Pakistan News
14 Jul 2021
ChinaPakistan bus blast: 9 Chinese engineers killed; China blames 'bombing'
At least 13 people were killed, including nine Chinese engineers in a blast on a bus in northern Pakistan on Wednesday.
05 Jul 2021
LahorePakistan blames India for June blast near Hafiz Saeed's home
Pakistan has blamed India for the June 23 bomb blast near Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's residence in the Johar town of Lahore.
30 Jun 2021
WorldSchengen visa stickers stolen from Italian embassy in Pakistan
Around 1,000 Schengen visa stickers were stolen from the Italian Embassy in Pakistan this month, the Foreign Office in Islamabad said on Tuesday.
23 Jun 2021
LahoreBlast in Lahore near Hafiz Saeed's house; 3 killed
At least three people were killed and 21 injured due to a blast in Lahore's Johar town in Pakistan on Wednesday.
11 Jun 2021
KarachiEighteen people killed in a bus crash in Pakistan
An over-speeding passenger bus overturned in the Balochistan province of Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 30 others, according to media reports.
11 Jun 2021
IndiaPakistan gives Kulbhushan Jadhav right to appeal, India reacts
Pakistan's parliament has approved a bill allowing imprisoned Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal his conviction in the high courts of the country.
09 Jun 2021
IndiaZEE5 set to premiere 'Dhoop Ki Deewar' on June 25
Streaming platform ZEE5 on Wednesday announced that its latest Zindagi original, Dhoop Ki Deewar is slated to be released on June 25.
08 Jun 2021
Rabindranath TagorePakistani show uses Rabindra sangeet leaving desi netizens astonished
A Pakistani show has left netizens in India, especially Bengal, surprised.
07 Jun 2021
KarachiPassenger trains collide in Pakistan, 50 dead; Army called in
Two passenger trains collided in Pakistan's southern Sindh province early Monday, killing at least 50 people and injuring 70 others, prompting authorities to call in the Army and paramilitary forces for rescue and relief operations.
02 Jun 2021
VaccinePakistan launches homemade COVID-19 vaccine 'PakVac' with China's help
Pakistan has launched its first locally-processed anti-coronavirus vaccine PakVac, developed in collaboration with China.
02 Jun 2021
VoguePakistani activist Malala Yousafzai is British Vogue's July cover star
Renowned activist Malala Yousafzai has been featured on the British Vogue cover, for its July edition.
31 May 2021
PunjabPakistani man drowns while filming TikTok video
A 25-year-old Pakistani man drowned in the Jhelum river in Punjab province while shooting a video for TikTok, according to a media report on Monday.
29 May 2021
CoronavirusFirst case of B.1.617 COVID-19 variant found in Pakistan
The first-ever case of the highly infectious B.1.617 variant of coronavirus, first identified in India, has been detected in Pakistan despite a ban on travelers from the neighboring country since April, the country's top health institute in Islamabad has said.
27 May 2021
Terror AttackTop Pakistan Taliban leader killed in Balochistan: Police
A top commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, who was believed to be involved in the attack on Quetta's Civil Hospital in 2016, has been killed, along with three members of the banned militant outfit in Balochistan province, police said on Thursday.
08 May 2021
IndiaHindu woman in Pakistan cracks prestigious CSS examination
In a first, a Hindu woman in Pakistan has cleared the country's prestigious Central Superior Services (CSS) examination and has been selected for the elite Pakistan Administrative Services (PAS).
26 Apr 2021
COVID-19Pakistan gets another one million COVID-19 vaccines from China
Pakistan has received another batch of one million doses of coronavirus vaccine from China to help it stem the spread of COVID-19 that has infected over 800,000 people and claimed over 17,100 lives in Pakistan.
24 Apr 2021
IndiaPakistan's Edhi trust offers to send 50 ambulances to India
Pakistan's philanthropist organization Edhi Welfare Trust on Friday offered to send 50 ambulances and support staff to India to help the country in combating the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
07 Apr 2021
AmritsarPakistani smuggler shot dead along border in Amritsar
A Pakistani smuggler who crossed over to India with around 22 kgs of heroin was shot dead along the International Border (IB) in Amritsar in a joint operation of the Punjab police and the BSF, officials said.
03 Apr 2021
IndiaBoy who crossed border 'inadvertently' handed over to Pakistan
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday said it has handed over an eight-year-old boy to Pakistani rangers after he inadvertently crossed the international border (IB) and reached India's Barmer sector from the neighboring country.
01 Apr 2021
IndiaPakistan makes U-turn; refuses to import Indian cotton, sugar
Just a day after Pakistan agreed to import cotton and sugar from India, the country on Thursday backtracked on its decision.
26 Mar 2021
Music IndustryPakistani band Strings breaks up after 33 glorious years
Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia, who shot to fame as the band Strings, have decided to part ways. The Pakistani band announced the decision on Thursday, thereby breaking the hearts of hundreds of fans.
