Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Afghanistan
AFP | A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, creating tremors felt as far away as Pakistan's capital...
New violence hits Kashmir as death of tourist condemned
AFP | Hundreds of protesters clashed Tuesday with Indian forces on the third day of deadly troubles in Kashmir as the disputed Himalayan territory reeled...
Man accused of shooting interior minister appears in Pakistan court
AFP | A man accused of shooting Pakistan's interior minister in a suspected assassination attempt possibly linked to blasphemy appeared in court Monday, with the...
Turncoats continue to desert PML-N
News Analysis | The dissolution of PML-N continues at a staggering rate. Eight PML-N lawmakers abandoned PML-N to join Imran Khan’s PTI and the newly...
Pakistan’s top judge orders probe of deadliest terror attack
AFP | Pakistan's top judge has ordered the first official investigation into the country's deadliest terror attack, a massacre at a school that killed more...
PIA deliberately kept in compromised state by Air Blue owner, PM Abbasi
News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has summoned the heads of all Pakistani airlines including the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi -- the...
PM Abbasi and Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir lash out at NAB
News Analysis | Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday lashed out at National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for launching a probe against ousted Prime Minister...
IHC orders halting of TV shows ‘promoting obscenity, indecency’ in Ramazan
News Analysis | The Islamabad High Court (IHC)Â has ordered to put an end to the airing of programmes like 'Neelam Ghar' and those "appearing to...
Maryam Nawaz’s photo with granddaughter is melting hearts
News Desk | Pakistan's Muslim League leader, Maryam Nawaz became a grandmother as her daughter gave birth to a baby girl on Sunday. She announced...
Italian-Pakistani girl’s strangulation confirms need for strict regulations against honor killings
News Analysis | Sana Cheema, a 26-year-old girl, who was on her homecoming tour from Italy last month, was strangled to death, contrary to earlier...
Indian Paramilitary soldiers killed in the Northeast
News Analysis | A homemade bomb exploded in India's remote Northeast, killing two paramilitary soldiers and wounding two civilians, police said. On Wednesday, rebels exploded...
UN pushes Myanmar to step up Rohingyas’ return
AFP | The UN Security Council on Wednesday issued a statement calling on Myanmar to speed up efforts to have Rohingya refugees return safely to...