A scene from Operation Vijay 1971 | Photo Credit: The Shades For a quarter of a century since the Partition of India, East Pakistan lived in the shadow of its more prosperous, politically-dominant western counterpart. When the Mukti Bahini (Bangladeshi guerrilla resistance movement) raised the call for independence, it resultedRead More →
Nawaz Sharif has announced his return to Pakistan on October 21. (Reuters File Photo) Lahore: Pakistan’s self-exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his country is begging money from the world while India has reached the moon and hosted the G20 summit, blaming the country’s former generals andRead More →
“We have followed the BRICS related developments in Johannesburg,” Pakistan said. Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Friday said the country has not made any formal requests to join BRICS. The Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said the country will examine the latest developments and make a determination aboutRead More →
Anwar Ul Haq Kakar became the 8th interim prime minister of Pakistan. New Delhi: Anwarul Haq Kakar has been sworn in as Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister with an aim of establishing a neutral political set-up till the next general elections in the cash-strapped nation. Here are 5 facts about Pakistan’sRead More →
Yasin Malik was convicted by National Investigation Agency court in terror funding cases in May 2022. Islamabad: Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has included Mishaal Hussain Malik, wife of jailed terrorist and Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, in his cabinet, Reuters reported. Yasin Malik was convictedRead More →
United States expressed concerns over the attack on churches in Pakistan. Washington: The United States on Wednesday voiced alarm and urged Pakistan to investigate mob attacks against churches and Christian homes following rumors of blasphemy of Islam. Hundreds of Muslim men attacked a predominantly Christian area on the outskirts ofRead More →
The judge said that Imran Khan’s bail cannot be extended in light of the supreme court verdict. Islamabad: A district and sessions court in Islamabad has refused to extend the interim bail in six cases of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday, Geo news reported. Judge Muhammad SohailRead More →
Anwarul Haq Kakar resigned from the upper house of Parliament ahead of taking oath (File) Islamabad: Anwarul Haq Kakar was on Monday sworn in as Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister to head a neutral political set-up to run the cash-strapped country and conduct the next general elections. Mr Kakar, the 52-year-oldRead More →
China further demanded a thorough investigation into the attack. Islamabad: The Chinese embassy “strongly” condemned the terror attack on the convoy carrying 23 Chinese engineers in Balochistan and warned Pakistan to take effective measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again. China further demanded a thorough investigation into the attackRead More →
Pakistan’s National Assembly was dissolved this week on PM Sharif advice ahead of General Elections. Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed confidence that the name of the caretaker Prime Minister will be finalized today. The Dawn news report citing the state-run Radio-Pakistan, the Pakistan PM in a conversationRead More →
