KARACHI, September 15 (Reuters): Millions of students in Pakistan returned to classes on Tuesday after a break of six months, as schools and colleges began to reopen for the first time since the outbreak o
Islamabad, September 14 (IANS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said it was the priority of his government and the nation's collective responsibility to ensure that every child can go to school
LAHORE, Pakistan, SEpember 8 (Reuters): A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced a Christian man to death on blasphemy charges.
Asif Pervaiz, a garment factory worker, had been accused by his supervisor o
KARACHI, Pakistan, September 5 (Reuters): Tens of thousands of people protested across Pakistan on Friday against French magazine Charlie Hebdo's reprinting of cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad, ch
Islamabad, August 31 (IANS): At least three Pakistani soldiers were killed and four others injured after terrorists attacked security forces in South Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (IS
KARACHI, Pakistan, Augut 28 (Reuters): Pakistan's flooded financial capital of Karachi was plunged into chaos on Friday with power cuts, streets under water and cellphone outages caused by heavy rain a
SOUTHAMPTON, August 26 (Reuters): James Anderson became the first seam bowler to take 600 test wickets but England had to settle for a draw against Pakistan after a rain-hit final day of the third test at
Islamabad, August 22 (IANS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a project to introduce specialised education in 400 higher secondary schools of the country, it was reported on Saturday.
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ISLAMABAD, AUGUST 21 (IANS): Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Aminul Haque has raised serious questions and reservations over the alleged "biased" polic
ISLAMABAD, AUGUST 20 (IANS): At least 24 people were killed as heavy rains lashed Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, officials said.
Rescue officials told local media that several houses have been c
ISLAMABAD, August 19 (Reuters): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has played down differences with longtime ally Saudi Arabia after his army chief visited Riyadh in a bid to ease a row over policy towards the
New Delhi, August 17 (IANS): China is helping Pakistan to boost its firepower by selling it state-of-the-art defence items, including armed drones, even as it is engaged with India at the borders in eastern Lad
Srinagar, August 7 (IANS): Six civilians were injured in Pakistani shelling along the LoC in North Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday, officials said.
According to reports, Pakistan resorted to shellin
Islamabad, August 4 (IANS): On the eve of the first anniversary of the revocation of the contentious Article 370 and Article 35A, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan unveiled a new political map which includes t
Islamabad, August 1 (IANS): Pakistan President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday urged the nation to strictly observe precautionary measures on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in an effort to curb
KARACHI, Pakistan, July 28 (Reuters): Pakistani authorities are encouraging people to buy sacrificial animals online or at least wear masks when visiting cattle markets, fearing preparations for the Muslim
ISLAMABAD, July 24 (Reuters): A 103-year-old man has recovered from COVID-19 in Pakistan to become one of the oldest survivors of the disease in the world, beating the odds in a country with a weak healthc
ISLAMABAD, July 21 (Reuters): Pakistan's telecommunications regulator issued a "final warning" to short-form video app TikTok on Monday over explicit content posted on the platform, while liv
KARACHI, Pakistan, July 20 (Reuters): Wearing face masks and gloves, Pakistani vaccinators on Monday resumed an anti-polio drive that had been halted since March due to the coronavirus outbreak, seeking to
New Delhi/Muzaffarabad, July 18 (IANS): The Imran Khan government's move to strengthen its hold over Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK), through a council which had been abolished by former premie