Imran Khan called for questioning in Jinnah House attack case

A joint investigation team (JIT) of Pakistan probing the attack on Lahore Corps Commander House (Jinnah House) on May 9 has summoned PTI Chairman Imran Khan today..Khan has been asked to appear before the JIT at 4:00 pm at the Qilla Gujjar police headquarters..He has been called for
30 May 2023, 05:36 AM

Kanchha Sherpa: The last of the first on Everest

Nonagenarian Kanchha Sherpa is the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa become the first humans to summit the world's highest mountain
29 May 2023, 10:07 AM

6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake — with its epicentre being the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region — jolted parts of Pakistan on Sunday morning, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
28 May 2023, 07:22 AM

PTI marred by resignations

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case on May 9 and subsequent violent protests, during which unruly supporters and workers stormed and torched state installations almost across the country, unleashed a mass exodus of leaders from the former ruling party.
27 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Military Courts: Pakistan hands over 33 pro-Imran protesters for trial

Thirty-three supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan have been handed over to the army to face trial in military courts on charges of attacking armed forces’ installations, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said yesterday.
26 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Pakistan should formally declare 1971 atrocities as genocide

Former lawmaker of the Netherlands Harry van Bommel yesterday urged Pakistan to formally declare the atrocities it committed during the Liberation War as genocide.
26 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Second Myanmar delegation reaches Teknaf

A 14-member delegation from Myanmar arrived in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar this morning to discuss Rohingya repatriation issues.
25 May 2023, 07:12 AM

Pakistan mulls banning PTI

Pakistan is considering banning former prime minister Imran Khan’s party for attacking the state, the defence minister said yesterday, a decision likely to enrage his supporters and exacerbate his confrontation with the military establishment.
24 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka sacks head of utilities regulator

Sri Lanka’s parliament yesterday removed the head of the country’s utilities regulator after he blocked a huge electricity tariff increase that was in line with demands from the IMF. The legislature voted 123 to 77 to drop Janaka Ratnayake as the boss of the
24 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Suicide bomber kills 4 at Pakistan checkpoint

A suicide bomber killed four people when he detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint in a marketplace in northwest Pakistan today, officials said..Pakistan is grappling with an uptick in militancy since the Taliban returned to power in neighbouring Afghanistan, although the latest attac
24 May 2023, 11:46 AM

Pakistan considering banning Imran's party: defence minister

Pakistan is considering banning former Prime Minister Imran Khan's political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday.
24 May 2023, 08:18 AM

Nepali climber reclaims Everest record with 28th summit

Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa yesterday reached the top of Mount Everest for a record 28th time, just a day after his competitor tied with his previous record.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Spokeswoman for ex-Pak PM’s party quits

A high-ranking spokeswoman for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan quit their party yesterday after days of repeated arrests and release that followed deadly protests over Khan’s detention.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Six killed in attack on Hungarian energy firm in Pakistan

Six Pakistan security personnel were killed in an overnight siege by dozens of militants on a Hungarian-owned oil and gas exploration site, police and the energy firm said yesterday.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Spokesperson for Imran's PTI party quits after 5th arrest

A high-ranking spokeswoman for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan quit their party on Tuesday after days of repeated arrests and release that followed deadly protests over Khan's detention
23 May 2023, 16:09 PM

Imran Khan gets bail in 8 cases over Judicial Complex violence

An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad approved the bail till June 8
23 May 2023, 06:27 AM

Imran Khan sees ‘80% chances’ of his arrest tomorrow

Pakistan's PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said there are 80 percent chances of his arrest on Tuesday when he will be in Islamabad to pursue pre-arrest bail in various cases
22 May 2023, 06:01 AM

‘Bangladesh, India can cooperate in research, development of millet’

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma has highlighted the important role of millet in ensuring food security, popularising nutritional diet, promoting sustainable agriculture, and securing financial empowerment of farmers
21 May 2023, 09:52 AM

Modi ‘wants’ normal ties with Pakistan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of his visit to Japan for the G7 summit in Hiroshima on Friday, noted that his country wants "normal and neighbourly relations" with Pakistan.
20 May 2023, 05:59 AM

Imran refuses home search by police

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan yesterday refused police permission to search his Lahore home for suspects involved in this month’s attacks on state and army buildings and laid out his own terms for any such operation.
19 May 2023, 18:00 PM