More on Pakistan

Pakistan: No action taken against cops allegedly involved in kidnap case

Ppolice in Pakistan are not taking action against four officials who are allegedly involved in a kidnap-for-ransom case of two citizens, media reports said

Pakistan's mosques to open for Taraweeh prayers despite COVID-19

Pakistan's mosques will remain open for congregational Taraweeh prayers during the Holy Month of Ramadan despite rising number of COVID-19 cases, media reports said

Families of Pakistani 'missing people' continue sit-in demonstration

Families of Pakistani Shia Muslim persons hold a sit-in at Mehfil Shah-i-Khorasan, off Numaish Chowrangi, and near the Mazar-i-Quaid under the auspices of the Joint Action Committee for Shia Missing Persons in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday

Russia offers to supply military weapons to Pakistan

In what seems an indication of growing military ties between Russia and Pakistan, the former has expressed its willingness on Wednesday to supply its military weapons to the latter for anti-terrorism purposes, reported Dawn

Russia to continue joint anti-terror exercises with Pakistan

Russia will continue the practice of joint anti-terrorist exercises with Pakistan to strengthen the republic's potential, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Pakistani newspaper The News International

Russian foreign minister in two-day Pakistan visit

Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reached Pakistan for a two-day visit, the first in the last nine years, reported Dawn

Over a million people vaccinated in Pakistan

Pakistan has so far vaccinated over a million people, the country’s planning minister Asad Omar informed on Tuesday. Around 2 million have already registered themselves for vaccines in the country

Pakistan PM Imran Khan says the Opposition doesn’t matter now

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed his spokespersons not to criticise the opposition in the media but instead to concentrate on highlighting his government’s achievements, something which is being seen as a major policy shift

Pakistan’s opposition alliance issues notice to PPP and ANP

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the umbrella alliance of opposition parties, has issued show-cause notices to two key opposition parties, the Pakistan People Party (PPP) and the Awami National Party (ANP), reports say

Anti-terrorism court judge, family members gunned down in Pakistan

An anti-terrorism court judge, along with his wife and two children, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in the western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, reported the Express Tribune

Pakistan not ready to challenge COVID-19 third wave due to government's refusal to purchase vaccines: Bhutto

Opposition PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has targeted Prime Minister Imran Khan and said the country is not ready to combat the ongoing third wave of COVID-19 due to the government's "refusal" to purchase vaccines for every citizen

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan backs Balochistan employees' demand

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has backed protesting government employees in Pakistan's Balochistan province who are continuing to hold their sit-in following failed negotiation between the government and their representatives over the issue of salary hike

Balochistan highways blocked at 20 places over power outages

People in Balochistan province of Pakistan demonstrated recently and blocked national highways at 20 places across the province against non-supply of electricity to agricultural feeders

US committed to seeking justice for Pearl’s murder

The Biden administration has assured the family of the slain American journalist Daniel Pearl that they will continue seeking justice for his murder

British Labour MP calls travel ban on Pakistan ‘discriminatory’

Naz Shah, a British Labour MP, wrote a letter to UK foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and sought an explanation for putting Pakistan into the list of travel ban countries