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Islamabad, March 25 Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif briefed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Wednesday about Islamabad's diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the precarious situation in West Asia.The prime minister said in a statement on X that he spoke with the crown prince and...

Islamabad/Lahore, March 24 Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that Islamabad was "ready and honored" to facilitate "meaningful and conclusive talks" between the US and Iran to end the ongoing conflict.The announcement came following media reports about behind-the-scenes...

Islamabad, March 24: The recent suicide bombing inside a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, which killed at least 31 worshippers and injured over 160 others, was not an isolated incident but part of a grim trend for the Shia community in the country. The attack on the Khadija Tul Kubra mosque in...

Karachi, March 23 The Asian Team Squash Championship, scheduled to be held in Islamabad next month, has been postponed due to the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region.The event was originally scheduled to take place from April 14 to 18."The Asian Squash Federation has informed us that it is...

Islamabad, March 19 – A Christian man in Pakistan, accused under the country's controversial blasphemy laws, is awaiting a possible death sentence. The case has drawn attention due to the alleged "blasphemy business group," an organized network accused of making false accusations of blasphemy to...

Srinagar, March 18 The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday condemned the recent attack carried out by Pakistan in Afghanistan, which resulted in the loss of over 400 lives and the injury of several others.Expressing grave concern over the attack, BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur called on the...

New Delhi, March 17 – The situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating, and in the latest attack by Pakistan, 400 people were killed in an airstrike. Officials said this escalation is significant and signals that Pakistan has no plans to stop the war it has with Afghanistan.This was the deadliest...

Islamabad, March 16 At least 3,630 cases of child abuse were reported across Pakistan in 2025, representing an 8 per cent increase from the previous year, according to data released by a non-profit organization on Monday.Sahil, an Islamabad-based organization that monitors violence against...

Islamabad, March 14 At least four people, including two children, were injured after they were hit by debris from the Afghan Taliban drones that were destroyed before reaching their targets, the Army said on Saturday.The drones were intercepted and destroyed by the army on Friday in Quetta...

Athens, March 14 – The Pakistani government has failed to take action against abuses by its security and intelligence agencies, while allowing extremists to continue targeting religious minorities. The deadly suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Islamabad last month, which killed 36 members of the...

Islamabad, March 14 – Several international press freedom organizations have written to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing serious concern over the escalating harassment, arbitrary arrests, and deportations of Afghan journalists living in exile in Pakistan.In a joint letter to...

Islamabad, March 13 Pakistani security authorities intercepted and destroyed two explosive-laden drones in the capital, Islamabad, on Friday, according to a media report.One of the drones fell near Faizabad, and the other in the I-9 sector of Islamabad, Dawn reported, quoting sources.The...

Islamabad, March 13 – The US Embassy in Islamabad announced on Friday that it would extend the suspension of its visa services until March 20, while also stating that all consular services at the US Consulates General in Karachi and Lahore would remain suspended.In a statement posted on X, the...

Islamabad, March 12 – Retailers in major Pakistani cities have raised the prices of confectionery and other daily-use commodities, including fresh fruits, citing the recent increase in petroleum prices. Although most shops were still selling existing stock purchased at older prices, local media...

Islamabad, March 11 – Local police authorities in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, arrested several activists from the "Aurat March" earlier this week. These activists had gathered near the National Press Club to demand gender justice on the eve of International Women's Day. Even those who...

Islamabad, March 11 – The sisters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan staged a sit-in after they were again stopped at a checkpoint outside Adiala Jail. Police also pushed back members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (

Islamabad, March 10 – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has condemned the sentencing of 47 party leaders and supporters to 10-year imprisonment on terrorism charges in absentia, calling it a "political vendetta." A report details that this occurred after Judge Amjad Ali Shah of the Anti-Terrorism...

Quetta, March 9 – A senior officer from the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) was killed after unidentified assailants opened fire on him in the Killi Ismail area of Quetta, Pakistan, local media reported on Monday.Police said Inspector Metha Khan, who recently joined CTD, was shot by armed...

Islamabad, March 7 – A leading international human rights organization has expressed grave concerns over the deaths of at least 26 people during protests that erupted across Pakistan following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, last week.Amnesty International has called for a...

Islamabad, March 7 An anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced 47 leaders and supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to 10 years in prison and a fine of PKR 500,000 each, in absentia, for vandalism and violence during the May 9, 2023, protest.The nationwide protest was launched by...