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Pakistan's Sindh not to free key Daniel Pearl murder accused: Report

Pakistan's Sindh province will not release the four men accused of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl 18 years ago, a media report said on Sunday citing informed sources

2 dead, 8 injured in Pakistan explosion

Two people were killed and eight others injured in an explosion near a football ground in Pakistan's Balochistan province, an official said on Sunday

Military chopper crash in Pakistan kills 4

A Pakistan Army helicopter crashed in the Gilgit Baltistan (GB) region, leaving four people dead, a military statement said on Sunday

PDM leaders converge in Larkana for Benazir's death anniversary

Leaders of the 11-party opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have gathered in Larkana on the occasion of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto's 13th death anniversary, for another power show as part of its anti-government protests

EU ban won’t be lifted before CAA audit, PIA told

A day after Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan expressed hopes that the ban imposed on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate flights in Europe would be lifted soon, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) informed the national flag carrier that the ban had been extended by three months and that it would not be reviewed until a safety audit of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), it emerged on Saturday

Opposition's criticism similar to Indian propaganda, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that the language being used by the opposition was similar to the propaganda being peddled by India to discredit Pakistan as a nation

Health ministry says British strain not found in Pakistan

Four people, who recently returned from the UK, tested positive for Covid-19, officials in Peshawar said on Friday, though the national health services ministry insisted that the new variant of the coronavirus which surfaced in Britain earlier this month had not been detected in Pakistan, so far

Detention of Daniel Pearl murder accused struck down, US concerned

The decision of Pakistan's Sindh High Court (SHC) to strike down the preventive detention of the suspected kidnappers and killers of American journalist Daniel Pearl has raised eyebrows in the US

Hafiz Saeed jailed for over 15 yrs in another case

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced Hafiz Saeed, the leader of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) who mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, to more than 15 years in prison after he was convicted in another case, a media report said on Friday

Pakistan PM, COAS vow to go all out for repelling 'aggression'

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his top national security aides have vowed to go all out for defending the country in case of "aggression"

Dirty money continues to land in UK from Pakistan Report

A British government report has revealed that illegal money from Pakistan has continued to make its way into the UK and vice-versa, without any hindrance as "corrupt foreign elites continue to be attracted to the UK property market, especially in London, to disguise their corruption proceeds"

SHC orders release of accused in Daniel Pearl MURDER case

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday set aside the provincial government's detention orders for four men set free around eight months back by the order of the SHC in the abduction and murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl

Single-day COVID-19 fatalities hit 111 in Pakistan

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday reported the highest number coronavirus related deaths of 111 in the country since June; taking the death toll to 9,668

Pakistan PM to sign letter on trilateral rail project

Prime Minister Imran Khan is all set to sign a letter, which is already signed by the presidents of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, seeking $4.8 billion loan from the World Bank for a railway line project connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and the Central Asian Republics

Ex-rulers face humiliation due to corruption, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that former rulers, who accumulated incalculable wealth, have become a “lesson” for others as they have been living so “painful” a life that their children are compelled to defend their corruption