Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan has advised sacked Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed to focus on domestic cricket to get back to the national team. Khan, the patron-in-chief of Pakistan Cricket Board and a former captain, also backed the appointment of Misbah-ul-Haq as head coach and chief selector. (Photo:AFP)

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan advises Sarfaraz Ahmed to play domestic cricket to get national call

The wicket keeper-batsman was removed as captain and dropped from the team in all three formats by the PCB last month.

18 Nov 2019 11:57 AM

An air traffic controller from Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority saved a plane flying from Jaipur to Muscat, the capital city of Oman, after its pilot sounded alert due to bad weather. (Representational Image)

Jaipur-Muscat flight pilot sounds 'Mayday' alarm, Pakistani air traffic controller responds in time

Sources in the aviation authority said that the plane encountered abnormal weather conditions near the Chor area of southern Sindh province.

16 Nov 2019 2:19 PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he holds no grudge against Nawaz Sharif and that the ailing former premier's health is more important than politics. (Photo: File)

Imran says 'no grudge' against former PM Nawaz Sharif

Khan, however, regretted that the Sharif family was 'playing politics' on the 69-year-old politician's health.

16 Nov 2019 11:14 AM

Pakistan will be playing their first Test on home soil after a span of ten years, the country's cricketing board confirmed on Thursday. (Photo:File)

Pakistan to play Test cricket on home soil after 10 years

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that their team and Sri Lanka will play their WTC matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi.

14 Nov 2019 12:58 PM

Pervez Musharraf can be heard saying, "Kashmiris who came to Pakistan received a hero reception here. We used to train them and support them.' (Photo: File)

Pervez Musharraf says ‘Osama bin Laden was Pakistan's hero'; see video

During the interview, Gen (retd) Musharraf also said that terrorist like Osama bin Laden and Jalaluddin Haqqani were 'Pakistani heroes' .

14 Nov 2019 12:22 PM

Pakistan Army has agreed to amend its Army Act to allow Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file an appeal in a civilian court. (Photo: File)

Pak allows Jadhav to file appeal in civilian court, to amend Army Act

Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of 'espionage and terrorism' in 2017.

13 Nov 2019 1:44 PM

On Tuesday, Pakistan Cabinet decided to allow 69-year-old Sharif to go to the UK for medical treatment if the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo agrees to sign surety bonds making a commitment that he would return after the treatment and face corruption cases against him. (Photo: File)

Sharif refuses Pak govt's conditional permit to travel abroad

'Sharif would not submit any indemnity bonds worth Rs 7 billion for removing his name from no-fly list,' PML-N leader said.

13 Nov 2019 12:14 PM

Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah will not be returning home from Australia after his mother passed away early Tuesday morning. (Photo:AFP)

Pakistan's young pacer Naseem Shah not to return home after his mother's death

The 16-year-old young pacer has decided to stay with the team to play the upcoming two-match Test series against Australia.

13 Nov 2019 12:06 PM

The court heard that during the telecast last year, Reham, a journalist and broadcaster, was also likened to a historical Pakistani female figure known as “Budhan Bai”, who was a well-known courtesan, as part of a series of “slurs” upon her reputation. (Photo: File)

Pak PM Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan wins defamation case against news channel

Reham said in a statement: 'I am glad that justice has finally prevailed. It took me a long legal battle to prove my innocence.'

13 Nov 2019 11:58 AM

The photograph shared by Lodhi on the microblogging site also captured a mug placed behind on the left-hand side of the Abhinandan's mannequin which was flanked by a Pakistani soldier. (Photo: Twitter)

Pakistan stoops to new low with Varthaman's mannequin display at PAF museum

A Twitter post by Pakistan journalist and political commentator Anwar Lodhi showed a photo of the mannequin of the IAF braveheart.

11 Nov 2019 1:45 PM

Ailing former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif may not travel to London on Sunday for treatment as the government delayed removal of his name from the no fly-list. (Photo: File)

Nawaz Sharif's London trip in doubt as his name figures in no-fly list

The Pakistan government decided to let Nawaz Sharif go abroad for treatment due to his critical medical conditions.

10 Nov 2019 1:45 PM

Prime minister Khan said the unprecedented gesture of goodwill from his government was a reflection of its deep respect for Baba Guru Nanak Dev and religious sentiments of the Sikh community. (Photo: File)

Kartarpur Corridor opening testimony to Pak's commitment to regional peace, says Imran

"Today we are not only opening the border, but also our hearts for the Sikh community," Imran said.

09 Nov 2019 1:43 PM

The FATF retained Pakistan on the Grey List and warned the country of action for its failure in combating money laundering and terror financing. (Photo: File)

Pak may remain on FATF Grey List beyond Feb 2020: Report

The Asia Pacific Group of the FATF had found serious deficiencies in Pakistan's anti-money laundering measures.

08 Nov 2019 5:36 PM

Pakistan has conveyed to India that people travelling through the Kartarpur corridor on Saturday will also have to pay the USD 20 fee, sources said Friday. (Photo: File)

Pakistan to charge USD 20 fee even on opening day of Kartarpur corridor

Pakistan PM had announced no fee would be charged from pilgrims on opening day of corridor which is Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary.

08 Nov 2019 3:06 PM

Sharif was shifted to his Jati Umra Raiwind residence in Lahore on Wednesday after his two-week stay at a Pakistani hospital for treatment of multiple diseases. (Photo: FIle)

Nawaz Sharif may travel to London for further treatment, says report

Sharif was admitted to hospital in Lahore on Oct 22 after his platelets dropped to a critical low level of 2,000.

08 Nov 2019 12:06 PM

The Pakistan government invited Sidhu - who also attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor - to attend Saturday's inauguration. (Photo: File | PTI)

Pakistan issues visa to Navjot Singh Sidhu to attend Kartarpur ceremony

A ruling party spokesperson had said that Sidhu accepted the invitation.

07 Nov 2019 6:06 PM

Nimrita Chandni, a final-year student of Bibi Asifa Dental College in Sindh province, was found dead on a cot by her friends on September 16 with a rope tied to her neck. (Photo: Representational)

Pak Hindu girl student raped and murdered, reveals autopsy report

A DNA test confirmed the presence of male DNA profile indicated from semen residue on the deceased's clothes.

07 Nov 2019 3:16 PM

Indian Sikh pilgrims visiting the Kartarpur Sahib will need a passport to use the Kartarpur Corridor, which will be inaugurated this week, the Pakistan Army has said, according to a media report on Thursday, days after Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that Indian devotees would only need a valid ID to visit the revered Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. (Photo: File)

Indian Sikh pilgrims will require passport to visit Kartarpur: Pak Army

Earlier, Pakistan PM had said that Sikh pilgrims from India would only need a valid ID and not a passport to travel to Kartarpur.

07 Nov 2019 11:45 AM

The video released by Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday, has posters of Bhindranwale, Major General Shabeg Singh and Amrik Singh Khalsa, all of whom were killed during Indian Army's Operation Blue Star at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in June 1984. (Photo: Screengrab)

3 Khalistani leaders, including Bhindranwale in Kartarpur corridor video released by Pak

The video has surfaced just days before the Kartarpur Corridor is slated to be inaugurated.

06 Nov 2019 12:20 PM

74 people were killed and dozens of others sustained injuries after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in the Rawalpindi-bound passenger train near Rahim Yar Khan on October 31. (Photo: ANI)

Tezgam express train fire: Six Pak railway officials suspended

The incident occurred when the train was en route to Lahore from Karachi.

05 Nov 2019 6:52 PM