ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the Indian Charge d’ Affaires and lodged its strong protest over the alleged custodial death of separatist Hurriyat leader Altaf Ahmad Shah, the son-in-law of late pro-Pakistan Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Shah, popularly known as ‘Altaf Fantoosh’, died of cancer at the AIIMS in New Delhi on […]
LAHORE — Pakistan’s Railways and Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Tuesday that no proposal is under consideration to resume air and rail link between Pakistan and India. The air and land link between the two countries were suspended following India’s move to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. The […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks about Kashmir during a public rally in Gujarat, saying his contention that he has, somehow, “resolved the Kashmir issue”, is not only false and misleading but also reflects how oblivious the Indian leadership has become of the ground realities. Addressing a rally in Anand […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Sunday rejected the External Affairs Ministry spokesperson’s remarks regarding Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s joint press conference with his German counterpart in Berlin, describing his comments as “unwarranted” and “gratuitous.” At the press conference in Berlin on Friday, Bilawal said peace inside South Asia would not be possible without […]
KABUL — At least 46 girls and young women were among the 53 people killed in Friday’s blast at the education centre in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, the United Nations said on Monday. “Further rise in casualties from Friday’s classroom bombing in Hazara quarter of Kabul: 53 killed, at least 46 girls & young women 110 […]
KABUL — In a significant escalation of ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Taliban has banned the use of Pakistani Rupees in Afghanistan. The ban on the Pakistani currency came into effect on Saturday, October 1, Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported. It said the Taliban Intelligence Agency declared that the use of Pakistani Rupees […]
ISLAMABAD — The death toll from this season’s monsoon rain and flood since mid-June has risen to around 1,695 along with 12,865 others injured in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. According to a report released by the NDMA on Sunday, 630 children and 340 women were among those who lost their lives […]
JAKARTA — At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a soccer match in Indonesia after panicked fans were trampled and crushed trying to flee during a riot, police said on Sunday, in what appeared to be one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. When supporters of the losing home team invaded […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan government’s Twitter account has been withheld in India due to a “legal demand”, the media reported on Saturday. The account displayed a message that said: “@GovtofPakistan’s account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand.” In June, Pakistan media had reported that New Delhi blocked the flow of […]
UNITED NATIONS — The UN has voiced concern over the outbreak of vector-borne and water-borne diseases in flood-hit Pakistan. The outbreak of vector-borne and water-borne diseases is a growing concern in Sindh and Balochistan provinces, where many districts remain inundated by floodwaters, said Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The floods have also […]