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Peshawar pays tribute to Dilip Kumar on his 99th birth anniversary

Blessed with a unique ability to underplay emotions, Kumar was credited to have brought method acting to Indian cinema

With surge in fresh infections, Pakistan logs 395 new Covid-19 cases

Witnessing a surge in new COVID-19 cases, Pakistan reported 395 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours

Pakistan intensifies digital crackdown on minorities like Ahmadiyyas

Amid the already deteriorating condition of the minority communities in Pakistan, the country's telecommunication regulator has begun an intuitional crackdown on minorities like Ahmadiyyas.

FATF to open Pak's Pandora Papers leaks to stop terror finance networks

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will open Pakistan's Pandora Papers leaks to reveal the nexus of the financial shenanigans

Over 50% Pakistanis hold 'incompetency' of govt responsible for inflation

More than 50 per cent of Pakistanis believe that the country is facing problems of rising inflation and unemployment due to the "incompetence" of the Imran Khan-PTI government, local media reported

Pakistan reports first suspected case of new coronavirus variant Omicron

Pakistan has reported its first suspected case of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron in a woman in Karachi, Sindh province Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho said on Thursday.

Pak 'values ties' with US as reports say it may skip Biden democracy summit

Amid reports that Pakistan may skip the Summit for Democracy hosted by US President Joe Biden, the Foreign Office said that Islamabad valued its ties with Washington

Saved millions of refugees during 1971 Bangladesh genocide: India at UN

TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, said when West Pakistan unleashed genocide on East Pakistan, India hosted millions of refugees and saved them from the massacre.

China's exclusion from Biden-led democracy summit delays Pakistan decision

Pakistani decision makers are holding extensive consultations on whether to attend the virtual summit on democracy convened by US President Joe Biden this week, a report said

Pakistan bans travel from 15 countries amid looming Omicron threat

Pakistan Monday banned travel from 15 countries, except under certain conditions, and tightened up travel restrictions on 13 other countries in wake of the threat of the new COVID-19 variant Omicorn.

Pakistan conducts successful flight test of ballistic missile: Report

The test flight was aimed at re-validating certain design and technical parameters

Nearly all of lynched Sri Lankan's bones broken, 99% body burnt: Pak report

The post-mortem report of Diyawadana cited skull and jaw fractures as the cause of death, the Geo News reported.

Pakistan receives $3 bn loan from Saudi as part of economic support package

The South Asian country has faced growing economic challenges, with high inflation, sliding forex reserves, a widening current account deficit and a depreciating currency.

Pakistan embassy in US ran out of funds to pay salaries for 4 months

The Pakistan embassy in Washington had run out of funds to pay salaries for at least four months to some of its employees

Lynching incident of Sri Lankan 'day of shame for Pakistan': PM Imran Khan

After the lynching of a Sri Lankan man in Pakistan's Sialkot over alleged blasphemy, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he would personally oversee an investigation into "the horrific vigilante attack" which he also called "a day of shame for Pakistan".On Friday, a mob in Pakistan's Punjab province tortured a man to death before burning his body in Sialkot.Reportedly, the workers of private factories attacked the export manager of a factory and burnt his body after killing him, Dawn newspaper reported.Taking to Twitter, Khan said: "The horrific vigilante attack on factory in Sialkot & the burning alive of Sri Lankan manager is a day of shame for Pakistan. I am overseeing the investigations & let there be no mistake all those responsible will be punished with full severity of the law. Arrests are in progress."The foreign ministry of Sri Lanka has demanded an investigation into the matter while Amnesty international stressed an independent investigation.A large ...

Mob in Pakistan lynches Sri Lankan man over 'blasphemy' allegations

Priyantha Kumara, in his 40s, was working as the general manager of the garment factory in Sialkot district

'Aap ne ghabrana nahi', Pak embassy in Serbia trolls Imran Khan

In an embarrassment to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country's embassy in Serbia on Friday shared a public message on its social media handle asking people "aap ne ghabrana nahi".The Twitter handle shared a video in which it raised questions over Khan's so-called "Naya Pakistan" pitch and asked how long does the government expect its officials to remain silent when they have not been paid for the last three months.Video shared by the Pakistan embassy shows that how the people of the country are making do under "severe" poverty.It also depicted the miserable condition of the government employees under Imran Khan's regime, stating that they have been working unpaid for the last three months and their children are being forced out of schools due to non-payment of their fees."With inflation breaking all previous records, how long do you expect @ImranKhanPTI that we goverment official will remain silent & keep working for you without been paid for past 3 months & our .

Bloodbath in Pakistan stocks as index falls more than 2,000 points

The market began its slide soon after opening at 45,369.14 points, with the benchmark KSE-100 index down 2,005 points, or 4.42 per cent, by 1.30 p.m

1971 Bangladesh genocide: The Hague Conference demands Pakistan's apology

An international conference in The Hague, known as the city of Justice, demanded of the international community to recognise the 1971 Genocide in Bangladesh committed by Pakistan soldiers.

Pashtuns in Balochistan in revolt as ethnic nationalism in Pakistan soars

PTM held a protest rally of thousands of people in Balochistan capital Quetta against the imprisonment of its leaders-Ali Wazir and Muhammad Hanif besides putting other civil demands