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In his victory speech last month, Khan had said that Pakistan wanted to have a mutually beneficial relationship with the US. (Photo: File)

Our govt will build balanced, trustworthy relationship with US, says Imran Khan

Relations with the US had nosedived after President Trump accused Islamabad of 'lies and deceit' and providing 'safe haven' to terrorists.

09 Aug 2018 6:29 PM

So rich Pakistanis with undeclared money and assets inside Pakistan could calculate that it’s better to whiten their wealth and take advantage of investment opportunities in the formal, documented sector.

Pak govt has to be more transparent on tax amnesty

Either the system is more rigged than outsiders can comprehend or smart people attempt stupid things when in government.

09 Apr 2018 12:15 AM

Hafiz Saeed is also looking to contest the 2018 general elections in Pakistan and has, thereby, formed a party by the name of Milli Muslim League (MML). (Photo: AP | File)

Hafiz Saeed criticises Pak government for not ushering Islamic rule in country

The 26/11 mastermind also criticised both the US and Israel for the political chaos in the country.

12 Jan 2018 12:38 PM

A Pakistani police officer aims his gun towards the protesters next to a burning police vehicle during a clash in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Islamabad under siege

It’s beyond comprehension why the government or the law minister would tinker with a basic law when Islam is Pakistan’s state religion.

27 Nov 2017 4:09 AM

An official of the Home Department of Punjab government told a three-member federal judicial review board headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan of the Supreme Court that the government did not require the extension of Saeed and his four accomplices' detention any more. (Photo: File)

Pak withdraws request for extending detention of Hafiz Saeed under anti-terror law

On Jan 31, Saeed and his 4 aides were detained by Punjab govt for 90 days under preventative detention under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

15 Oct 2017 10:18 AM

Pak govt bans hide donation to ‘blacklisted’ outfits

The festival is being celebrated by the Muslims of South Asia at the weekend.

01 Sep 2017 5:43 AM

According to the MoIT official, Facebook maintained that the policy for creating new accounts would remain unchanged. (Photo: File)

Facebook refuses Pak's request to link accounts with mobile numbers

An official explained that the purpose of the request turned down by Facebook was to help the government deal with fake accounts.

16 Jul 2017 3:15 PM

Panama hearings: Sharif, kin cost millions to govt

A collective expenditure of Rs 1.3 million were incurred on security arrangements.

07 Jul 2017 3:14 AM

Justice Shahid Karim sent the petition to the chief justice for constitution of another bench to hear it as he (judge) was going on leave. (Photo: AP/File)

Petition in Pakistan court wants immediate death for Kulbhushan Jadhav

The petitioner Mahmood Ahmed Naqvi made the petition saying that the convict had confessed his involvement in subversive activities.

03 Jul 2017 6:42 PM

The foreign office said the Indian prisoners included 52 civilians and 494 fishermen. (Photo: Representational/File)

Pakistan govt hands over list of 546 indian prisoners to Indian envoy

The Indian government too will hand over a list of Pakistani prisoners to the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.

01 Jul 2017 4:09 PM

Abid Sher Ali, a relative of Sharif and minister of state for water and power said that the Sharif family has been facing accountability for the past 40 years. (Photo: AP)

Panamagate: Pak PM Sharif’s party suspects conspiracy to oust him

Many other members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have previously flagged concerns about such conspiracy theories.

12 Jun 2017 10:27 AM

Khan says the remote controlled bomb was detonated on Monday in Tirah valley in the Khyber tribal region. (Photo: Representational/ AFP)

5 killed, several wounded in roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan

The attack took place in a remote area of the valley and the wounded were being transported to a hospital in the region, said officials.

22 May 2017 3:56 PM

Saeed appealed to the board to set aside the Punjab government's detention order. (Photo: File/PTI)

Pak detains Hafiz Saeed, aides for ‘spreading terrorism in the name of jihad’

Saeed told the board that the Pakistani govt detained him for raising his voice for Kashmiris.

14 May 2017 1:56 PM

The two Indians had no legal documents (Representational image)

2 Indian arrested during census exercise in Pakistan

Pakistan Government is conducting the sixth housing and population census in the country after a hiatus of 19 years.

31 Mar 2017 5:08 PM

China and Pakistan are currently building the nearly 3,000-km-long economic corridor linking Pakistan's Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea with Xinjiang to improve connectivity between the two countries. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan awards Rs 55 billion power project to China at Gwadar

Pakistan gave the authorisation under rule 5 of procurement rules that allowed project award in exceptional circumstances.

31 Mar 2017 4:10 PM

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