Pakistan

Afghanistan recalls ambassador, top diplomats from Pakistan in wake of envoy’s daughter kidnapping and torture

“The Leadership of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan called back Afghanistan’s Ambassador and senior diplomats from Pakistan until all security…

3 years ago

Taliban claim key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan as insurgent group nets new territories

Taliban forces captured Wesh, a town in the southern Afghan province, on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the militant…

3 years ago

No jab, no phone: Unvaccinated to have SIM cards blocked, Pakistan’s Punjab govt says

The extreme decision was made during a meeting of high-ranking civil and military officials chaired by Punjab Health Minister Yasmin…

3 years ago

Russia & Pakistan agree to build gas pipeline from Karachi to Lahore in biggest deal in decades

Russia’s Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov and the Pakistani Ambassador, Shafqat Ali Khan, signed a revised agreement on the project in…

3 years ago

‘No boots on the ground here’: Pakistan rules out possibility of housing US troops on its bases after withdrawal from Afghanistan

Pakistani bases, airspace and all-season supply routes and communication lines into neighboring Afghanistan had been crucial in enabling and sustaining…

3 years ago

Pakistan deploys TROOPS to help civilian authorities cope with Covid-19 infections

Soldiers “will go to every corner of Pakistan to ensure the protection of citizens,” military spokesman Major General Babar Iftikhar…

3 years ago

4 killed after car bomb rocks luxury hotel in Pakistan’s Balochistan hosting Chinese ambassador

The explosion swept through the hotel parking lot on Wednesday. According to a preliminary investigation, the blast was caused by…

3 years ago

France tells its citizens to flee Pakistan as deadly anti-French riots intensify over Emmanuel Macron’s perceived slight on Islam

When he first waded into the domestic affairs of France, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan probably thought he could rely…

3 years ago

Pakistan shuts down social media for hours, after days of violent anti-France protests

On Friday, the Interior Ministry ordered the telecommunications authority to “completely” cut off access to Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and…

3 years ago

France calls on nationals to leave Pakistan, citing ‘serious threats’ to their security amid deadly anti-French protests

“Due to the serious threats to French interests in Pakistan, French nationals and French companies are recommended to temporarily leave…

3 years ago