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LeT razes HQ hollowed out by India during Operation Sindoor, rushes to rebuild

A view of a damaged Markaz Taiba, Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) training centre, caused by India's precision missile strikes.
Published on Sep 14, 2025 04:00 AM IST

Pak's big honour for US general who called it 'phenomenal counterterror partner'

US Army Gen Michael E Kurilla was conferred the big honour by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.
Updated on Jul 27, 2025 11:59 AM IST

Internet mocks Pak's Trump nomination for Nobel Prize: ‘Laughable, desperate’

As the news broke, social media was flooded with memes, jokes, and sarcastic commentary
Published on Jun 21, 2025 06:34 PM IST

Delegates stress India’s zero tolerance on terror

All-party delegation leader Congress MP Shashi Tharoor arrives at the Old parliament building in Georgetown on Monday. (ANI)
Published on May 27, 2025 05:46 AM IST

General Munir in Pakistan’s labyrinth

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The promotion is an ominous one; it is worth remembering that Pakistan’s last field marshal was the country’s first military dictator and longest-serving head of State (AP)
Updated on May 21, 2025 08:16 PM IST

China denies reports of sending military supplies to Pakistan via cargo plane

China denies supplying military supplies to Pakistan via cargo plane
Published on May 12, 2025 05:57 PM IST

IMF approves $1 billion disbursement to Pakistan, says PM Sharif's office

Pakistan's Prime Minister Office claimed that the country's economic situation has "improved" and "moving towards development".
Updated on May 10, 2025 09:04 AM IST

Pakistan: Reserve the right to respond at a time, place, manner of choosing

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan has “every right to give a befitting reply to this act of war” (AFP)
Updated on May 07, 2025 11:45 PM IST

Who is Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik? ISI chief named Pakistan’s NSA amid tensions

Lt General Muhammad Asim Malik has named as Pakistan NSA, while continuing as the DG of ISI.
Updated on May 01, 2025 02:29 PM IST

Won’t be first to take escalatory action, says Pakistan deputy PM amid tension

Pakistan's foreign minister Ishaq Dar said leaders such as Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi have urged Islamabad to exercise restraint (AFP)
Published on Apr 30, 2025 11:22 PM IST

Youth Congress holds ‘Tiranga March’ to pay tribute to Pahalgam attack victims

Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib with supporters wave the National Flag during 'Tiranga March' to pay tribute to the deceased in the Pahalgam terror attack, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Friday.
Published on Apr 25, 2025 04:56 PM IST

Pakistan government's 'X' account ‘withheld’ after Pahalgam terror attack

The official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Pakistan government has been suspended in India.
Updated on Apr 24, 2025 12:11 PM IST

Pakistan tells Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave by March 31

People stand next to parked trucks loaded with supplies at the Torkham border crossing following the closure of the border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan (File)
Published on Mar 08, 2025 11:46 AM IST

Pakistan government raises fuel prices, citizens face inflation burden

On Tuesday (local time), the Pakistani government declared that the price of petrol will rise by 56 Pakistani paisas per litre and that the price of high-speed diesel would rise by PKR 2.96 per litre.
Published on Jan 01, 2025 09:07 AM IST

Imran Khan's PTI, Pakistan govt to meet on January 2 to break political impasse

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. (REUTERS/File Photo)
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 01:24 PM IST

Cash-strapped Pakistan won't impose more taxes this year: Report

Pakistan's tax revenue goal is of 13 trillion rupees ($47 billion) for the financial year ending in June 2025
Published on Nov 18, 2024 04:48 PM IST

Pakistan formulates strategy to tackle mpox, allays fears of outbreak

Pakistan formulates strategy to tackle mpox, allays fears of outbreak
Published on Aug 17, 2024 10:57 PM IST

'Nadeem can’t even afford tickets. Sharif's prize money an insult to Pakistan'

Danish Kaneria says Shehbaz Sharif's prize money amount for Arshad Nadeem is an insult to Pakistan
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 11:58 PM IST

80 Indian fishermen released from a jail in Pakistan

80 Indian fishermen, who were released by Pakistan, entered India via the Attari-Wagah border, on Friday.
Published on Nov 11, 2023 05:25 AM IST

Historical Gurdwara Tibba Nanaksar in Pak faces neglect

Gurdwara Tibba Nanaksar Sahib in the Pakpattan area of Sahiwal district in Pakistan’s Punjab province is on the verge of turning into ruins due to the sheer neglect of the Pakistan government .
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 12:53 AM IST

Amid tensions between Pak CJ and govt, this phone call leak sparks controversy

In the audio call the two women, Pakistan's Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial’s mother-in-law, Mah Jabeen Noon and the opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) lawyer Khawaja Tariq Rahim’s wife, Rafia Tariq, are heard supporting the Chief Justice and also discuss holding of snap elections in Pakistan. (Twitter/@TararAttaullah)
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 03:16 PM IST

Afternoon brief: BJP accuses AAP of bringing ‘era of corrupt governance’

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Sambit Patra addresses a press conference.
Published on Apr 16, 2023 12:55 PM IST

Toronto meet underlines Amritpal’s links with Pak

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Updated on Mar 31, 2023 03:50 PM IST

Pakistan made ‘substantial progress’ by towards loan program: IMF

Pakistan Economic Crisis: A woman checks rice prices at a main wholesale market in Karachi.
Published on Mar 21, 2023 07:13 AM IST

Shehbaz Sharif's austerity drive: No salaries, perks for Pakistan ministers

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during the COP27 climate summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in 2022. (File/Reuters)
Published on Feb 25, 2023 05:41 AM IST

No business class, five-star hotels for Pakistan ministers amid economic crisis

The government will follow up with further austerity measures in the next budget in July, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Wednesday. (AP)
Published on Feb 23, 2023 07:36 AM IST

Pakistan struggles to keep foreign reserves, black market for dollars springs up

Dollar shortage is also due to demand from neighbouring Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover last year.
Published on Dec 10, 2022 11:30 AM IST

Pakistan still to give US FBI access to 26/11 killer Sajid Mir

US President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden with Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif at UNGA last month. 
Updated on Oct 11, 2022 08:50 AM IST

Pakistan economy in crisis, minister shares status of IMF bailout tranche

Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah.
Published on Jul 11, 2022 01:19 PM IST

Pakistan govt bans wedding ceremonies in Islamabad after 10pm to conserve energy

The restriction on wedding functions in the country's capital is being implemented on the instructions of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Updated on Jun 08, 2022 06:37 PM IST