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9 children killed, 20 injured in fire in Pakistan's Dadu
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): A blazing fire at Mohammad Daryani Chandio village of Dadu district killed 9 children on Monday evening, injured about 20 villagers, and burned down almost 50 houses.
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PML-N allies at odds over new Pakistan cabinet
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Merely a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday formed a 33-member federal cabinet, bitterness among the ruling alliance has emerged over the allocation of key portfolios.
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Pakistan's conviction of Hafiz Saeed an attempt to be in FATF's good books
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): The latest sentencing of UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed by Pakistan is nothing but an effort to show its good intentions to Financial Action Task Force (FATF), at a time when the country is going under several financial crises, according to a media
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Pakistan using Durand line dispute with Taliban as a pretext to target Pas
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): The recent attacks by Pakistani forces on areas along the Pak-Afghan border indicate Islamabad's deep hatred for the tribal communities including Pashtuns, according to media reports.
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Forced conversion of Hindu girls in Pakistan's Sindh remains rampant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Last month, Hindu girl Pooja Kumari was killed by a man at her home in Pakistan's Sindh province. Pooja Kumari was shot in Sukkur after she put up resistance to the attackers.
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Political intolerance has polarised Pakistan society to extreme levels
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): While religious intolerance has been deeply entrenched in Pakistan society for decades, the recent wave of political intolerance where the public appears to have developed a blind faith in their leaders, making them into some cult figures, has polarised
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Subsidy on oil prices by Imran Khan govt has left Shehbaz Sharif administr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): The capping of oil prices, amounting to a subsidy of 150 billion Pakistani rupees per month, by the Imran Khan government towards the end of its tenure has become a major concern for the present government that sees it as a trap to sabotage the Shehbaz S
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Pakistan braces for worst diesel shortage
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Amid the uncertainty surrounding the country's debt-ridden economy, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been warned by experts that the country would face the worst shortage of diesel next month.
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Foreign funding case: Imran Khan counsel claims citizens with dual nationa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): In the foreign funding case against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), the party's counsel claimed that the citizens with dual nationality were permitted under the law to fund political parties, local media reported.
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Shehbaz Sharif holds first meeting with Pak army chief Bajwa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday called on newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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Shehbaz Sharif holds talks with UAE envoy to Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday met UAE Ambassador Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi, who called on him to felicitate Pakistan Prime Minister on assuming office.
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Shehbaz Sharif accuses Imran Khan of borrowing loans to meet Pak's defence
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Alleging that it inherited a mismanaged economy from the previous Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused former Prime Minister Imran Khan of taking loans to meet the defence expenditure of the country
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