Criticism can’t deter me from delivering justice: CJPLAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar Friday said that he does not care about people mocking his use of the term Baba Rahmatay. While presiding over the hearing of a suo motu case r...
Pakistan will never become a US proxy, Lower House toldISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday said that the United States wanted to make Pakistan its proxy state, adding that Pakistan will, however, never become a proxy of the US. "The enemy h...
Rabbani urges dialogue between state institutionsISLAMABAD: Outgoing Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani Friday warned all state institutions to override their egos to avoid confrontation and maintain supremacy of constitution. The outgoing chairman said t...
Khawaja Asif is a security risk to the country: Imran KhanPakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan termed on Friday Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif a "security risk" to the country. The statement came a day after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)...
Iranian FM to arrive in Pakistan tomorrowTEHRAN/ISLAMABAD: Iran's Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif will arrive in Pakistan for a three-day official visit tomorrow (Sunday). Iranian news agency IRNA quoted Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad...
Military escalation in Afghanistan will erode peace prospects: Maleeha LodhiNEW YORK: Pakistan has told the United Nations (UN) that the opportunity for peace in Afghanistan opened up by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer of unconditional talks to the Taliban should not be...
Main accused in Mashal murder case sent on remandLahore: The main accused in Mashal Khan murder case, Arif Mardanvi, was on Friday handed over to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police on a three-day remand. The accused was presented before Justice Abdu...
TTP confirms Fazlullah’s son killed in US drone strikeISLAMABAD: The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Friday confirmed the death of Abdullah, son of the TTP chief Fazlullah, in the March 7 drone strike. TTP spokesman Mohammad Khorasani said that 20 oth...
Pakistan reopens key Afghan trade route for trial runISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday reopened an important border crossing with Afghanistan after nearly three years in a bid to boost bilateral trade, North Waziristan officials said. The Ghulam Khan border...