Pakistan

India rice rates slip; tough Chinese rules dent Vietnam exports

Rice export prices fell a the second consecutive week in India on a weakening rupee and slow demand, while strict inspections from top consumer China muted exports from Vietnam.

9 days ago

Pakistan issues visas to over 220 Indian pilgrims to visit religious shrine in Sindh province

Under the framework of a bilateral protocol on visits to religious shrines, Sikh and Hindu pilgrims from India visit Pakistan every year.

9 days ago

Pakistanis 'on one page' in seeking friendship with India: Imran Khan

Appealing for a thaw in ties, Khan called for improvements in trade and other cross-border interaction and urged ending poverty through cooperation.

17 days ago

Caution is the byword for India's approach to US spat with Pakistan

Tweet war of mercurial Trump and Khan cannot supplant hardboiled diplomacy which India needs to watch to understand the ground reality.

23 days ago

Shahid Afridi clarifies his 'Pakistan doesn't want Kashmir' statement

Shahid Afridi has come out and clarified his statement on letting Kashmir be independent and bashed the Indian media for misconstruing his statement

Nov 15, 2018

Pakistan seizes Indian DTH equipments worth Rs 7.83 cr in nation-wide crackdown

The report recalled that the Federal Board of Revenue has also enhanced enforcement measures adopted by the customs field formations which resulted in seizures of goods and other contraband items, including DTH equipment worth Rs24.8 billion during 2017-18.

Nov 8, 2018

China fails to reveal if it offered financial aid to cash-starved Pakistan

A day after Khan's four-day China visit ended, Pakistan's Finance Minister Asad Umar said that Beijing has offered $6 billion loans Islamabad to resolve country's economic crisis.

Nov 8, 2018

China pats Pakistan for 'efforts' to have peace talks with India

During the ongoing China visit by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Beijing and Islamabad issued a joint statement which had some references to India and the issues where it is involved.

Nov 4, 2018

Pakistan most dangerous country, poses thrice more terror risk to humanity than Syria: Report

The report by Oxford University and Strategic Foresight Group (SFG) said that some of the most dangerous terrorists and outfits have found a safe haven in Pakistan.

Oct 27, 2018

Pakistan to send 1st astronaut to space from China by 2022 as India ponders Gaganyaan same year

Pakistan wants to send their astronauts to space the same year as India intends to launch manned mission to space -- the race seems to be high on.

Oct 26, 2018

Congress running sponsored 'Modi Hatao' campaign in Pakistan: BJP

The party alleged that the Congress was deliberately targeting the Hindus for crying foul over glorification of "terrorists" in university campuses.

Oct 18, 2018

Zainab Ansari case: Man hanged for rape, murder of six-year-old girl in Pakistan

Zainab disappeared on January 4 and her body was found five days later in a rubbish dump.

Oct 17, 2018

Afghanistan terror attacks: Taliban kills at least 22 security forces ahead of parliamentary elections

The Taliban have ramped up attacks in strategic provinces in their battle to expel foreign forces, topple the Western-backed government and restore their version of hardline Islamic law.

Oct 15, 2018

Pakistan opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif jailed for 10 days ahead of elections

Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was ordered jailed on Saturday for 10 days after being arrested in a corruption case, his lawyer said, meaning he will not be able to campaign for his party ahead of crucial by-elections next week.

Oct 6, 2018

India rejects Pakistan's accusations of chemical weapon use in Jammu and Kashmir

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal on Thursday alleged that India was using chemical weapons on "unarmed citizens" in Jammu and Kashmir.

Oct 6, 2018

Pakistan wants India to share data of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishanganga Dam

It has also sought dates for inspection of the 330MW hydroelectric project that India had agreed to during a two-day meeting held in August in Lahore between Indus water commissioners of the two countries.

Oct 5, 2018

Pakistan to reconsider 'Silk Road' projects fearing Chinese debt trap

The voice of dissent against the Chinese projects has become stronger under the new government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, who himself has questioned the rising debt levels in the country.

Sep 30, 2018

Soldiers will give a 'befitting reply' if peace, progress of India is ruined: PM Modi to Pakistan

The Prime Minister asserted that India was committed towards world peace but would not sacrifice the country's honour and sovereignty.

Sep 30, 2018

Pakistani father beheads teen daughter, boyfriend for 'honour'

At least 280 such murders were recorded by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan from October 2016 to June 2017 - a figure believed to be understated and incomplete.

Sep 24, 2018

Asia Cup 2018: Yuzvendra Chahal speaks about India's big positives after defeating Pakistan

The victory was set up by the bowlers, and the slower bowlers in Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav sucked out all momentum away from Pakistan in the middle overs.

Sep 24, 2018