Pakistan

Pakistan bans Chinese App TikTok for 'immoral, indecent content'

Pakistan banned Chinese social media App TikTok for promoting immoral, objectionable content following the administration's failure to comply by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's (PTA) suggestions to remove inappropriate content.

Oct 9, 2020

'PAK muzzling voice of people': Thousands hit streets of PoK Gilgit Baltistan, demand release of political prisoners

Massive protests broke out in Gilgit-Baltistan area in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) against the atrocities by Pakistan Army and government. The protestors have demanded the release of political prisoners.

Oct 9, 2020

Pakistan books Prime Minister of PoK in sedition case; let that sink in

This is the first time ever a Kashmiri leader has been booked in a treason case in Pakistan.

Oct 7, 2020

Long live mother India, says Pakistani couple blessed with first child after treatment

Naresh Chawla and Arsh Chawla, Sindh province residents who underwent several treatments for years in Pakistan, were finally blessed with a baby boy in India. The couple returned to Pakistan with their newborn hailing India.

Oct 1, 2020

PAK cleric sexually abused 13-year-old boy, locked him up for 3 days; FIR lodged

There are many unregistered religious schools in Pakistan, typically started by some local cleric in a poor neighbourhood, attracting students with a promise of a meal and free lodging, but without any central body of clerics to govern them.

Sep 29, 2020

Will PAK ever turn ancestral homes of Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar into museums; Saira Banu hopeful

The provincial government in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has decided to purchase the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar to conserve the historic buildings. Saira Banu's reaction didn't go down well with netizens.

Sep 28, 2020

Pakistan courts nail opposition leaders Sharif and Zardari

The courts in Pakistan have rejected Shahbaz Sharif's bail plea and has indicted Asif Ali Zardari in a money laundering case.

Sep 28, 2020

India highlights terrorism, ethnic cleansing, nuclear trade as Pakistan's 'only crowning glory' at the UN

At the UN Assembly, in response to a comment from the Pakistan PM Imran Khan, India hit back saying that the neighbouring coutnry's 'only crowning glory' in the last 70 years is the terrorism, ethnic cleansing and clandestine nuclear trade.

Sep 26, 2020

PAK treating PoK citizens like animals, brainwashing young minds: Activist breaks down at UNHRC

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) activist Prof Sajjad Raja broke down as he raised his voice at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against the atrocities by Pakistan on the people of the POK.

Sep 25, 2020

India hasn't forgotten Gilgit Baltistan; will free it from illegal PAK occupation

Ministry of External Affairs, GoI, in May clearly issued a statement asking Pakistan to immediately vacate all areas under its illegal occupation.

Sep 23, 2020

Suffering forced conversions in Pakistan; Sikh women hold protest

Reportedly 55 such cases of forced abductions and conversions have taken place in the past few months itself.

Sep 22, 2020

Hackers go to town with Pakistan Govt websites; PMO, President, PTI down

All of Pakistan's official governemnt websites, including PTI, have been down under suspicious circumstances. Possiblity of the sites being hacked cannot be excluded.

Sep 21, 2020

Former PAK PM Nawaz Sharif tears into 'corrupt' Army, hints a comeback in politics

Sharif also argued that there were no investigations against the corrupt military generals but the political leaders were consistently targeted in the name of accountability

Sep 21, 2020

Pakistan Govt sends arrest warrants for former PM Nawaz Sharif in London

The Pakistan High Commission in London has received arrest warrants sent by the Imran Khan-led government for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, it was reported on Friday.

Sep 18, 2020

NSA Ajit Doval walks out of SCO's NSA meet in Russia after Pakistani NSA projects 'fictitious' map

MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava put out a statement saying what exactly happened. Srivastava said that the Pakistani NSA deliberately projected a fictitious map that Pakistan has recently been propagating.

Sep 15, 2020

Anti-Shia protests jolt Karachi, fears of sectarian violence grips Pakistan

Tension escalated between two islamic sects in Pakistan as thousands hit the streets of Karachi to lead anti-Shia demonstrations in the backdrop of blasphemy allegations against Shia Pakistani leader.

Sep 13, 2020

Fact-check: Viral video shows cop replace PAK flag with Indian tricolor on car | Truth here

A viral video showed a Bengaluru cop supervising the removal of Pakistan flag from a car and then replaced with Indian flag. Here's the truth behind it.

Sep 12, 2020

PAK drug peddlers threw packets across fence, tried crossing border, shot dead

The Border Security Force (BSF) said that it foiled an attempt to smuggle narcotics from Pakistan as it shot down two smugglers and recovered an ache of arms and ammunitions and eight kg of drugs.

Sep 11, 2020

Pakistan targets several sectors along LoC in J&K's Poonch, Indian Army retaliates

Pakistan used small arms and mortars to target the Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

Sep 11, 2020

'Immoral and indecent content': Pakistan swipes left on Tinder, Grindr and 3 other dating apps

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has imposed an immediate ban on at least five online dating and live streaming applications, citing "immoral and indecent content" being promoted through their use in the country.

Sep 3, 2020