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Pakistan, UAE agree on strengthening bilateral economic cooperation
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): A group of economic experts from the United Arab Emirates met the newly-elected Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday to strengthen the "bilateral economic cooperation" between the two nations.
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Sexual violence against women remains rampant in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Sexual violence against women is rampant in Pakistan, with a large number of cases going unreported while others are being mishandled by the police.
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Sheikh Rasheed's nephew sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand in connecti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Former Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed's nephew Sheikh Rashid Shafiq has been sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand in connection with "insulting" Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's delegation in Saudi Arabia.
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Shebaz Sharif denounces Imran Khan for dip in World Press Freedom Index
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif slammed the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan for media censorship during his regime causing a dramatic plunge in the list of the World Press Freedom Index.
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Pakistan slips further on World Press Freedom Index
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan has dropped further on the list of countries in terms of protection of journalists, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
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Pakistan reports 39 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan recorded 39 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the country's ministry of health said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan's dream to eradicate polio far away prospect despite USD 5 bln sp
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan's dream to eradicate Polio from the country seems to be a far-away prospect despite the spending of USD 5 billion during the last 27 years.
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Protest held in Turbat against enforced disappearances of Baloch students
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Students from different educational institutions held a protest in Turbat city of Ketch district in Balochistan against enforced disappearances.
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Sharif government refuses extension for Governor of State Bank of Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): The three-year tenure of Reza Baqir as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to expire on Thursday as the government decided not to extend his term.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan demands early elections under supervision of 'neutral
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that general elections must be held in the country under the supervision of a neutral chief election commissioner (CEC), reported local media.
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Pakistan: PTI's hashtag 'Imported hukoomat namanzoor' trends on TikTok
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): Social media is not a new battleground in Pakistan for political parties to unleash their hatred for each other. Earlier they used Twitter and now their verbal 'war' has shifted to TikTok in which the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) hashtag, "Imported huko
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World Press Freedom Day: Pakistan 5th most dangerous place for journalists
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) urged the Shehbaz government to protect the rights of media personnel and journalists amid the rising human rights violations against media in Pakistan.
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