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Several religious sites in Punjab are frequented by Sikhs from several countries including India. (Photo: AP)

500-yr-old gurdwara in Pak's Punjab province opens doors for Indian Sikh pilgrims

Earlier, Indians were not allowed to visit the Babe-de-Ber gurdwara which is situated in Sialkot city.

01 Jul 2019 2:18 PM

Hassan, who underwent the surgery on Friday, will remain under observation at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) till Tuesday. (Representational Image)

Pakistan's heaviest man undergoes successful liposuction surgery

Personnel from Rescue 1122 had to break the wall of his house to take him outside as he was too big to pass through main gate of his house.

01 Jul 2019 11:53 AM

Kartarpur is located in Pakistan's Narowal district across the Ravi river, about four km from Dera Baba Nanak. (Photo: File)

India suggests July 11-14 to Pak for talks on Kartarpur corridor: Report

New Delhi had also sought clarifications from Islamabad over certain other issues related to the project.

30 Jun 2019 8:19 AM

If one goes by a rough estimate, the no of casualties suffered during Kargil war were equivalent to the total casualties suffered in both the wars of 1965 and 1971. (Photo: PTI)

20 years of Kargil War: How Indian soldiers retaliated and won

Going back to 1999, India and Pakistan battled one of fiercest, yet limited war in many respects and restrictions in Indian history.

28 Jun 2019 3:50 PM

Ties between Islamabad and Kabul have never been smooth and there have always been issues in mutual relations mainly due to historical distrust between them. (Photo: AP)

Afghan President in Pakistan for bilateral talks and to boost peace process

He was received by Pakistan's Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood and other officials after which Ghani was given a 21-gun salute.

27 Jun 2019 2:40 PM

The pilgrims will be visiting Pakistan tomorrow by a special train from Attari railway station. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan declines visas to 58 sikhs for pilgrimage

Sikhs, whose visa were not approved, protested outside the SGPC office and demanded that there should not be a visa system.

26 Jun 2019 4:52 PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AFP)

Unable to bear Pakistan PM's criticism, official bans words

The phrase 'selected prime minister' is used to indicate that Khan’s victory has been engineered by the military.

26 Jun 2019 3:21 PM

Funnily enough, shortly after the fight, Siyal took his seat on the panel again beside Imtiaz. (Photo: YouTube screengrab)

Watch: Pakistani leader attacks journalist during live TV debate

The video shows PTI leader Masroor Ali Siyal manhandling and slapping a journalist.

25 Jun 2019 8:22 PM

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had named a total of seven accused, five of whom had earlier filed bail pleas, in the case pertaining to delay in execution of the Nandipur Power Plant Project which caused a loss of Rs 27 billion to the national exchequer. (Photo: Twitter | @BabarAwanPK)

Pak court acquits PTI leader Babar Awan; rejects plea by PPP leader in graft case

Awan, who served as Minister of Law and Justice under then prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2017.

25 Jun 2019 5:03 PM

‘The Baloch Republican Party and World Baloch Organisation have started an international awareness campaign (in this regard),’ President of Baloch Republican Party Brahumdagh Bugti said in a video message. (photo: ANI)

Pak using enforced disappearances to crush voices of the oppressed: Baloch activist

‘We urge international community to take action against enforced disappearances of Baloch and other people in Pakistan,’ the activist said.

25 Jun 2019 2:08 PM

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), here on Monday and briefed him on the security issues concerning the tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad. (Photo: File)

FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi briefs NATO on India-Pak tensions

After the meeting, Qureshi was quoted as saying that the talks were important for the Pakistan-NATO understanding and relationship.

25 Jun 2019 8:59 AM

Adult locust swarms can fly up to 150 kilometres in a day with the wind and adult insects can consume roughly their own weight in fresh food per day. A very small swarm eats as much in one day as about 35,000 people, posing a devastating threat to crops and food security. (Photo: ANI)

Authorities on alert after locust attack warning in Rajasthan

A helpline number has been launched. Last major locust outbreak was in Rajasthan in 1993 and insects have been sighted after a 26 year gap.

24 Jun 2019 1:10 PM

‘The situation in Pakistan administered Kashmir or Azad Kashmir, although it is called Azad there is no Azadi, is becoming worse, especially with the diversion of rivers. It is creating enormous problems for the local people as they may be forced to migrate from the region in the near future,’ said Shabir Choudhary, a writer and activist from PoK. (Photo: ANI)

Activists hold conference in Birmingham on Pak atrocities in PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan

Pakistan has lately sanctioned multiple projects in PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan region that aim to further suppress and marginalise locals.

23 Jun 2019 3:45 PM

Paksitan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: ANI)

Agreements signed between Pakistan, Qatar to boost economic ties

Three agreements signed for cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, tourism and financial intelligence.

23 Jun 2019 11:31 AM

In addition, the State Department added a special section on what US officials said are the 'staggering scope of religious freedom abuses in Xinjiang' to this year's report on China. (Photo: File)

Pakistan should do more to stop abuse of blasphemy laws: Mike Pompeo

The Criminal Code of Muslim-majority Pakistan, punishes blasphemy, providing penalties ranging from a fine to death.

22 Jun 2019 1:47 PM

The international terror financing watchdog FATF has decided to keep Pakistan on its 'Grey' list for failure to curb funnelling of funds to terror groups LeT, JeM and others and has given a September deadline to compile with its 27-point action plan, sources here said. (Photo: File)

FATF decides to keep Pak in 'Grey' list

The FATF currently has 35 members and two regional organisations - European Commission and Gulf Cooperation Council.

22 Jun 2019 11:43 AM

In response to a media query regarding the FATF report, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the FATF has decided to continue to keep Pakistan on its compliance document (i.e. Grey List) for the International Cooperation Review Group (ICRG) monitoring for its failure to complete the action plan items due in January and May 2019. (Photo: File)

India: Pak must implement FATF; take verifiable steps against terrorism

'We expect Pak to take all necessary steps to effectively implement FATF Action Plan fully within the remaining time frame,' Kumar said.

22 Jun 2019 11:05 AM

Reacting to the FATF's warning, Pakistan on Friday said it was committed to taking measures needed to implement the action plan agreed with the FATF to come out of the grey list. (Photo: File)

'Meet your commitment by October or face action': FATF warns Pakistan

The ministry said that the FATF will undertake the next review of Pakistan's Progress in October 2019.

22 Jun 2019 8:12 AM

While supporting and appreciating the international efforts to end the conflict in Afghanistan, he said, ‘We see that some may be driven by a sense of an urgency with timelines which are, perhaps, not intrinsic to the needs of the Afghan people’. (Photo: ANI)

India warns against hasty US-Taliban peace deal

Indian diplomat Syed Akbaruddin cautioned that terrorist organisations cannot be allowed to negotiate from position of strength.

20 Jun 2019 2:39 PM

Kumar was responding to queries regarding replies to congratulatory messages by Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan. (Photo: ANI)

India rejects claims of having agreed to hold talks with Pakistan

India has maintained its stance that Pakistan, in order to resume talks, needs to create a terror-free atmosphere.

20 Jun 2019 12:35 PM

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