Islamabad: A mass HIV detection programme in a Pakistani village has resulted in more than 400 children and 100 adults diagnosed with the virus following widespread social alarm that broke out after a doctor was reported for negligence, authorities said on Friday. “In Ratodero village, 15,200 people have been screened so far, out of whom […]
LAHORE: Pakistan on Wednesday extended its airspace ban for flights to India till May 30 as there has been no progress at the bilateral level in this respect. Foreign flights using Indian airspace are also not allowed to cross over Pakistan. Pakistan had on Feb 26 fully closed its airspace following the violation of its […]
Srinagar: The United States has imposed visa sanction on three senior Pakistani interior ministry officials because of a row over repatriation of deportees. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday told the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs that visa curbs had been applied by the US on three officials of Pakistan’s interior ministry, […]
Srinagar: The technical teams of the Pakistan government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement on a bailout package for the country, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has announced. “After months of discussions and negotiations, a staff-level agreement has been reached between Pakistan […]
Islamabad: Condemning the recent terrorist attack on a five-star hotel, Prime Minister Imran Khan held that such acts especially in Balochistan are an attempt to sabotage Pakistan’s economic projects and prosperity as the port targeted is an important piece of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure project in the country. Mr Khan categorically stated in a […]
New Delhi: India and China would consult closely on the evolving situation in Afghanistan and cooperate in carrying forward the decision taken by the leadership of the two countries. This was decided during discussions Chinese Special Envoy Ambassador Deng Xijun held with Indian officials here on the situation in Afghanistan, including peace and reconciliation efforts […]
Lahore: At least 10 Chinese nationals, including a woman, have been arrested in Pakistan for allegedly luring young Pakistani girls into fake marriages then forcing them into prostitution in China, the country’s premier probe agency has said. The Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) arrested eight Chinese nationals, including a woman, on Monday and last week, two Chinese […]
Srinagar: The United States Defense Department stated that China seeks to establish military bases around the world to protect its investments in its ambitious One Belt One Road global infrastructure program, according to an official report released Thursday. Beijing currently has just one overseas military base, in Djibouti, but is believed to be planning others, including possibly […]
Washington: The United States has acknowledged that recently both civil and military leaders in Pakistan have taken steps to eliminate terrorism. At a Wednesday afternoon news briefing, a senior US official told reporters that Washington did not want to get involved in Pakistan’s internal politics but it did expect the country’s civil and military leaders […]
Srinagar: The Shiv Sena on Wednesday called for a ban on the use of burqa by women of a particular community as it threw its weight behind a similar plan being mulled by the Sri Lankan government in the wake of the Easter terror strikes which claimed over 250 lives. “This restriction has been recommended as […]
