Pakistan

September 16, 2024 3:24 PM

US imposes sanctions on suppliers to Pakistan’s Ballistic missile program including China based-firms

The US State Department imposed sanctions on China-based firms, for their supply to Pakistan's ballistic missile program under the missile sanctions laws on Thursday. "The Department of State is taking action against five entities and one individual that have been involved in the proliferation of ballistic missiles and controlled missile equipment and technology. Specifically, the Department of State is designating the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry (RIAM...

September 16, 2024 3:32 PM

Balochistan: Abused by Pakistan, looted by China

On 25 August, 39 people were killed when a Baloch outfit attacked police stations, railway lines and highways in a co-ordinated manner. 34 more were killed in retaliation by the Pakistani security forces.The 34 included Pakistani soldiers and police personnel and attackers. This happened in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan. The attacks continued through the night and into the next day. They were by far the most violent killings carried out in recent years by ethnic Baloch separ...

September 16, 2024 3:33 PM

Pakistan extends formal invitation to PM Modi for SCO Summit in Islamabad

Pakistan has extended a formal invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting, scheduled for October this year in Islamabad, as reported by Geo News. While addressing a weekly news briefing, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said that Pakistan has extended invitations to all heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states, including Indian Prime Minister Nar...

September 16, 2024 4:02 PM

India heightens alert as Mpox cases rise globally, meeting held with health experts

The central government has directed airport, ports and border authorities to remain vigilant in response to the global rise in Mpox cases, according to sources. Official sources told, "We have alerted airports, ports and borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan. Three central hospitals will have facilities for isolation like Safdarjung hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia hospital and Lady Hardinge." As per sources, the Union Health Ministry held meetings with experts on the new virus scare which "is differ...

August 13, 2024 10:30 AM

Former Pakistan spy chief arrested over land development case

Pakistan's military said on Monday it had arrested retired general Faiz Hameed, former head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, in connection with a land development case. The detention of a high-profile officer is unusual in Pakistan, where the military has ruled for over 30 of the 77 years since independence, and continues to hold sway. The arrest was ordered by the Supreme Court, the military said in a statement, adding that multiple violations of the Pakistan Army Act...

August 7, 2024 10:15 AM

US charges man with alleged ties to Iran in foiled assassination plot

A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the United States in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. politician or government officials, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. Asif Merchant, 46, sought to recruit people in the United States to carry out the plot in retaliation for the U.S. killing of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' top commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020, according to a criminal complaint. Former President Donald Trump, who as president approved ...

July 31, 2024 2:40 PM

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan says he is ready to hold talks with the military

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has said his party is ready to hold "conditional negotiations" with the country's powerful military and has appointed a representative for the talks. "We will hold conditional negotiations if the military leadership appoints its representative," according to a post from Khan's official X handle on Wednesday, which cited a message from him from inside a jail on Tuesday. The military's media wing did not immediately respond to request for commen...

July 30, 2024 12:50 PM

Pakistan: Major victory for Imran Khan as election commission recognizes 93 lawmakers as PTI candidates

In a major boost for former premier Imran Khan and his embattled party, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially recognized 93 lawmakers from the Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh assemblies as "returned candidates" of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), following a Supreme Court order regarding reserved seats, Geo News reported. The development, which makes Imran Khan-founded PTI the largest party in the national assembly, came days after the election watchdog declared 39 P...

September 16, 2024 5:17 PM

Kargil Vijay Diwas: Families of soldiers remember their bravery, dedication on 25th anniversary

As the country celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas today (Friday), the families of the soldiers remember the bravery and dedication of their loved ones who laid their lives during the war between India and Pakistan at icy heights in 1999. Madhubala, widow of Kargil hero Vinod Kumar, said, "On May 18, 1997, we got married and on June 14, 1999, he lost his life. I feel very good to be here and feel proud." Rajender Kumar, the elder brother of Kargil hero, soldier Bejender Ku...

July 24, 2024 3:20 PM

“Shehbaz Sharif govt firm on banning Imran’s party” says Pakistan information minister

Pakistan's Information Minister Attatullah Tarar doubled down on his stance to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf while speaking on Pakistan-based Geo News' program "Capital Talk" on Tuesday, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. The Information Minister said that the ruling government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will go ahead with the "principled" decision to ban Imran Khan's party and it will be varied after relevant legal consultations, Geo News reported. The announcement came in the ...