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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor illegal: Balochistan leader Mehran Marri

Maintaining that Balochistan is an occupied territory by Pakistan, Mehran Marri, Baloch Representative at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), on Monday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an "illegal" project.

Sep 20, 2016, 01:39 AM IST

Toll rises to 36 in Pakistan's mosque suicide blast

Death toll of the suicide blast which hit a mosque in Pakistan`s northwestern tribal region of Mohmand Agency on Friday afternoon has risen to 36, an official report said on Saturday evening.

Sep 18, 2016, 02:45 AM IST

Toll rises to 28 in Pakistan mosque suicide blast

A suicide bomber targeted a mosque in Mohmand Agency's Anbar tehsil, leaving at least 24 people dead, including five children, and 31 others injured.

Sep 17, 2016, 07:56 AM IST

Pak opposition accuses Nawaz Sharif govt of concealing Pathankot terror attack details

Opposition members in Pakistan have accused the Nawaz Sharif government of misleading the Senate by concealing information about the Pathankot terror attack in India, it was reported on Saturday.

Sep 10, 2016, 17:24 PM IST

New pact between India, US against Pakistan, CPEC and Muslims: Hafiz Saeed

Hafiz Saeed, a Pakistani Islamist with a USD 10 million U.S. bounty on his head, on Monday trade charges against India and United States of carrying an anti-Muslim approach and said that the new pact signed between the two nations is against Pakistan.

Sep 07, 2016, 21:04 PM IST

Indian High Commissioner snubbed in Pakistan, event cancelled at last minute

Indian High Commission to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale was to address business community at Karachi today. 

Sep 06, 2016, 20:39 PM IST

Afghan refugees leave Pakistan over tougher measures on visits home

More than five times the number of Afghan refugees returned home from Pakistan in August than in July, the United Nations` refugee office said on Tuesday, seeking to escape harassment in the host nation and stiffer measures on visits home. 

Sep 06, 2016, 17:13 PM IST

13 Pakistan TV channels fined for airing Imran Khan's false wedding news

Pakistan's media watchdog has imposed Rs 5,00,000 fine each on 13 TV channels for airing "false" news about the third marriage of former cricketer and leading politician Imran Khan, an official said today.

Aug 28, 2016, 12:39 PM IST

Pakistan envoy approaches US to seek support for NSG bid

Pakistan`s Ambassador to the United States Jalil Abbas Jilani has approached the White House, the State Department, important Congress leaders and significant think-tanks and opinion makers in the United States to support Pakistan`s bid for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).

Aug 28, 2016, 12:29 PM IST

Pakistan has started behaving like an enemy: JD(U)

Coming down heavily on Pakistan for interfering in the Kashmir issue, the Janata Dal (United) on Sunday said the South Asian neighbour has started behaving like an enemy.

Aug 28, 2016, 09:37 AM IST

Talks on Kashmir issue needed, want peace restored in Valley: Pak High Commissioner Abdul Basit

Re-iterating his stand that Islamabad only wants peace to prevail in Kashmir which has been hit by violence for more than two months, Pakistani High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Saturday said that even though Indian had rejected their offer for talks on the matter, he hoped that a dialogue between the two nations was slated soon. 

Aug 27, 2016, 15:50 PM IST

Arun Jaitley's non-participation in SAARC won't matter, says Pak minister — Know what he said

Playing down India`s move to isolate Pakistan in the region amidst escalating tensions between the two over the ongoing unrest in the Kashmir Valley, Islamabad said New Delhi's decision not to send its finance minister, Arun Jaitley, for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) finance ministers` conference hardly matters.

Aug 27, 2016, 14:42 PM IST

Taliban fighters overrun district in eastern Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents overran a district in eastern Afghanistan, killing and wounding dozens of police and soldiers and threatening strategically important road routes to Pakistan, officials said on Saturday.

Aug 27, 2016, 14:28 PM IST

India, Pak should continue dialogue to address concerns: US

India and Pakistan should continue a dialogue process to address their differences and issues, including Kashmir, the US has said as it asked the two nations to refrain from indulging in rhetoric.

Aug 27, 2016, 12:40 PM IST

Rajnath Singh strikes back on Omar Abdullah's Kashmir remark - Details inside

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reacted sharply to Jammu and Kashmir former chief minister and National Conference president Omar Abdullah's remark over the ongoing crisis going on in the Valley. '

Aug 20, 2016, 15:13 PM IST

Chaman's Friendship Gate attacked, border shut after Afghans burn Pakistani flag

Pakistan has closed its border with Afghanistan indefinitely after a group of Afghan demonstrators attacked the Friendship Gate at Chaman and set the Pakistani flag on fire.

Aug 20, 2016, 11:47 AM IST

No compromise on Karachi peace efforts: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the Karachi operation, which will complete its three years next month, was not going to end anytime soon and there would be no compromise on efforts aimed at restoring peace to the city. 

Aug 20, 2016, 10:24 AM IST

Mother thrashed in Lahore for not resembling her son

A woman mistaken as a child abductor was thrashed by a mob in Pakistan's Lahore when she was with a minor who, in fact, was her own son.

Aug 16, 2016, 13:23 PM IST

Indian boy detained in Lahore - Know why

Pakistani authorities detained an Indian boy who reached Lahore without travel documents and handed him over to counter-terrorism officials for questioning, police sources said.

Aug 14, 2016, 14:44 PM IST

Every visible and invisible enemy will be crushed: Pakistan President

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Sunday said that every visible and invisible enemy will be chased and crushed to establish durable peace in the country.

Aug 14, 2016, 13:02 PM IST