: U.S. urges India to ease the tension in the area
The United States called on the Indian Government to curb restrictions on Kashmir that were imposed shortly after New Delhi…
Brother of murdered social media star Baloch jailed for life
The brother of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was on Friday convicted for her murder and sentenced to life…
Taliban poll warning: Pakistan shuts border crossings with Afghanistan
Pakistan on Friday closed all border crossings with Afghanistan in a bid to improve security ahead of presidential elections in…
Pakistan arrests British couple with heroine
A British couple could face either the death penalty or life imprisonment after allegedly attempting to smuggle £2m worth of…
Pakistan suspends trade with India, downgrades diplomatic relations
Pakistan has announced a downgrade of diplomatic relations with her neighbour India. It has also suspended bilateral trade, in double…
Burqa wearing female suicide bomber kills 7 in hospital
A female suicide bomber, wearing a burka, blew herself up at a hospital this morning, killing at least seven persons…
Pakistan’s ex-president Zardari arrested over fake bank accounts
Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has been arrested by the country's top anti-corruption body in a case involving fake…
Experts expected in Pakistan over HIV outbreak
An international team of experts is expected to arrive in southern Pakistan where an HIV outbreak has infected hundreds of…
Pakistan secures $6bn IMF package
Pakistan has secured a six-billion-dollar bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive the South Asian economy which…
Pakistan, China jointly investigate trafficking of young girls
Islamabad and Beijing are jointly investigating the trafficking of young Pakistani women to China by criminal gangs, the Foreign Ministry…
Suicide blast kills at least 10 at popular shrine
A suicide blast at one of Pakistan’s oldest and most popular Sufi shrines killed at least 10 people and wounded…
Pakistan will ‘pay a heavy price’ over attack – Iran
Iran on Saturday warned neighbouring Pakistan it would “pay a heavy price’’ for allegedly harbouring militants, who killed 27 of…
Pakistan invites Nigeria to textile expo
Pakistan has expressed its readiness to improve economic relations with Nigeria and invited operators of the Nigerian textile industry to…
Pakistan may be polio free by end of 2019 -WHO
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus says that polio is likely to be eliminated from Pakistan by…