Pakistan's population crisis deepens as experts warn of national collapsePakistan is on the brink of a demographic disaster, experts cautioned at the conclusion of the Pakistan Population Summit on Tuesday, warni...
03 Dec, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Pakistan's gender gap index hits rock bottom, second worst globallyWomen's rights activists have issued impassioned pleas for both state and societal commitment to address gender disparities effectively.soc...
07 Jul, 2024, 06.40 AM IST
Pakistan debt unsustainable, headed towards inevitable default, says reportPakistan's debt crisis is more severe than anticipated, with the possibility of an inevitable default and a devastating economic spiral. Th...
19 Feb, 2024, 08.23 PM IST
Taliban to sign security agreement with QatarTaliban's acting Minister of Defense, Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that Kabul and Doha are expected to sign an agreement for security coope...
12 Jul, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
Pakistan’s geopolitical dilemmas continue to pile upPakistan is a troubled state, and its geo-strategic location makes it troublesome for the region and the globe. During the recent Islamabad...
15 Apr, 2021, 12.05 PM IST
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hopes Imran Khan will further "all weather" Sino-Pak friendshipPremier Li expressed hope that the "all-weather" friendship between the two countries would strengthen under the new government in Pakistan,
20 Aug, 2018, 10.29 PM IST
Normalising ties with neighbours will bring peace in Pakistan: Imran KhanKhan once again promised to transform Pakistan into a Medina-like welfare state, which was set up by the Prophet in early years of Islam.
20 Aug, 2018, 11.59 AM IST
Obama administration proposes $860 million in aid for PakistanThe Obama administration has proposed $860 million in aid for Pakistan, including $265 million for military hardware.
12 Jul, 2018, 06.09 PM IST
US lawmaker seeks shutting down of Deobandi madrasas in PakistanCongressman Ed Royce, Chairman of the powerful House Foreign Relations Committee, alleged that the madrasas were spewing hate.
17 Dec, 2015, 12.48 PM IST
Pakistan, China sign $2 billion agreementsThe agreements were signed yesterday as the two-day meet of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor Xinjiang Forum concluded in China.
13 Aug, 2015, 12.32 PM IST
World Bank offers $2 billion to PakistanAppreciating the successful turnaround of Pakistan's economy, Mulyani Indrawati offered an assistance package of $2 billion over a period o...
04 Aug, 2015, 05.35 PM IST
Make Pakistan's nuclear development a greater international priority: ReportThe report, to be released tomorrow, has been authored by Dhruva Jaishankar, Andrew Small and Daniel Twining from German Marshall Fund.
23 Nov, 2014, 05.24 PM IST
- US expresses concern over Pakistan diverting aid money for other purposes
Hillary Clinton has expressed concern over diversion of US aid money by Pak for other purposes, even as the US has tried to build a firewal...
29 Feb, 2012, 11.41 AM IST
- Pakistan looking to adopt CBSE's CCE system of exams
CBSE's new system of CCE, in place of a single-board exam, is gathering steam in countries like Pakistan and Bhutan.
29 Nov, 2011, 11.46 AM IST
- US Senate votes to triple aid to Pakistan
The US Senate voted to triple non-military aid to Pakistan to roughly $1.5 bn per year through 2014 in a bid to build trust and cooperation...
25 Sep, 2009, 02.30 AM IST
- Pakistan to take over all madrasas: Zardari
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that all madrasas in the countries would be taken over by the government to separate the stude...
11 May, 2009, 07.40 AM IST
- ADB to raise funding for Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank is to boost its funding for Pakistan over the next three years, a senior bank official announced here Thursday.
16 Aug, 2007, 08.57 PM IST