Tag: Pakistan
Pakistan court orders Imran Khan’s release on bail
ISLAMABAD- A Pakistani court ordered former Prime Minister, Imran Khan’s release on bail for two weeks, his lawyer said on Friday.
This was after his arrest ignited...
Pakistan foreign minister in India in first high-level visit in years
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan’s top diplomat arrived in India on Thursday to attend a conference of regional countries, in the first high-level visit between the rival...
Taliban seek proximity to Russia
ISLAMABAD- Afghanistan’s de facto authorities are seeking political proximity to Russia amid international isolation.
At a meeting with Russian Islamic scholars in the capital Kabul,...
UN condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan
By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA
NEW YORK- UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and other top officials have strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in...
Pakistan Picks New Army Chief Amid Political Turmoil
Islamabad, - Pakistan’s prime minister on Thursday appointed a new chief for the nation’s powerful army amid a period of political...
Insecurity: CAS attends defence exhibition in Pakistan
By YAHAYA ISAH
ABUJA- The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, is attending the 11th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS...
Pakistan’s ex-Premier Khan disqualified from politics for corruption
By HADIZA MOHAMMED
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan’s Election Commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from taking part in politics for corruption, in a...
17 members of flood-displaced family die in Pakistan bus fire
By UMMUL IDRIS
ISLAMABAD- A passenger bus in Pakistan caught fire after an electrical short-circuit in its air conditioning unit, killing 17 people from the...
1,600 People Killed, 12,800 Injured In Pakistan’s Monsoon Rain
Islamabad, - National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Tuesday said the total death toll from this season’s monsoon...
Pakistan rains, floods leave over 900 dead
By CECILIA ODEY
ISLAMABAD- As many as 903 people were killed, nearly 1,300 injured and thousands left homeless as heavy monsoon rains and flash floods...
Ayman al-Zawahri: An inglorious end to the doctor who dispensed...
On May 2, 2011, a few minutes past 1:00 a.m. Pakistan Standard Time, a US Navy SEAL Team Six left the Bagram Air Base, in the...
Is Pakistan a stratocracy? By Osmund Agbo
ISI, short for Inter-Services Intelligence, is not your run-of-the-mill spy agency. Founded on 1 January 1948 with the goal to “gather, process, and analyse...
Pakistan’s PM vows to fight on after removal by Parliament
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a parliamentary no-confidence vote early Sunday set Pakistan on an uncertain political path,...
India admits it accidentally fired missile into Pakistan
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI - India said on Friday it had accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan this week because of a "technical malfunction" during routine...
Suicide Bombing Attack Kills At Least 56 In Shiite Mosque In...
A suicide bomber struck inside a Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar during Friday prayers, killing at least 56 worshippers and...
UK Supreme Court rejects gender-neutral passports
Five judges at Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge against a government policy not to allow gender-neutral passports.
Christie Elan-Cane, who does...
Pakistan hopes to eradicate polio after no case reported in months
Pakistan has not recorded any new case of polio in seven months, officials said on Friday, rekindling hopes that the country could eventually eradicate...
Bank of China to offer Pakistani students internship opportunities
The Bank of China Limited-Pakistan Operations based in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi says it will provide Pakistani students with internship opportunities.
Wang...
Why China may never surpass America
resources for war with China. Hence, the Chinese euphoria will be short-lived. The US will refocus and conserve American power and prevail against China...
5 challenges for the Taliban in Afghanistan
An image grab taken from Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television on August 16, 2021, shows Members of Taliban taking control of the presidential palace in Kabul...