Pakistan

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Firm, individual from country sharing border with India can invest only after govt approval: DPIIT

12:31 am April 19, 2020

New Delhi: A company or an individual from a country that shares land border with India can invest in any sector here only after getting government approval, according to DPIIT. The decision, which is likely to impact foreign investments from countries like China, has been taken to curb “opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions” of domestic firms […]

Aerial objects like drones banned in Delhi till Aug 16

Pakistan Army says it shot down small Indian surveillance drone

8:05 pm April 9, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday claimed that it shot down a small Indian surveillance drone for allegedly violating airspace along the Line of Control. According to a statement by the Pakistan Army, the Indian Quadcopter in a provocative act intruded 600 meters inside across the LoC on the Pakistani side in Sankh sector for surveillance. This […]

Pakistan has over 12,000 suspected cases, says top health official as positive infections reach 1,495

China sends medical assistance to Pakistan to combat coronavirus outbreak

8:01 pm March 28, 2020

Islamabad: A special plane from China carrying a team of eight medical experts and relief assistance landed here on Saturday to help Pakistan to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected over 1,400 people in the country, the Pakistani foreign ministry said. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood […]

Untimely ‘azaans’ leads to panic in Kashmir

4:01 pm March 26, 2020

Srinagar: Panic gripped Kashmir late on Wednesday night after there were untimely ‘azaans from mosques at several places across the valley amid the lockdown imposed to check the spread of coronavirus. Some people reached their nearby mosques while many prayed at their homes after the ‘azaans’ at 10 pm on Wednesday, officials said. A religious […]

World Bank, ADB give USD 588 million to Pakistan to fight coronavirus pandemic

3:53 pm March 20, 2020

Islamabad: The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have committed to providing USD 588 million to Pakistan for its emergency response to fight the coronavirus and to address the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic, a media report said on Friday. Italy overtakes China with most virus deaths, California goes on lockdown According to an […]