Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wants cricket between Pakistan and India despite prevailing tensions between the two neighbours, a close aide of the prime minister has said. Sharif is an ardent fan…
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) An influential group of American business leaders, academics and policy experts has recommended that if Pakistan does not rein in terror, the US stop funding Islamabad’s defence equipment purchases and…
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan pledged to protect Hindus in the country and said they will not be left alone like Muslims marginalised by Shiv Sena in India. He was…
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) A heavy contingent of police and Rangers was deployed on Friday in the areas surrounding Lal Masjid in the capital city of Pakistan following an announcement by cleric Abdul Aziz to…
Islamabad, Nov 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains “very popular” in India but the BJP’s debacle in Bihar shows that his magic may be fading, a Pakistani newspaper said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra…
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has asserted that war with India was not an option, media reported on Friday. During a meeting here on Thursday with President Mamnoon Hussain, Sharif affirmed…
Pakistani ghazal singer Ustad Ghulam Ali. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, whose concert in Mumbai was called off after resistance from the Shiv Sena, cancelled all his…
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) A fatwa has been reportedly issued in Pakistan against Indian model Arshi Khan for posting on social networking site Twitter that she had a physical relationship with Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi….
Islamabad, Oct 27 (IANS) India-born Pakistani social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi on Tuesday refused a donation of Rs.1 crore by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his charity. “Edhi has thanked Modi and politely declined…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday expressed the hope that India will free Pakistanis from Indian jails after Islamabad sent home Geeta, a young deaf and mute Indian woman who was stranded there…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) Nearly 15 years after she accidentally crossed over to Pakistan, Geeta, a deaf-mute girl whose story has touched people on both sides of the border, returned here today. Pakistan International…
Islamabad, Oct 24 (IANS) A hoax call allegedly traced to the Indian financial capital, Mumbai, claimed that a bomb had been placed on the premises of the Sindh Governor House in Pakistan, the media reported…
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) Pakistan managed to get a call for an India-Pakistan dialogue to resolve all issues including Kashmir included in a joint statement in return for an assurance that Islamabad would take effective…
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) A group of Shiv Sena activists on Monday protested at Indian cricket board president Shashank Manohar’s office here against his move to hold talks with Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shahryar Khan…
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Former military dictator and Pakistani president Parvez Musharraf was responsible for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, reveals a copy of US journalist Mark Siegel’s statement recorded in the murder case. According…
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) The US has given Pakistan $265 million during the current fiscal year under Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for capacity enhancement in counter terrorism and counter-insurgency, revealed a US State Department report….