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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

Pakistan's firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday convened an all-party meeting to discuss the future course of action as the deadline set by him for Prime Minister Imran Khan's resignation has expired. (Photo: File)

Pak protest leader convenes all-party meet as deadline for PM Imran's resignation ends

Rehman has said that the protest would continue until Khan steps down.

04 Nov 2019 1:35 PM

Saeed played the role of an arbitrator in the case between the police and the family of Ayubi. (Photo: File)

Pakistan court acquits police officials accused of killing ATM thief after Hafiz Saeed mediation

The court acquitted them after the family of Ayubi pardoned the suspects on the ‘wish’ of Mumbai attack mastermind Saeed.

04 Nov 2019 9:16 AM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday shared some of the dazzling pictures of the Kartarpur complex and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, saying the revered venue is ready to welcome the Sikhs pilgrims for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev. (Photo: File)

Kartarpur ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims on Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary: Pak PM

The proposed opening of the corridor coincides with the presence of tens of thousands of protestors in the capital Islamabad.

03 Nov 2019 12:30 PM

The study, which was published by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan on Tuesday, said 53 per cent of respondents believe the country’s economy, specifically increasing inflation, is the biggest problem facing the country. (Photo: File)

Pakistanis feel inflation, not Kashmir, is biggest problem facing them, reveals survey

Worries of inflation was followed by unemployment (23 pc), the Kashmir issue (8 pc), corruption (4 pc) and water crisis (4 pc), survey said.

02 Nov 2019 9:14 AM

Protesters also accused the prime minister of mismanagement of economy, inefficiency and bad governance that has increased hardships of common people. (Photo: File)

Protesters led by influential cleric gather in Islamabad, demand PM Khan's resignation

Islamabad: influential cleric-led protesters demand PM Khan's resignation

01 Nov 2019 6:34 PM

No passport, no fee: Imran Khan waives 2 conditions for Kartarpur pilgrims

Taking to Twitter, Khan said: 'For Sikhs coming for pilgrimage to Kartarpur from India, I’ve waived off 2 requirements.'

01 Nov 2019 8:49 AM

Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur. (Photo: Twitter)

‘Countries backing India will be hit by missile’: Pakistan minister Ali Amin Gandapur

Gandapur’s vile rhetorics on Kashmir issue comes at a time when Pakistan has been snubbed globally over the matter.

30 Oct 2019 11:16 AM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Photo: File)

Pakistan observes black day in support of Kashmiris

Khan said the black day being observed is distinct from the past and demanded immediate lifting of communications blackout in Kashmir.

27 Oct 2019 5:59 PM

Indian Army chief 'provoking war' through 'irresponsible' statements: Pak Army

Earlier, Rawat asserted that Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been under illegal occupation of Pakistan.

26 Oct 2019 5:10 PM

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: File)

Pakistan PM issues orders to keep Maryam Nawaz with father in hospital

Sharif's deteriorating health raised alarms bells as his blood platelet count fell sharply to a life-threatening level of 7,000.

25 Oct 2019 2:30 PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he will not resign under pressure from the opposition Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which intends to launch an anti-government protest named 'Azadi March' later this month. (Photo: File)

'Will not resign': Imran Khan ahead of anti-govt protest

The Azadi March has been announced by JUI-F chief in a bid to topple the govt, which Rehman says came to power through 'fake elections'.

24 Oct 2019 8:15 AM

Visuals from outside the press club showed police firing tear gas shells and lathi-charging the journalists as well as breaking their recording equipment. (Photo: ANI)

Several journalists injured after police raid press club in Muzaffarabad in PoK

The police fired tear gas shells and resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd.

23 Oct 2019 8:38 AM

Nevertheless, she said, Pakistan's laws and policies continue to discriminate against members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. (Photo: File)

US says deeply concerned over human rights abuses, religious discrimination in Pak

It urged the Pakistani government to uphold the rule of law and the freedoms enshrined in the country's constitution.

22 Oct 2019 9:33 AM

Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal on Sunday made the comments while speaking to the media during his visit to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). (Photo: File)

Not capable of completing term: Bilawal Bhutto's dig at Imran Khan

'Everyone is fed up with this puppet government,' Bilawal Bhutto said.

21 Oct 2019 12:30 PM

“Such false claims by the Indian Army are being made to suit vested domestic interests. This is against professional military ethos,” Ghafoor said. (Photo: File)

Pakistan rejects India's claim of destroying terror camps in PoK

Indian Army chief said that six to ten Pakistan Army personnel were killed and three terror camps destroyed in a retaliatory action.

21 Oct 2019 11:32 AM

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh would attend the Kartarpur Corridor inauguration ceremony on November 9 as a common man. (Photo: File)

Manmohan Singh to attend Kartarpur Corridor inauguration: Pak FM

Qureshi said Imran Khan would inaugurate Pakistan's part of the corridor, facilitating pilgrimage of 5,000 Indian Sikhs everyday.

20 Oct 2019 2:28 PM

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