Pakistan

Two Police Officials Held For Bribe in Italian Woman Honor Killing Case

Jun 1, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — Two police officials were nabbed on Thursday for getting Rs600,000 bribe to alter the forensic report of Sana Cheema’s death — the Pakistani-Italian woman was Read More

NAB Moves Forward With Landgrabbing Cases Against Malik Riaz, Bahria Town

Jun 1, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — The Anti-corruption authorities in Rawalpindi on Thursday arrested three men allegedly involved in land grabbing, one of whom is said to be a “frontman” of Read More

Man Blinded by Father, Brothers for Falling in Love

May 31, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — A man has been blinded by his own father and siblings for allegedly wanting to marry a girl he fell in love with in Balochistan.Read More

US Supports Free, Fair, Transparent Polls in Pakistan: State Dept

U.S. ‘hopes the electoral reform law passed in 2017 will facilitate peaceful transfer of power to elected government after the polls’ May 30, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — The United States supports Read More

Pakistan to Export Light Armored Vehicles to Bahrain

May 29, 2018 (BE2C2) — The military industrial complex of Pakistan has signed a deal to export locally manufactured light armored vehicles called ‘Interceptor’ to Bahrain. Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)Read More

Ex-Spymaster Durrani Could Face”Conduct Unbecoming” Charges, Barred From Leaving Country

Durrani apparently failed to give a satisfactory reply, which led the army to constitute a Court of Inquiry to be headed by a three-star general to probe the ex-spymaster’s actions Read More

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal Holds Meeting With Saudi Counterpart in Jeddah

May 28, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — The Federal Minister for Interior and Planning, Development & Reform, Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, called on Saudi Minister of Interior, HRH Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Read More

Pakistan to Purchase 30 Turkish Attack Helicopters, Erdogan’s Party Manifesto Confirms

May 28, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — Pakistan has inked a deal with Turkey to procure 30 attack helicopters, Daily Sabah newspaper reported on Saturday. According to the paper, President Erdogan’s Justic Read More

China, Pakistan Plan to Launch Satellites in June to Monitor CPEC Progress

May 28, 2018 (BE2C2) — In order to carefully monitor the progress taking place in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China is all set to launch two satellites next month.Read More

Islamabad’s Top Envoy to US Will Take Charge From May 29, Amid Challenges Ahead

May 26, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — Pakistan’s ambassador-designate to the United States Ali Jahangir Siddiqui will take charge of his post on May 29, two days before the end of the Read More

Italy Brings Pakistani Teenage Student Back After Forced Abortion

May 25, 2015 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — Italy’s foreign minister proudly announced the return to Italy on Thursday of a 19-year-old Pakistani engineering student who was taken by her family to Pakistan Read More

In a Historic Bipartisan Spirit, Lawmakers Vote For Merger Of Tribal Areas With Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Observers consider the merger move timely and in the best national interest May 24, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — The 31st constitutional amendment bill was approved in the National Assembly Thursday regarding Read More

US “Ditches” Pakistan When It’s Politically Convenient: Musharraf

May 24, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — VOA Contributor Greta Van Susteren recently interviewed former President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who said Pakistan has been a “most loyal ally” of the United States,Read More

Pakistan-India Water Dispute: World Bank Seeks Amicable Solution

May 24, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — The World Bank is holding talks with a Pakistani delegation in the US capital for an amicable resolution of its water dispute with India by Read More

Who Could Possibly Be The Caretaker Prime Minister Until Elections 2018 Are Held

IRSHAD SALIM (May 22, 2018) — The 5-year term of the present PML-N government comes to an end on May 31, after which the caretaker set-up will be put in Read More

Pakistani Mother Found Guilty In UK Of Forcing Teen Daughter Into Marriage

The British government’s Forced Marriage Unit says it has issued more than 1,500 forced marriage protection orders since 2008 May 22, 2018 (DESPARDES) — A British jury convicted a woman Read More

At Least 65 People Die From Heatstroke in Karachi

“People did not get medical help on time, which resulted in their death” May 21, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — At least 65 people have died of heatstroke in Karachi since Saturday Read More

Ex-General Shahid Aziz Killed in Afghanistan; Family Denies

May 19, 2018 (DESPARDES/PKONWEB) — Lt General (r) Shahid Aziz – who also served as Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman – has been Read More

Islamabad Mulls $2 Billion Loan From ‘All-Weather Friend’ China –Due To Dwindling Reserves

Current account deficit has risen to US$12.03 billion in the first nine months (July 2017-March 2018) of FY2018, up by a staggering 51 per cent year-over-year, and stands at five Read More

Pakistani Honor Roll Student Sabika Sheikh Among 10 Killed in Texas School Shooting

Adil Najam, the Dean of Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and former Vice Chancellor, Lahore University of Management Sciences said, “10 more children dead. A child did Read More