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A day after a special court awarded Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf death sentence for abrogating the Constitution, the former military ruler has termed the decision “questionable”, saying it was based on “personal vendetta”. In a video message aired on private TV channel Wednesday night, the...

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the (Special Service Group) SSG Headquarters on Wednesday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. According to ISPR, during his visit, the COAS appreciated the work and efforts of the special group commandos...

LAHORE – Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has on Wednesday said General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s sentence has caused pain to every soldier of Pakistan Army standing at the border for the country’s defense. The PML-Q president said we should worry about...

SRINAGAR – In their fresh act of state terrorism, Indian troops martyred three Kashmiri youth in Rajouri district of Occupied Kashmir (IoK). According to KMS, the troops martyred the youth during a violent military operation at Lalyali in Sunderbani area of the district. Earlier, an Indian...

Dubai: Former President and military ruler retired General Pervez Musharraf has reacted to the special Court verdict convicting him of high treason by saying that he has lost a battle, but not the war. According to GNN, the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) remained calm when he was told about...

Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Roza-e-Rasool (SAWW) in Madinah Munawwara and offered Nawafil there as first leg of his one-day visit to Saudi Arabia. Upon arrival, he was received by Deputy Governor of Madinah and Consul General of Pakistan in Jeddah Khalid Majeed. Officials of Saudi...

Modi has put 1.3 bln people into row for proving their citizenship - Congress leader Kapil Sibal on CAB

A student died after being injured in a clash between two student groups at the International Islamic University in Islamabad, the Islamabad deputy commissioner confirmed Thursday. According to reports, a clash broke out between the Saraiki Student Council and the Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba when...

Prime Minister Imran Khan has become the fifth most influential world leader on Twitter, according to the latest report released by the ranking site, Twiplomacy. In the latest rankings, PM Imran Khan is having an average of 6K RT (retweet per tweet) ratio on the social networking platform...

Chairman Pakistan people’s party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari condemned the Lahore incident and stated “Shocking scenes from Lahore. Latest episode of absolute anarchy in the capital of Punjab. Lawyer attacking a hospital, off limits even at times of war, is a new low for us.” Bilawal also took a dig...

LAHORE – At least three patients lost their life during the attack at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) by lawyers stormed and ransacked PIC in protest against doctors on Wednesday. The administration hided to save their lives when the PIC was attacked by the rioters, however, the process of...

LAHORE - Punjab Home Department has approved the deployment of Rangers at key locations of the province. According to Dunya News, Rangers have been deployed at the Governor House and Chief Minister’s Secretariat. Rangers have also been posted at Civil Secretariat, Punjab Assembly and other...

The United States’ Department of Treasury sanctioned on Tuesday a former Pakistani police officer for his involvement in “serious human rights abuse” in Pakistan, it said in a statement on its website. Rao Anwar, a former senior superintendent of police, was among 18 other individuals from six...

LONDON: Professional Pakistani cricketer Nasir Jamshed has pleaded guilty over conspiring to bribe fellow players to spot fix in a Twenty20 match. Nasir Jamshed, 33, from Walsall, who has represented Pakistan more than 60 times, had been on trial at Manchester Crown Court but changed his plea...

GUWAHATI/MUMBAI: Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in India on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government offered a controversial bill in parliament that would give citizenship to non-Muslim minorities from three neighbouring countries. Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the...

ISTANBUL: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday met the Turkish President Rajab Tayyab Erdogan at the sidelines of the Heart of Asia Conference in Istanbul. The two discussed the bilateral relations between the countries and current situation faced by the entire region...

ISTANBUL: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday boycotted the speech of the Indian delegate at a regional conference in the Turkish city of Istanbul. The 8th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process – which seeks to promote peace in Afghanistan – was convened on Monday...