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Pak Defence Minister says, mob lynching of Sri Lankan man should not be li
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 6 (ANI): The ghastly mob lynching of the Sri Lankan man should not be linked to the lifting of the ban on Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), said Pakistan Defence Minister Pervez Khattak.
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Pak Church leaders condemn lynching of Sri Lankan national, demand justice
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): The Pakistani church leadership has condemned the killing and burning of the body of a Sri Lankan Christian by a Sialkot mob on Saturday.
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Pak military court convicts rights activist of espionage
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): A Pakistan military court has convicted rights and political activist Idris Khattak for espionage and sentenced him to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment.
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Pak human rights body seeks speedy justice in Sialkot lynching
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): The National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) has demanded a speedy and impartial probe into the lynching of Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana in Sialkot.
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Pakistan Democratic Movement to meet on Monday to plan anti-govt protest a
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): The leaders of the multi-party opposition alliance -- Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) are set to meet on Monday to prepare for an anti-government protest plan against the Imran Khan government.
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Sri Lankan national killed in Pakistan was tortured to an extreme degree,
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): A Sri Lankan factory manager, who was killed by a mob in Pakistan over alleged blasphemy, was tortured to an extreme degree and his skull and other bones of the body also had severe damage, the post-mortem report revealed, reported local media.
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Tehreek-E-Labbaik Pakistan expanding after release of its leader Saad Huss
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): Formerly banned organization Tehreek-E-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) is on a surge after the release of its leader Saad Hussain Rizvi and revoking of its ban by the Imran Khan government.
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Pakistan reports 372 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday confirmed 372 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Sunday.
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124 arrested so far in connection with mob lynching of Sri Lankan executiv
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): As many as 124 people have been arrested so far in Sialkot after a mob of factory workers and others lynched a Sri Lankan export manager of a factory and burnt his body.
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Pakistan to host emergency OIC meeting on Afghanistan on Dec 19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 4 (ANI): Pakistan is set to host a special meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on December 19 regarding the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan struggles to pay Chinese debts amid ballooning external payments
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 4 (ANI): Beijing's debts are squeezing Pakistan's pinched finances as external payments are set to balloon to USD 14 billion at the end of this financial year and nearly half is owed to Chinese commercial banks, largely for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
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Pakistan's Punjab province witnesses surge in dengue cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 4 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab province is witnessing a surge in dengue cases as the province has claimed three more lives and reported 73 new cases during the past 24 hours, local media reported on Saturday.
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