Pakistan

Deadly terror blast hits Ashura mourning procession in eastern Pakistan

Aug 19, 2021 10:51

A powerful bomb has exploded among a group of Pakistani Shia mourners commemorating Ashura in the eastern Province of Punjab, leaving at least five people martyred.
Maintaining Persian Gulf security Iran’s prime policy: Embassy in Pakistan

Aug 10, 2021 11:32

The Iranian Embassy in Islamabad has warned of plots by the Israeli regime to invoke regional tensions, saying Tehran’s “principal policy” is to protect the security of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
Stop blaming Pakistan for failure of others in Afghanistan: Foreign Minister Qureshi

Aug 10, 2021 02:44

Pakistan’s foreign minister says the international community must stop blaming Islamabad for the fast-deteriorating situation in Afghanistan against the backdrop of advances by the Taliban.
India tightens security in Kashmir ahead of ‘black day’ anniversary

Aug 05, 2021 08:53

India has tightened security in Kashmir on the second anniversary of New Delhi’s imposition of direct rule on the disputed region and as local groups are calling for a shutdown to mark a “black day.”
Pakistan’s Imran Khan says US ‘really messed it up’ in Afghanistan

Jul 29, 2021 03:55

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has questioned the United States’ rationale behind the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 by stressing that the Americans “really messed it up in Afghanistan.”
Pakistan reopens Afghan border crossing seized by Taliban militants

Jul 26, 2021 15:38

Pakistan has reopened a major southwestern border crossing that is currently under the control of the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan, allowing over 100 trucks carrying goods to cross into the conflict-ridden country.
At least 30 killed as passenger bus, truck collide in Pakistan

Jul 20, 2021 01:42

Thirty people are killed and 74 injured when a passenger bus and truck collide in Punjab province, rescue and hospital officials say.
China urges Pakistan to ‘severely punish’ attackers behind bus blast

Jul 15, 2021 02:49

China has condemned a blast targeting a bus in a remote region of northwestern Pakistan that killed 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals, calling on Islamabad to thoroughly investigate the attack and punish the perpetrators.
Afghan Taliban claim control of strategic border crossing with Pakistan

Jul 14, 2021 08:59

The Taliban militant group in Afghanistan says it has gained control over a strategic route linking the south of the country to Pakistan.
Pakistan stands firm against allowing US access to bases: Minister

Jul 12, 2021 07:45

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has reaffirmed Islamabad’s firm opposition to allowing the United States access to its airbases amid the hasty withdrawal of American forces from neighboring Afghanistan.