Pakistan

Afghanistan terror attacks: Taliban kills at least 22 security forces ahead of parliamentary elections

The Taliban have ramped up attacks in strategic provinces in their battle to expel foreign forces, topple the Western-backed government and restore their version of hardline Islamic law.

Oct 15, 2018

Pakistan opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif jailed for 10 days ahead of elections

Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was ordered jailed on Saturday for 10 days after being arrested in a corruption case, his lawyer said, meaning he will not be able to campaign for his party ahead of crucial by-elections next week.

Oct 6, 2018

India rejects Pakistan's accusations of chemical weapon use in Jammu and Kashmir

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal on Thursday alleged that India was using chemical weapons on "unarmed citizens" in Jammu and Kashmir.

Oct 6, 2018

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Pakistan wants India to share data of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishanganga Dam

It has also sought dates for inspection of the 330MW hydroelectric project that India had agreed to during a two-day meeting held in August in Lahore between Indus water commissioners of the two countries.

Oct 5, 2018

Pakistan to reconsider 'Silk Road' projects fearing Chinese debt trap

The voice of dissent against the Chinese projects has become stronger under the new government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, who himself has questioned the rising debt levels in the country.

Sep 30, 2018

Soldiers will give a 'befitting reply' if peace, progress of India is ruined: PM Modi to Pakistan

The Prime Minister asserted that India was committed towards world peace but would not sacrifice the country's honour and sovereignty.

Sep 30, 2018

Pakistani father beheads teen daughter, boyfriend for 'honour'

At least 280 such murders were recorded by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan from October 2016 to June 2017 - a figure believed to be understated and incomplete.

Sep 24, 2018

Asia Cup 2018: Yuzvendra Chahal speaks about India's big positives after defeating Pakistan

The victory was set up by the bowlers, and the slower bowlers in Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav sucked out all momentum away from Pakistan in the middle overs.

Sep 24, 2018

India calls off Swaraj-Qureshi meeting, says Imran Khan's 'true face' exposed

The Swaraj-Qureshi meeting would have been the first such high-level engagement between the two sides since the suspension of dialogue between the two nations after the Pathankot air base terror attack in 2016.

Sep 21, 2018

Delhi govt to give Rs 1 crore to slain BSF soldier Narendra Singh's family

Arvind Kejriwal made the announcement after visiting Narendra Singh's family in Haryana's Sonipat along with Aam Aadmi Party's state unit chief Naveen Jaihind.

Sep 21, 2018

Asia Cup 2018: Here's the Super 4 schedule

The Super 4s will now be played in two venues - Abu Dhabi and Dubai, but the scheduling has left Mashrafe Mortaza and Sarfraz Ahmed far from impressed.

Sep 20, 2018

Did External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reprimand Navjot Singh Sidhu for misusing political benefits?

Sources said Sidhu met Swaraj along with another senior Congress leader and a former Rajya Sabha MP to discuss the issue with her.

Sep 18, 2018

Gujarat ATS nabs drug dealer for selling smuggled heroin from Pakistan

Last month, the ATS had arrested two men from different parts of Gujarat and seized 5 kg of heroin, worth Rs 14.84 crore in the international market.

Sep 17, 2018

Hope new Pakistan government will seek peace with India: Rajnath Singh

On Monday, the union minister had also inaugurated two smart border fencing pilot projects on the international border in Jammu.

Sep 17, 2018

Rohit Sharma speaks about India's challenges, match against Pakistan

The biggest clash in the tournament will be when India take on Pakistan and if both teams make it to finals, they will play each other as many as three times, which throws an interesting subplot to the entire scheme of things.

Sep 15, 2018

Pakistan Supreme Court will hire two transgenders: Chief Justice

The remarks came as he chaired a three-judge bench to hear a case regarding transgenders' rights on Tuesday.

Sep 12, 2018

Pakistani woman lip-syncs to Indian song; gets penalised after video goes viral

According to sources, the female employee will not be given increments or perks for the next two years.

Sep 4, 2018

Imran Khan condemns blasphemous cartoon contest; says will take up issue at UN

Pakistan's Foreign Office had called Netherlands Chargé d'Affaires to record a protest against the announcement by Geert Wilders to hold a competition of blasphemous caricatures.

Aug 28, 2018

Anti-Pakistan protest in PoK leaves several injured as police use force to quell dissent

The protestors were demanding their basic rights from Islamabad, including freedom of speech and expression.