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Prime Minister Imran Khan called the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting after the Army alleged that India used cluster bombs to target the civilian population in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. (Photo: File)

Ready to respond to any 'misadventure' by India, warns Pakistan

Pakistan reiterates that Kashmir is a long standing unresolved international dispute which needs peaceful resolution.

05 Aug 2019 8:59 AM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the meeting. (Photo: Twitter)

Pakistan: Imran Khan presides over National Security Committee meeting

The Prime Minister also urged the United Nations Security Council to 'take note of international threat to peace and security'.

04 Aug 2019 9:18 PM

Pakistan faces disappointment at WTO

The country lost the chairmanship of WTO's Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) and Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL).

04 Aug 2019 4:36 PM

Pak Army denies Indian claim of cross-LoC incursion

The Foreign Office also issued a statement at about mid-night to reject the claims by India.

04 Aug 2019 4:08 PM

The evidence against the owners of the sugar mills came to the fore during the investigation against Shehbaz Sharif and his sons Hamza and Salman in money laundering and income beyond means case. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan accountability court turns down NAB request to probe Nawaz

Accountability judge Mohammad Bashir returned the application by the NAB, saying the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain it.

03 Aug 2019 1:05 PM

Jadhav, 49, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" in April 2017. (Photo: File)

Pakistan silent on granting consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

There were reports that Pakistan had put some conditions to grant consular access to Jadhav.

03 Aug 2019 8:55 AM

Deloire criticised Khan over the curbing of press freedom in Pakistan and urged him to take urgent steps to address its alarming decline'. (Photo: AP)

RSF slams Imran Khan over press freedom

Recently, Khan was on a visit to the US and had claimed that media in his country has more freedom than in Britain.

01 Aug 2019 4:44 PM

The new prices which are yet to be revealed are expected to be substantially lower than the current ones. (Photo: Representative Image/File)

Fuel prices hiked in cash-starved Pakistan

Apart from the hike in petrol and diesel prices, the rates of kerosene oil and light diesel have now become costlier by Rs 5.38 and Rs 8.90.

01 Aug 2019 4:04 PM

Jadhav, 49, was arrested in March 2016 by Pakistani authorities and sentenced to death in April 2017 on “espionage and terrorism” charges. (Photo: File)

India evaluating Pak's proposal of facilitating consular access to Jadhav

On July 17, the world court had ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav.

01 Aug 2019 3:19 PM

The NAB has purportedly traced numerous telegraphic transfers (TTs) worth millions of rupees by the Sharif family including Maryam. (Photo: ANI)

Maryam Nawaz to appear before NAB today in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case

Moreover, the accountability watchdog has also ordered Abbas Sharif's son Abdul Aziz to appear before the investigation team.

31 Jul 2019 1:21 PM

The cricketer-turned-politician asserted that there was no precedent in Islamic history for forcefully converting others. (Photo: File)

Forced conversions are un-Islamic, says Imran Khan

Addressing an event on the occasion of National Minority Day, Khan invoked Prophet Mohammed saying he gave religious freedom to minorities.

30 Jul 2019 1:00 PM

Wasim Khan added that the board takes these type of matters very seriously, saying centrally contracted players are expected to be more responsible. (Photo: Twitter)

Imam-ul-Haq apologises to PCB after being accused of having multiple affairs

Earlier, Imam-ul-Haq landed himself in a controversy after a Twitter user accused him of having affairs with many girls, cheating on them.

30 Jul 2019 10:10 AM

The website of newspaper The News carried footage showing a building engulfed in flames. (Photo: AFP)

17 killed as Pakistani military aircraft crashes on training flight

There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash or the type of aircraft involved.

30 Jul 2019 8:32 AM

Zardari was first arrested by the NAB in June, this year, after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) recalled the pre-arrest bail granted to him and his sister in the fake accounts case. (Photo: AFP)

Fake accounts case: Zardari's remand extended till August 8

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had sought a 10-day physical remand of Zardari and that of five-day of Talpur.

29 Jul 2019 8:51 PM

Ghafoor shared a video of Keelor on his Twitter account, claiming that the war veteran was talking about the "Indian failure" during the dogfight between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on 27 February this year. (Photo: File)

Pak's ISI PR chief gets trolled for posting doctored video of retired IAF officer

Netizens were quick to point out that the video was recorded in 2015, approximately four years before the Balakot strikes.

29 Jul 2019 3:07 PM

Shah said that Khan's visit made the US realise that Kashmir is a flashpoint which requires an early resolution. (Photo: ANI)

Trump's mediation offer on Kashmir more than Pak's expectation: Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Shah added that India's adamant attitude on Kashmir issue can cost it heavily as the situation in the region is deteriorating.

28 Jul 2019 4:50 PM

Sharing the video online about their reporter, identified as Azadar Hussain, the channel wrote, ‘Pakistani Reporter in Flood Water, risks his life in danger to perform his duties.’ (Photo: video screengrab)

Immersive journalism: Pak reporter in neck-deep water reports on flood situation

Talking about rising water levels of Sind River in Punjab region, he shows how agricultural lands have been submerged.

28 Jul 2019 2:07 PM

Hafiz Saeed was arrested by Pakistan this month. (Photo: File)

Hafiz saeed's arrest, anti-terror moves a mere eyewash, says ex-Pak envoy

Wajid Shamsul Hasan has spoken out about how the apprehension of the UN-designated terrorist is a mere eyewash and propaganda exercise.

25 Jul 2019 5:19 PM

Fawad Chaudhry, Minister for Science and Technology, said the selection process of the astronaut for the space mission would start from February 2020. (Photo: Twitter I @fawadchaudhry)

Pakistan to send its first astronaut to space in 2022: Minister

Last year, Pakistan launched two indigenously-built satellites into the orbit, using a Chinese launch vehicle.

25 Jul 2019 5:17 PM

He said the days were not far when the world will respect the green passport and Pakistan will emerge as a great country in the world. (Photo: File)

‘I felt as if I came home after winning World Cup’: Imran Khan as he returns from US

Prime Minister Khan embarked on his three-day visit to the US this week to reset strained bilateral ties with Washington.

25 Jul 2019 2:45 PM

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