Pakistan

Sharif undergoes PET, CT scan in London: reports

Nawaz Sharif remains critical, platelets again: personal physician

7:51 pm November 2, 2019

Lahore: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s health condition remains critical as his platelet count has dropped again, a day after it rose to 51,000, his personal physician said on Saturday. Sharif, 69, was admitted to the Services Hospital on Monday night from Pakistan’s anti-graft body’s custody after his platelets dropped to a critical low […]

US Congressional Caucus to convene hearing on Kashmir

EU calls on India, Pak to resume dialogue amid tension over Kashmir

2:28 pm October 31, 2019

United Nations: The European Union has called on India and Pakistan to avoid escalation of tension over the Kashmir issue and resume bilateral dialogue for a peaceful and political solution to the matter, after the Indian government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. Reacting sharply to India’s move to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and […]

Pakistan issues commemorative coin to mark Guru Nanak’s 550th anniversary

8:45 pm October 30, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday issued a Rs 50 commemorative coin to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh religion in November. In a Facebook post, Prime Minister Imran Khan shared a picture of the coin. “Pakistan issues commemorative coin to mark the 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji,” […]

EX-PM Manmohan Singh, union ministers part of first jatha to Kartarpur Sahib

11:21 pm October 29, 2019

New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh and Union minister Hardeep Puri are among the 575 people who will be part of the inaugural jatha to Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan through the Kartarpur corridor, central government sources said Tuesday. India on Tuesday shared with Pakistan the list of 575 […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Pakistan observes black day in support of Kashmiris

7:29 pm October 27, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan observed black day on Sunday in support of Kashmiris, with Prime Minister Imran Khan reaffirming his country’s “unflinching moral, political and diplomatic support” to the people of Kashmir. Khan said the black day being observed in Pakistan and across the world on Sunday is distinct from the past and demanded immediate lifting of […]