Photo used for representational purpose only. A burnt vehicle is seen at the site of a suicide bomb attack in western Pakistan, an attack claimed by the TTP. | Photo Credit: AFP The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Wednesday threatened to target the top leaders of the two major political parties in the ruling coalition … Read more
Photo: Twitter/@trpresidency Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have jointly inaugurated a corvette warship built by Turkey for the Pakistan Navy under a strategic cooperation project between the two friendly nations. Mr. Sharif, who along with a delegation of ministers and officials is on a two-day visit to Turkey at the … Read more
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — A Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya last month was the victim of a “targeted killing,” a senior member of Pakistan’s government said on Tuesday, without offering any evidence to support his claim. Television journalist Arshad Sharif – a vocal critic of the Pakistani military – died in a … Read more
Imran Khan says he will resume his march on the capital after recovering from his injuries Protests over an alleged assassination attempt targeting Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, continued across the country for a second day on Friday. Khan, who has been calling on supporters to take to the streets since being removed from … Read more
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the leg at a rally Thursday, according to an official from his party, which said the incident was an assassination attempt. A bullet hit Khan after a gunman opened fire, said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Asad Umar, who later added: “Yes, he … Read more
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot and injured as he spoke during a protest march outside the town of Gujranwala on Thursday. Khan, who was rushed to the hospital after the incident, has been attempting to mount a political comeback after being ousted from power in April. As Khan spoke to his supporters … Read more
The funeral at Islamabad’s main mosque drew up to 40,000 mourners. The funeral at Islamabad’s main mosque drew up to 40,000 mourners. Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral Thursday of a Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya after he fled arrest in his home country. Arshad Sharif, a strident critic of … Read more
Hot fantasy actioner The Legend of Maula Jatt has hit a historic milestone, becoming the highest-grossing Pakistani film ever worldwide in only its second week of release, and the first to cross PKR 100cr ($4.5M) globally. Through Tuesday, it had taken PKR 115cr ($5.2M). Of that, PKR 33cr ($1.5M) is from the home country and … Read more
Nairobi CNN Business — Arshad Sharif, a prominent Pakistani journalist who fled the country after he was charged with sedition, has died in Kenya after he was shot by police responding to reports of a stolen vehicle, authorities said. “The officers trailing the motor vehicle … alerted police in Magadi who erected a road barrier,” … Read more
Senior Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif poses in December 2016 for photograph prior to recoding an episode of his talk show at a studio in Islamabad. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Senior Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif poses in December 2016 for photograph prior to recoding an episode of his talk show at a studio in … Read more