Pakistan

Adiala Jail Head Warden Replaced Over Embracing Nawaz Sharif

JUL 20, 2018: The head warden of Adiala jail in Rawalpindi was replaced after video showing him embracing convicted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came into notice. The warden was Read More

Terror Hit Pakistan, Nigeria Enhance Cooperation in Counterterrorism, Youth Empowerment, Trade

Pakistan and Nigeria are among 5 nations most impacted by terrorism, the Global Terrorism Index 2016 and 2017 show. JUL 18, 2018: A seven-member delegation of Federal Republic of Nigeria Read More

PM Nasirul Mulk’s Cabinet Green Lights Open Trial of Sharif Trio

JUL 18, 2018: The federal cabinet of caretaker government on Wednesday approved the open trial of convicted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in two remaining corruption references lodged against him Read More

Karachi Woman Declares $1.4bn Foreign Assets Under Amnesty Scheme

JUL 17, 2018: A Karachi-based woman has become the highest taxpayer in Pakistan under the latest tax amnesty scheme. According to local media, Karachi-based Maryam Ali paid Rs.3.3 billion rupees Read More

China Building Eight Submarines for Pakistan

JUL 17, 2018: China is building eight submarines for Pakistan to strengthen its ally’s naval and under water capabilities. According to the local media, under the Project Hangor, China’s shipbuilding Read More

Can Shehbaz Sharif Escape His Brother’s Shadow?

ANNAM LODHI: The upcoming elections in Pakistan are a battle between candidates who have waited long years for the opportunity to become prime minister. Shehbaz Sharif is one such candidate.Read More

Shehbaz Demands Facilities for Nawaz in Prison in Line With Ex-PM Stature

JUL 16, 2018: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Monday requested the caretaker government to provide facilities to party supremo Nawaz Sharif in jail in line with his Read More

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Build its Own Power Transmission, Distribution System

JUL 17, 2018: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has expressed concern over the weak power distribution system of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) in the province and has decided to Read More

Iranian Army Chief to Visit Pakistan With High Level Military Delegation

JUL 14, 2018: Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri will lead a high-ranking military delegation during his three-day visit to Pakistan, starting Sunday.Read More

Sharifs To Face Two More Trials In Jail For Security Reasons Unless Appeal Accepted By Higher Court

JUL 14, 2018: The trial against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family pertaining to two other corruption references will take place in Adiala Jail, according to a notification Read More

Rocky Friday The 13th: Nawaz, Maryam Arrested After Conviction; 128 Killed in Mustang Poll Rally Attack

Attempts of inimical forces to derail important democratic activity shall not succeed: Pak Army Chief Bajwa JUL 13, 2018: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team Friday evening arrested former prime Read More

Pakistan Alone Can’t Push Afghan Taliban Into Peace Talks With Kabul

JUL 7, 2018: This week U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state, Alice Wells, met with Pakistani army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa and other senior officials in Islamabad and Rawalpindi with Read More

Avenfield Reference: Former PM Sharif, Daughter and Son-in-Law Handed Jail Sentences, Fines

JUL 6, 2018: Three time ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been found guilty of corruption by state prosecution, sentenced to 10 years in prison, fined 8 million pounds, and all Read More

Major Rivers in Pakistan Contaminated by Substantial Water Pollution, Study Reveals

Only 8% of country’s total municipal wastewater and 1% of industrial wastewater are treated before they are discharged into rivers; The Chenab exhibited highest concentrations of toxic beyond safe limits Read More

SC Orders 2 Dams Built With Public Funds, Bilawal Says “Dams Govt Responsibility”

JUL 4, 2018: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said the judiciary is not involved in the construction of dams anywhere in the world. Bilawal, 29,Read More

7 Pakistanis Jailed For Robbing 14 Million Dirham From Dubai Armored Truck

JUL 4, 2018: Seven Pakistanis were jailed for three years on Wednesday for stealing Dh14 million (Rs470 million) from an armored truck in Dubai, Gulf News reported. Among those jailed Read More

China, Pakistan Conduct Joint Patrol Near Border, Second In 2 Yrs After CPEC Launch

JUL 4, 2018: Chinese and Pakistani frontier defense forces conducted joint patrol at a mountainous region in Khunjerab in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region last week. They were respectively Read More

Pakistan’s First Women-Team Builds Formula Car To Race In Intl. Student Competition

JUL 3, 2018: Pakistan’s first all-girl team from National University of Science and Technology (NUST) has developed a Formula car and are all set to represent the country in the Read More

Build 2 New Dams By Recovering Monies From Bank Loan Defaulters: SC

JUN 30, 2018: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday remarked that consensus had been reached between all stockholders to immediately build two dams using monies to be recovered from Read More

Over a Dozen Pak Ambassadors Considered ‘Political Appointees’ Likely to Be Called Back

JUN 29, 2018: More than a dozen ambassadors appointed by previous PML(N)-led government at key positions across the globe are likely to be called back by the caretaker government. Currently,Read More