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White House urges Pakistan, Afghanistan to address differences through dialogue Washington, DC | March 19, 2024 6:57:01 AM IST Reacting to Pakistan's airstrikes in Afghanistan, the White House has called on both the nations to address their differences through dialogue. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre urged the Taliban to ensure that terror attacks are not launched... read..Taliban targets Pakistan's military posts after its airstrikes in Afghanistan Kabul | March 19, 2024 4:57:08 AM IST In response to Pakistan's airstrikes in Afghanistan, the Taliban's forces have targeted Pakistan's military posts along the Durand Line with heavy weapons, the Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported, citing the Taliban-led Ministry of Defence.... read..US calls on Pakistan to exercise restraint after its airstrikes in Afghanistan Washington, DC | March 19, 2024 3:56:36 AM IST Reacting to Pakistan's airstrikes in Afghanistan, the US has called on Taliban to ensure that terrorist attacks are not launched from Afghan soil while urging Islamabad to exercise restraint and ensure civilians are not harmed in their counter-terrorism e... read..Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim urged to reconsider retirement ahead of T20 World Cup New Delhi | March 19, 2024 11:58:18 AM IST A string of excellent performances in the recent Pakistan Super League has seen Imad Wasim appear as a potential wildcard selection for this year's T20 World Cup.... read..Pensioners in Pakistan occupied Kashmir protest against government's allowance cuts Muzaffarabad | March 18, 2024 10:57:00 PM IST A substantial number of pensioners in Muzaffarabad city in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir staged a large-scale protest to condemn the government's actions, which have caused distress among them.... read..Half-a-dozen people killed in Pakistan's airstrikes in Afghanistan Kabul | March 18, 2024 3:57:08 PM IST Pakistani military aircraft carried out airstrikes in the Barmal district of Paktika province and the Afghan Dubai area of Sepera district in Khost province. Tragically, these strikes targeted civilian homes, resulting in the loss of six lives and destruc... read..Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf continues remorse over alliance with SIC Karachi | March 18, 2024 2:57:11 PM IST The fragile alliance between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) continues to strain under the weight of conflicting statements from leaders of both parties, sparking a wave of retrospection and criticism within PTI's ra... read..Islamabad | March 18, 2024 1:57:50 PM IST Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has raised concerns regarding the eligibility of individuals associated with the caretaker government to participate in the upcoming Senate elections, citing constitutional constraints, Dawn reported.... read..Pakistan govt 'assures' IMF of expediting privatisation programme Islamabad | March 18, 2024 11:56:59 AM IST The Pakistan government has 'assured' the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of expediting the privatisation programme, reported ARY News, citing sources.... read..Pakistan: People across Karachi experiences gas outages during Sehr, Iftar Karachi | March 18, 2024 7:56:08 AM IST Residents in several areas of Pakistan's Karachi were experiencing gas outages during Sehr and Iftar during Ramzan, Pakistan-based ARY News reported. The gas outages in Karachi's regions ran counter to Sui Southern Gas Company's (SSGC) announcement of no ... read..Pakistan: Scrutiny of nomination papers for Senate polls on March 19 Islamabad | March 18, 2024 7:56:05 AM IST The scrutiny of nomination papers for elections in the 48 vacant seats of Pakistan's Senate will be conducted on March 19, Pakistan-based Geo News reported.... read..Islamabad | March 17, 2024 9:56:54 AM IST Highlighting the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) merger, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said that his party took a "serious and best decision" in circumstances prevailing at the time when PTI lost its electoral symbo... read..Pakistan: Seven soldiers killed in terror attack on security forces in North Waziristan Islamabad | March 17, 2024 4:56:04 AM IST Seven soldiers, including two officers, were killed in a terror attack on a security forces post in the Mir Ali area of Pakistan's North Waziristan district, Dawn reported, citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).... read..Pakistan: Islamabad court dismisses defamation case against Imran Khan Islamabad | March 17, 2024 8:56:54 AM IST An Islamabad district and sessions court on Saturday dismissed a Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 20 billion defamation case filed against former Prime Minister Imran Khan by former Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry after nearly 10 years, The Exp... read..Imran Khan says all poll rigging would have been solved if Pakistan had EVMs Islamabad | March 17, 2024 11:55:49 AM IST Incarcerated former premier Imran Khan has said that if there had been electronic voting machines (EVM) in the election, all the rigging issues would have been solved in an hour, Dawn reported.... read..Pakistan: Karachi becomes seventh most polluted city in world Islamabad | March 17, 2024 11:57:20 PM IST Amid unhygienic air quality, Karachi has become the seventh most polluted city in the world, ARY News reported on Sunday.... read.."Pakistan is committing heinous crimes in Balochistan": Baloch rights activist at UN Geneva | March 17, 2024 6:57:23 PM IST Highlighting Pakistan's heinous crimes, prominent Baloch rights activist Hakeem Baloch has urged the Unitied Nations to recognise the legitimate aspirations of the Balochistan people for self-determination.... read..Pakistan assures IMF not to allocate additional budget for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Islamabad | March 17, 2024 8:56:15 PM IST The Pakistan government has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it will not allocate an additional budget to settle the Pakistani currency (PKR) 493 billion dues of Chinese power plants, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday.... read..Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf announces list of candidates for Senate elections Islamabad | March 17, 2024 5:56:05 AM IST Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced the final list of candidates for the Senate elections, scheduled to take place on April 2, Geo News reported.... read..Taliban's acting Foreign Minister invites Pakistan's foreign minister to Kabul Kabul | March 17, 2024 12:56:02 PM IST Taliban's appointed Afghanistan's Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has invited Pakistan's foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, to Kabul, reported Khaama Press.... read..Pakistan government accuses Imran Khan's party of trying to sabotage deal with IMF Islamabad | March 16, 2024 11:56:49 AM IST Pakistan Information and Broadcasting minister said that some "miscreants" associated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf tried to sabotage Pakistan's deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reported Dawn.... read..Pakistan to host tri-nation series with New Zealand, South Africa ahead of Champions Trophy 2025 New Delhi | March 16, 2024 1:55:57 AM IST PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has said that Pakistan will host a tri-series in which New Zealand and South Africa will participate in February just before the Champions Trophy next year.... read..Deadline for filing nomination papers for Pakistan Senate elections ends today Islamabad | March 16, 2024 9:58:00 AM IST The deadline to submit the nomination papers for Pakistan senate elections for forty-eight vacant seats is set for today (Saturday), as reported by ARY News.... read..SLC appoints former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed as fast bowling coach with immediate effect New Delhi | March 16, 2024 4:57:13 PM IST Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) appointed former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed as fast bowling coach with immediate effect until the conclusion of the T20 World Cup which is set to be played in the West Indies and USA in June.... read..Geneva | March 16, 2024 7:56:44 PM IST Prominent Baloch political activist and leader, Naela Quadri Baloch on Friday participated in the 31st meeting of the ongoing 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).... read..UNHRC: Kashmiri activist draws attention to plight of Pashtun Shias of Pakistan's Parachinar Geneva | March 16, 2024 9:57:30 PM IST Renowned socio-political activist, Javed Ahmad Beigh on Friday intervened at the UNHRC session in Geneva and strongly raised the issue of the plight of Pashtun Shias of Parachinar, which is located in the Kurram district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa p... read..Pakistan: Baloch Students Council protest alleged enforced disappearance of student Sargodha | March 16, 2024 7:56:51 AM IST Baloch Students Council held a protest at the University of Sargodha against the alleged enforced disappearance of Khudadad Siraj. The protesting students demanded the release of their fellow student, The Balochistan Post reported.... read..Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf core committee urges immediate release of Imran Khan Islamabad | March 15, 2024 2:57:13 PM IST Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) core committee vehemently denounced the detention of former Prime Minister Imran Khan issuing a fervent demand for his prompt release from imprisonment, Dawn reported.... read..New Delhi | March 15, 2024 7:56:26 PM IST Legendary Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday shut down a Pakistani fan on social media who wished to see Pakistan players take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL).... read..Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to challenge Peshawar court's verdict on reserved seats in SC Islamabad | March 15, 2024 3:57:26 AM IST Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, on Thursday said his party will challenge the Peshawar High Court (PHC) verdict regarding reserved seats in the Supreme Court, ARY News reported.... read..Pakistan Peoples Party wins Senate bye-elections for four seats Islamabad | March 15, 2024 5:56:54 AM IST Pakistan People's Party (PPP) secured victory in bypolls for four of six vacant Senate seats on Thursday, ARY News reported.... read..Pakistan Senate bypolls: PPP wins four, PML-N and JUI-F one each Islamabad | March 15, 2024 6:57:17 AM IST The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) won four Senate seats while the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) secured wins in one seat each in the bye-elections held on Thursday, Pakistan-based The News International reported... read..Pakistan: 40-yr-old man convicted of marrying 15-yr-old girl in Karachi Karachi | March 15, 2024 9:57:15 AM IST A sessions court sentenced a man to two years in the custody of a probation officer for marrying an underage girl, Dawn reported.... read..Delhi CM Kejriwal questions Pakistan refugees for protesting against INDIA bloc on opposition to CAA New Delhi | March 15, 2024 1:57:17 PM IST Refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan staged a protest against