US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller was responding to a query on the joint statement of India-US during Prime Minster Narendra Modi's recent US visit and which called on Islamabad to ensure its territory was not used as a base for terrorist attacks.
According to authorities, the woman is the wife of a mobile store owner who was having domestic troubles. One of her acquaintances referred her to a guy who claimed to fix people's problems by giving them amulets (Taweez)
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had forecast rainfall of 58 mm in the two cities. Meanwhile, sewerage lines remain blocked after the accumulation of rainwater in various areas.
A case has been lodged against Shahbaz Gill at the Kohsar police station in Islamabad. He has been accused of causing a divide in the state institution. Additional sessions judge Tahir Abbas Sepra took up sedition case against Gill.
Nawaz, who is convicted in a corruption case, has been living in London on the pretext of ill health since 2019. The former Pakistan PM sought extensions to prolong his stay in London on medical grounds.
The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan's ban on Holi celebrations across all educational institutes in the country sparked internet outrage and was later withdrawn, but the fact that remains unchanged is how tolerance and diversity are eroding in Pakistani culture, an editorial in The N
"We ask the Islamic Emirate government to let girls get an education in accordance with Sharia law," TOLOnews quoted Nasrullah Urfan, a religious cleric, as saying.
Pakistan has been plagued by a deep socio-political and economic crisis, bringing the country to a near standstill with no visible signs of a turnaround.
An Afghanistan-based journalist died by suicide in Islamabad, Pakistan, after the US government turned down his application for refugee status, Khaama Press reported on Saturday.