Terrorists attack police training school in Pak; no deaths reported: Police Peshawar

A group of terrorists attacked a police training school in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday. However, no loss of life was reported, police said. The incident happened when the bike ridden terrorists hurled a hand grenade at the main gate of the police training school Kohat in KPK province. “Some unknown bike ridden terrorists … Read more

Pak government to implement ‘interest-free’ banking system by 2027

In a significant move, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dhar on Wednesday announced that the country would move towards an ‘interest-free’ banking system under the Islamic law by 2027. The announcement came with Finance Minister Dhar conveying the government’s intention of withdrawing its appeals against the Federal Shariat Court’s April decision of eliminating interest from the … Read more

‘Imran outshines Shahrukh and Salman in acting skills’, says Pak Democratic Movement chief Fazl

Imran Khan, who suffered bullet injuries in the right leg on Thursday was discharged from the hospital on Sunday after undergoing successful surgery Imran Khan, who suffered bullet injuries in the right leg on Thursday was discharged from the hospital on Sunday after undergoing successful surgery Imran Khan has outclassed Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan and … Read more

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit Egypt to participate in climate summit

This year’s conference is being held in the resort town of Sharm-el-Sheikh from November 6 to 18 This year’s conference is being held in the resort town of Sharm-el-Sheikh from November 6 to 18 Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a two-day visit to Egypt on Monday to participate in a high-level summit … Read more

Pak says ‘irrefutable and legally tenable evidence’ required for ‘efficient disposal’ of 26/11 Mumbai attack case

Pakistan on Friday rejected India’s criticism of Islamabad’s failure to prosecute and punish the LeT terrorists responsible for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, saying Islamabad would require “irrefutable and legally tenable evidence” for the “efficient disposal” of the case. Delivering the inaugural address at the special meeting of the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee in … Read more

Pak govt drops ISI representative from team probing journalist’s killing in Kenya

The Pakistan government on Wednesday reconstituted a panel probing the killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya by dropping an ISI representative from the team, days after he was shot dead by the Nairobi police. Sharif, 49, a former reporter and TV anchor with ARY TV, and known for his proximity to former prime … Read more

‘Giving federal government more time to announce snap polls, or else will unleash mega rally,’ warns former Pak PM Khan

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Monday stopped short of announcing the date for the proposed mega rally to the federal capital, as he gave the Shehbaz Sharif-led government some more time to announce snap polls and the dissolution of the National Assembly. Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who made calls … Read more

Pak Army committed genocide in Bangladesh, says resolution introduced in US House

Two influential American lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives that urges the US President to recognise the atrocities committed against ethnic Bengalis and Hindus by the Pakistani armed forces in 1971 as a genocide. Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Seve Chabot introduced the resolution in the US House of Representatives … Read more

Decayed bodies found on hospital roof in Pak, probe ordered

Several putrefied bodies have been found dumped on the rooftop of a public sector hospital in Pakistan’s Punjab province that sparked outcry on social media over their desecration. Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi on Friday took a strict notice of this and formed a high-powered committee to investigate the matter. The six-member committee headed by … Read more

Four individuals want me assassinated, alleges former Pak PM Imran Khan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday alleged that four individuals were conspiring to assassinate him on charges on blasphemy, warning that the names of these conspirators will be revealed to the nation if anything untoward happens to him. Addressing a rally in Mianwali in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan … Read more