India asked not to drag Pakistan into elections
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday warned India from dragging Pakistan into its elections. During a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Dr Mohammed...
Month: January 2019
IHC postpones hearing into Zardari case
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday postponed hearing of a petition seeking disqualification of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman...
Pak launches ballistic missile ‘Nasr’
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful launch of short range surface to surface ballistic missile ‘Nasr’ as part of...
Rehman Malik writes to PM to constitute judicial commission on Sahilwal killings
Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator Rehman Malik Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan demanding...
Convicted child offender arrested in joint UK-Pakistan operation
Islamabad: A convicted child sex offender arrested in Punjab following a joint UK and Pakistan operation, the British High Commission...
Chinese/foreign companies are ready to invest $3 billion in donkey farming, officials
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa livestock department on Thursday decided to establish donkey farms in DI Khan and Maneshra as part...
China, US kick off new high-level talks
Washington: China and the United States kicked off here a new round of high-level talks to address their differences on...
Italy: Bike to work, get paid
Bari: The southern Italian city of Bari is keen to get more of its citizens cycling to work. So keen,...
Strategic bomber Tupolev-160M to be provided to Russian military in 2021
Kazan: The first fundamentally upgraded serially produced strategic bomber Tupolev-160M is to be provided for the Russian military in 2021,...
Orbit of future Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway to be very unstable
Moscow: The orbit of the future Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will be very unstable and will require regular adjustments, Ballistics Specialist...
US must abandon global confrontation: China
Beijing: The US must abandon the idea of global confrontation and join China and Russia to embark on ensuring global...
Dr Ibrahim Khalil returns home after 48-day captivity
Quetta: Abducted neurosurgeon Dr Ibrahim Khalil returned home after 48 days in captivity, according to the chairman of the Doctors...
Family of bed-ridden Pakistani arrives in UK
London: The family of bed-ridden Pakistani citizen in the United Kingdom arrived in Birmingham to meet him after they were...
Pak for “spirit of flexibility and compromise” to reform UNSC
New York: Pakistan has called for a “spirit of flexibility and compromise” in the long-running negotiations to reform the United...
UK-funded Karandaaz, JS Bank to make Rs 1 billion available for SME financing
Islamabad: UK-funded company Karandaaz Wednesday signed an agreement with JS Bank to jointly make PKR 1 billion available for small...
PPP ready to launch a long march: Bilawal
Gambat: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has warned that his party is ready to hold long march,...
Zardari condoles death of Mohammad Bilal’s sister
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday condoled the death of sister of Dawn News’ Bureau...
Senate Committee passes Sherry Rehman’s proposed amendment to Child Marriage Restraint Act unanimously
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) parliamentary leader Senator Sherry Rehman’s proposed amendment to the Child Marriage Restraint Act was unanimously...
Xi Jinping sends condolence message to Philippine counterpart
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a condolence message to his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, over the blasts in the...
Italy to conditionally allow entry to 49 migrants
Rome: Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said he'll allow 49 migrants on board a rescue vessel into the country on...
Russia develops scheme for manned spaceships to ISS
Moscow: Russia’s Energia Space Rocket Corporation has developed a three-hour (two-loop) scheme for manned Soyuz MS spaceships to fly to...
US sanctions against Venezuelan Oil Company illegal: Russia
Moscow: US sanctions against Venezuelan Oil Company PDVSA is blatant illegal intervention, said Russian Presidential Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. "The legal...
Sanctions, counter-sanctions must become a thing of the past: Italian Senate President
Rome: The current system of sanctions and counter-sanctions between Russia and the European Union, which affects Italy among others, must...
9 killed, 21 injured in Loralai
9 including 3 policemen martyred in attack on DIG complex in Loralai Two of the four attackers were killed in...
First Hindu female judge appointed
Karachi: Pakistan Tuesday appointed the first female Hindu judge to the civil and judicial magistrate. Suman Pawan Bodani who hails from...
Political fights should be fought in relevant forums: IHC CJ
Islamabad: The chief justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday remarked that political fights should be fought in...
SC rejects review petition against Aasia’s acquittal
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday rejected a review petition challenging the top court's decision to acquit Asia...
Russian envoy appreciates Pakistan role on Afghanistan
Islamabad: Russian Special Representative on Afghanistan, Ambassador Zamir Kabulov on Tuesday appreciated close coordination and regular engagements on regional issues...
Pakistan reopens consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday reopened its consulate in Afghanistan’s northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif that was closed on Sunday when an...
Qureshi briefs Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Kashmir situation
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi spoke with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference on phone on Tuesday. The...