the INDIA alliance and Congress leaders over their statements on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) outside the Congress headquarters on Friday.... read..UKPNP chairman raises concerns over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor's adverse impact in PoK Geneva | March 15, 2024 6:57:06 PM IST Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, Chairman of the United Kashmir People's National Party, highlighted on Friday pressing issues facing the residents of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), shedding light on the detrimental effects of the C... read..Pakistan's weekly inflation rises by 1.35 pc, annual rate hits alarming level of 32.89 pc Islamabad | March 15, 2024 11:57:43 PM IST Pakistan has experienced a notable 1.35 per cent increase in weekly inflation, marking a significant economic development just two weeks after the new government was formed, ARY News reported on Friday citing Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI).... read..Pakistan Peoples Party announces its candidates for vacant Senate seats in Sindh Islamabad | March 15, 2024 9:57:00 PM IST Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) finalized its candidates on Friday for the Senate elections in Sindh, as reported by ARY News.... read..Pakistan: Imran Khan's interim bail extended till March 22 in Jinnah house attack case Islamabad | March 15, 2024 10:57:27 PM IST Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and former prime minister's interim bail was extended till March 22 by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in the Jinnah House attack case on Friday, as reported by The Nation.... read..Pakistan: Three burned to death in car-bike collision in Balochistan Islamabad | March 15, 2024 11:57:16 PM IST At least three people have been killed following a collision between a bike and a car near Gadani Mor in Hub, an area of Balochistan, reported ARY News on Friday.... read..Gilgit Baltistan | March 15, 2024 11:57:20 PM IST Gilgit Baltistan (GB) citizens have been staging demonstrations for over a year, voicing their growing discontent with the Pakistani administration and demanding their rights.... read..UKPNP leader calls for independent investigation into Pakistan's human rights violations Geneva | March 15, 2024 3:57:37 PM IST The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) staged a protest outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters in Geneva during the 55th session.... read..Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf finalises Senate candidates; elections set for April 2 Islamabad | March 14, 2024 11:57:01 AM IST The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), following an initial consultation, has finalised the names of two more candidates to contest the impending Senate elections on April 2 as reported by ARY News.... read..Islamabad | March 14, 2024 9:56:21 AM IST Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced the closing of the narcotics control ministry office and integration of its operations into the interior minister, citing reasons as "eliminating unnecessary burden on National exchequer", ARY News reporte... read..Imran Khan condemns "rigged elections", predicts Sri Lanka-like situation in Pakistan Islamabad | March 14, 2024 11:57:31 AM IST Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, slamming the 2024 general elections, has predicted that Pakistan will witness a Sri Lanka-like situation as the nation's hopes were shattered by "stealing the mandate", Geo News reported.... read..Pakistan: Sindh's 13-member cabinet sworn in with only one woman included Karachi | March 14, 2024 3:56:37 PM IST Only one woman has secured a spot in Sindh's 13-member cabinet, marking a notable gender imbalance in the provincial leadership, Dawn reported.... read..Geneva | March 14, 2024 3:57:17 PM IST The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), an organisation involved in Sindh rights advocacy organised a protest outside the United Nations Human Rights Council headquarters in Geneva, to highlight the atrocities of the Pakistan administration on the people of Sind... read..Pakistan: Another blow to Imran Khan's party as Peshawar HC rejects plea on reserved seats Peshawar | March 14, 2024 5:56:34 PM IST The Peshawar High Court on Thursday dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council's petition challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan's decision to deny reserved seats to the party, Geo News reported.... read..Pakistan's poll body issues election schedule for 48 Senate seats Islamabad | March 14, 2024 9:56:25 PM IST The schedule for elections to fill 48 open Senate seats was released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday, reported ARY News.... read..Pakistan: Accountability court grants bail to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's sons Islamabad | March 14, 2024 10:57:35 PM IST Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's sons Hassan and Hussain Nawaz, were granted bail by an accountability court in Islamabad, ARY News reported on Thursday.... read..Pakistan: Four gunned down over 'minor dispute' in North Waziristan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | March 14, 2024 10:57:46 PM IST At least four killed and two people sustained injuries in a minute dispute in North Waziristan, ARY News reported on Thursday.... read..Civil society organisations frown on disruption of 'X' in Pakistan Islamabad | March 14, 2024 6:57:02 AM IST Civil society organisations in Pakistan hit out at the continued disruption of social media platforms and network shutdowns across the country, demanding that the clampdown be immediately lifted, Dawn reported.... read.. |