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'PML-N will file treason case against Imran for bargaining away Kashmir'

Senior PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday vowed that if his party came to power, it would "file a treason case against Imran Khan Niazi for bargaining away Kashmir"

PAF inducts 14 dual-seat JF-17 aircraft into its fleet

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) marked a major progress in its national air defense arsenal as it announced beginning the production of the state-of-the-art JF-17 Thunder Block 3 fighter jets, while also acquiring 14 dual-seat JF-17 aircraft

Pakistan National Assembly speaker told to accept resignations

The Pakistan cabinet on Tuesday gave a go-ahead to the National Assembly speaker to accept resignations of opposition legislators, sending a clear message to them that the government will not succumb to “pressure tactics”

Pakistan PM Imran Khan won't resign, says FM Qureshi

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday reiterated that Prime Minister Imran Khan will not resign at the behest of the 11-party opposition alliance, the PDM

Pakistan president backs national dialogue on electoral reforms

Pakistan President Arif Alvi has backed calls for a national dialogue on electoral reforms, but made it clear that Prime Minister Imran Khan will decide when to hold talks and with whom

New COVID-19 strain detected in Pakistan's Sindh province

Health authorities in Pakistan's Sindh province announced on Tuesday that the new coronavirus variant found in the UK has been identified in three samples taken from passengers who recently returned from Britain

Schools in Pakistan Punjab may remain closed for extended period

Schools across the country will remain closed until January 10, 2021, in the wake of the rising coronavirus cases

Pakistan government offers dialogue to opposition excluding Fazl, Maryam

The Pakistan government is ready for dialogue only with the serious-minded leadership of the opposition but PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz should not be part of the process, announced federal Minister for Information Senator Shibli Faraz on Monday

Active cases of virus fall by 10,000 in one month in Pakistan

As Pakis­tan saw active COVID-19 cases falling by 10,000 in a month, it also reported another 1,974 people contracting the virus and 55 dying of it on Monday

Eight Pakistanis make it to the world’s top 100 nurses, midwives list

Eight Pakistanis have made it to the 2020 global list of ‘100 Outstanding Women Nurse and Midwife Leaders’ for their contributions to raising healthcare standards across the globe, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic

Saudi FM to visit Pakistan next month

A high-level Saudi delegation led by the kingdom’s foreign minister will pay an official visit to Pakistan next month for talks with the Pakistani leadership on the latest situation in the region, including the Middle East, and other bilateral issues

The dark reality of forced conversions in Pakistan

Forced conversions of Hindu and Christian girls have become a routine affair even as the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan continues to loudly proclaim that Pakistan is free for all religions

'Pakistan Army was not in politics, is not and will not be'

Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday emphasised that the Pakistan Army was "not involved" in the country's politics in the past nor would it be in the future

Extreme cold weather emergency imposed across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has imposed an  extreme cold weather emergency due to the “extraordinary cold wave” that has gripped the province

$7mn misspent on two buildings in Washington DC: Pakistan's Auditor General

The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has unearthed that roughly $7 million was spent on two government-owned historical buildings located in the US capital’s embassy row for repair and renovation, but the end result is that one building is in a dilapidated condition while the other could collapse any moment