Imran's arrest to help PML-N & Pak military establishment to get 'desired results' in upcoming polls: expertsThe recent conviction and sentencing of Pakistani opposition leader and prime minister hopeful, Imran Khan, on corruption charges may clear...
06 Aug, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
Pakistani national, oldest prisoner in Guantanamo Bay Saifullah Paracha is freed by US: After over two decades, the oldest prisoner at Guantanamo Bay was released and sent back to Pakistan.
29 Oct, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner, a Pakistani, released after 18 yearsThe secretive US military prison once housed hundreds of suspected militants captured by US forces during America's so-called "war on terro...
29 Oct, 2022, 09.54 PM IST
Joe Biden's win means some Guantanamo prisoners may be releasedPresident Donald Trump had effectively ended the Obama administration's practice of reviewing the cases of men held at Guantanamo and relea...
28 Nov, 2020, 01.32 PM IST
Panic hits Pakistan rupee, currency falls to all-time low of Rs 144"There is panic in the market and buying spree is going on but it will be addressed," an official of State Bank of Pakistan
30 Nov, 2018, 05.04 PM IST
Pakistan to seek $6-7 billion IMF bailout: FM Asad UmarFinance Minister Asad Umar on Monday said Prime Minister Imran Khan has endorsed the decision to seek assistance from the International Mon...
09 Oct, 2018, 05.40 PM IST
China's flagship port in Pakistan shackled by heavy securityWith national elections due in July, Pakistan’s government is keen to trumpet the commercial viability of the deep seaport in the once slee...
27 Feb, 2018, 12.18 PM IST
Blame caste for Pakistan's violent streak, not faithPakistani Punjab, accounting for 60% of the country's population and 80% of its army, is dominated by peasant communities that place a prem...
25 Sep, 2016, 11.18 AM IST
Pakistan okays bill to tighten grip on online content, stirs fears of free speech curbsActivists, who had earlier slammed the proposed legislation, expressed fear that the new law would impact free expression, including satire...
12 Aug, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
- Pakistan Movies: Waar, the film on real-life terror strike raises hopes for another revival
Every now and then the now dead-and-done-with Pakistani film industry (cheekily called Lollywood) threatens to revive itself with the appea...
27 Feb, 2012, 03.07 AM IST
Yusuf Raza Gilani: Quiet man standingYusuf Raza Gilani is on the verge of becoming Pakistan’s only democratically-elected head of government to complete full five years.
21 Feb, 2012, 03.40 AM IST
- Pakistani song pokes fun at Kasab, netas, goes viral
Over the weekend, Lahore-based band Beyghairat Brigade (The Dishonor Brigade) unveiled its first single " Aloo Anday" - a sad commentary on...
20 Oct, 2011, 08.47 AM IST
- LeT trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction with help from al-Qaida
Arif Qasmani, who was indicted by the US for the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, is helping the India-centric terror group acquire biologi...
11 May, 2011, 08.50 AM IST
- Facebook divides civil society in Pakistan
There are many in this conservative Muslim country who oppose the decision of banning Facebook and Youtube. Google's Buzz to compete with F...
23 May, 2010, 03.00 PM IST
- Zardari not to contest upcoming by-polls
Pakistan People's Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is unlikely to contest upcoming parliamentary by-polls, giving rise to speculation tha...
28 Apr, 2008, 04.36 PM IST