NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Thursday said the Pakistan defence minister’s statement on the Congress and National Conference lending support to Article 370 and 35A has once “again exposed” the opposition party. Shah also claimed that the tune of opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s party and Pakistan has […]
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BJP lashes out at Congress-NC alliance after Pak Defence Minister claims “Pak on same page”
NEW DELHI — The BJP has lashed out at the Congress-National Conference alliance after Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif said that Pakistan and the alliance were on the same page when it came to the restoration of Article 370 in the Union Territory. BJP leader Amit Malviya in a post on X said, “Pakistan, a […]
India notifies Pakistan to amend Indus water treaty
NEW DELHI — India is seeking changes in a six-decade-old Indus water treaty and has formally notified Pakistan to amend the pact. The longstanding dispute concerning Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects has prompted India to seek a modification in the treaty. According to the treaty, the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab waters were allocated to Pakistan, […]
College teacher belonging to Ahmadi community terminated in Pakistan’s Punjab
LAHORE — A college teacher belonging to the Ahmadi minority community has been terminated following a large scale protest by students at a college in Pakistan’s Punjab province for being an Ahmadi, a statement from the community body said on Tuesday. Syed Ahmad, who has been teaching for the last 11 years at the Superior […]
Pakistan mpox tally reaches 7 after 44-year-old man tests positive
ISLAMABAD — A 44-year-old man, who hails from the Gujarat district in Punjab, has tested positive for monkeypox virus or mpox after arriving in Pakistan from a gulf state marking the seventh mpox case in the country this year and the sixth since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an emergency last month. The patient, […]
Islamabad anti-terrorism court grants bail to detained PTI lawmakers
ISLAMABAD — An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday granted bail to 10 PTI lawmakers arrested by the Islamabad police last week under the Anti-Terrorism Act and the newly imposed Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Act 2024. At least 11 PTI MNAs were arrested last week from different areas of Islamabad following the party’s long-waited […]
Imran Khan compares Pakistan’s ruling dispensation with Yahya Khan’s era, says “no point” in calling Shehbaz Sharif PM
ISLAMABAD — Launching a scathing attack on Pakistan’s ruling coalition and the country’s institutions, incarcerated prime minister Imran Khan compared the current situation with the era of military ruler Yahya Khan and alleged that the country’s institutions are being “destroyed.’ Condemning the crackdown on PTI, the former premier called the current ‘establishment’ as “Yahya Khan […]
Three passengers suspected of having mpox at Karachi airport sent to hospital
KARACHI — At least three passengers travelling to Karachi were suspected of monkeypox in a single day at the Jinnah International Airport, Geo News reported on Sunday citing sources. All three passengers were returning to Pakistan from Middle Eastern countries, the sources added. According to the insiders, all three passengers have been shifted to Sindh […]
Pakistan man awarded death sentence for insulting Prophet Muhammad on social media
LAHORE — A Pakistan court awarded a death sentence to a man from the Punjab province for insulting the Prophet Muhammad on social media, a court official said on Saturday. Blasphemy, especially insult to the Prophet, is an offense punishable by death in Pakistan. “Additional Sessions Court Judge Shahbaz Iqbal Tarar of Sarai Alamgir on […]
5 sons, 3 daughters among 13 family members died after drinking poisoned milk in Pakistan’s Sindh province
KARACHI — Thirteen members of a family died after consuming milk laced with poison in Pakistan’s Sindh province, police said on Friday. The deaths took place on August 19 in Haibat Khan Brohi village near Khairpur. The victims were identified as Gul Baig Brohi, his wife, five sons, three daughters and three other relatives. Some […]