19 Mar 2021
KarachiPakistan connects first 1,100MW nuclear power plant to national grid
Pakistan has connected its first Chinese-assisted 1,100MW nuclear power plant in Karachi to the national grid that will help improve the country's economy by providing cost-effective and reliable electricity.
16 Mar 2021
Sri LankaSri Lanka won't rush to ban burqas: Cabinet Spokesman
The Sri Lankan government will not rush through the process to ban burqas and the decision on the issue would be taken after reaching a consensus, a senior minister said on Tuesday.
16 Mar 2021
KarachiOne killed, 10 injured in blast in Pakistan's Karachi: Details
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and 10 others including two Rangers personnel were injured in an explosion claimed by the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army in Karachi on Monday.
11 Mar 2021
IndiaGeeta, who strayed into Pakistan, may have found her mother
No DNA test has been conducted yet but for 29-year-old Geeta, who returned to India from Pakistan in 2015 after going there when she was nine, the search for her biological mother may have ended, an NGO says.
10 Mar 2021
IndiaPakistan to get 'Made-in-India' COVID-19 vaccines under GAVI alliance
Pakistan will soon get Indian-made coronavirus vaccines under the United Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), a public-private health partnership to increase access to immunization in poor countries across the globe, reports say.
27 Feb 2021
Music IndustryZain Worldwide acing international success with new music coming soon
Zain Worldwide is a raw talent straight out of the streets of London. Of Pakistani and Indian descent, his number one single Tere Naam released on the biggest Bollywood Platform T-Series and hit millions of views worldwide in just a few weeks.
26 Feb 2021
IndiaTwo years of Balakot air strike: How the operation unfolded
Around 4 am on this day in 2019, the then Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa made a telephone call to National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on a special RAX number - an ultra-secure fixed-line network.
25 Feb 2021
IndiaIndia and Pakistan agree to cease firing along LoC
In a major development, India and Pakistan have agreed to observe the agreement and cease firing alone the Line of Control (LoC) and all other sectors with effect from February 24 midnight, according to a joint statement issued on Thursday.
19 Feb 2021
WorldPakistan to register Himalayan pink salt as Geographical Indications
Pakistan has decided to register Himalayan pink salt as Geographical Indications to prevent its unauthorized use by other countries.
16 Feb 2021
KarachiCourt rejects deportation plea of eight Pakistanis in drug case
A special court in Mumbai has rejected the deportation plea of eight Pakistani nationals, who were nabbed by the Indian Coast Guard off the Gujarat coast with a boat allegedly carrying over 200 kg of heroin in 2015.
13 Feb 2021
Dilip KumarDilip Kumar was keen to gift Pakistan ancestral property: Nephew
Dilip Kumar's nephew in Pakistan, Fuad Ishaque on Friday claimed to have with him the proper and legal power of attorney of Kumar's prime property in Peshawar.
08 Feb 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaRevered Hindu sites in Pakistan in state of decay: Report
Most of the revered sites of the minority Hindu community in Pakistan are in poor condition and the authority responsible for their upkeep has failed to maintain them, leaving the ancient worship places in a state of decay, according to a recent report by a Supreme Court-appointed commission.
08 Feb 2021
Line of Control (LoC)Forty-six security-personnel killed in ceasefire violations by Pakistan in 2020
Pakistan resorted to 5,133 incidents of ceasefire violations last year in which 46 security force personnel were killed, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday, referring to Pakistani hostilities along the LoC and International Border in Jammu and Kashmir.
08 Feb 2021
WorldRescue operation suspended for top Pakistani climber missing on K2
Pakistan Army helicopters on Sunday suspended the search and rescue operations after failing to trace three climbers, including renowned Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara, who went missing two days ago on K2, the world's second-highest mountain.
02 Feb 2021
Terrorism ActPakistan: Accused in Daniel Pearl murder case to be released
Pakistan's Supreme Court, on Tuesday, ordered the release of British-born al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main suspect in the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.
10 Jan 2021
IslamabadMassive blackout in Pakistan; major cities plunge into darkness
Pakistan witnessed a massive power blackout early on Sunday due to a problem in one section of the grid, officials said.
24 Dec 2020
IndiaNo possibility of dialogue with India in prevailing situation: Pakistan
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said there is no possibility of diplomatic dialogue with India in the prevailing situation, according to a media report on Thursday.
02 Dec 2020
XKaavan, 'world's loneliest elephant', released from captivity, courtesy Cher
Pop legend Cher has proved how humanity is still alive in today's cut-throat competitive world.
31 Oct 2020
Imran Khan (Pakistan PM)After Pakistan minister's Pulwama admission, PM Modi hits at opposition
From Kevadia, Gujarat, where he went to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the opposition for their stand on the Pulwama attack, after a minister from Pakistan admitted his country's hand in the dastardly crime.
