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Pakistan records highest single-day Covid-19 cases; minister says tally could reach 12 lakh by July end

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had recently said that the country cannot sustain with complete Covid-19 lockdown for a long time as its 25 per cent population is living below the poverty line.

Updated on Jun 15, 2020, 10:20 AM IST

Security agencies red flag Imran Khan’s 1,600 scholarship plan for Kashmiris

Islamabad has been offering scholarships targeted at Kashmiri students for years but these were mostly on a much smaller scale.

Updated on Jun 11, 2020, 2:36 PM IST

Indian diplomats harassed in Islamabad, New Delhi complains to Pakistan govt

On May 31, India had expelled two officials of the Pakistan high commission after they were detained by law enforcement authorities on charges of engaging in espionage. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 4, 2020, 11:00 PM IST

Huge cache of arms recovered, 3 terrorists killed as 4-day-long operation to stop infiltration ends in J-K’s Naushera

The arms and ammunition recovered in the Naushera operation.

Updated on Jun 2, 2020, 8:32 AM IST

With 2,964 new cases, over 72,000 infected with Covid-19 in Pakistan

Christians wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus attend Sunday Mass at Cathedral Church in Peshawar, Pakistan on Sunday.

Published on Jun 1, 2020, 2:49 PM IST

Pak diplomat accused of trafficking sets up diplomatic row with Zimbabwe: Report

Zimbabwe’s Beitbridge border post, one of the entry points to South Africa, has been used by human trafficking

Updated on May 28, 2020, 8:56 PM IST

Covid-19 cases rising, plan to reimpose strict lockdown after Eid: Top Pakistan official

People attend Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Peshawar, Pakistan on Sunday.

Updated on May 26, 2020, 8:12 AM IST

Afghan Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire

The Taliban’s cease-fire announcement follows an Eid al-Fitr message from the Taliban leader which said the insurgent group was committed to the peace deal, was not seeking to monopolize power and promised to guarantee the rights of women and men under an Islamic system.

Updated on May 24, 2020, 3:22 AM IST

India yet to hear from Pakistan on coordinated response with Iran to control desert locusts

India mooted the coordinated response to control desert locust populations to Iran and Pakistan as part of efforts to further regional cooperation.

Published on May 21, 2020, 9:09 PM IST

From Friday, DD weather forecasts will send a daily reminder to Pakistan

Doordarshan’s weather bulletin will have forecasts for Mirpur and Muzaffarabad in Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit in Northern Areas.

Updated on May 8, 2020, 6:09 AM IST

Covid-19: IMF approves nearly $1.4 billion to Pakistan as financial aid

“The outbreak of Covid-19 is having a significant impact on the Pakistani economy,” said Geoffrey Okamoto, the IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair.

Published on Apr 17, 2020, 6:03 AM IST

Pakistan records 2,700 coronavirus cases; Punjab crosses 1,000-mark

Punjab -- the hotspot of the viral infection in Pakistan -- reported a total of 1,072 cases

Updated on Apr 4, 2020, 1:01 PM IST

Pakistan Covid-19 positive cases rise to 1000, but PM Imran won’t impose lockdown

A police officers offers hand sanitiser to people in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday. The number of Covid-19 infected people has reached 1000 in the country.

Updated on Mar 25, 2020, 1:32 PM IST

Pakistan used Twitter handles to fan discontent during Delhi riots: Dossier

Charred vehicles are seen after they were burnt by miscreants during violent clashes over the new citizenship law in New Delhi, on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.

Updated on Mar 17, 2020, 8:07 AM IST

Pakistan Air Force F-16 crashes in Islamabad during national day fly-past

The US-built F-16 was taking part in rehearsals for a Pakistan Day air show.

Updated on Mar 11, 2020, 1:41 PM IST

‘Tired of seeing him celebrate, called him a clown’ - Colin Munro involved in fiery exchange with Imran Tahir

Imran Tahir and Colin Munro were involved in a fiery exchange

Updated on Mar 9, 2020, 11:34 AM IST

Pakistan’s largest city shuts schools for two weeks over coronavirus fears

A paramedic staff stands outside an isolation section, set up for the precautionary measures for the coronavirus patients treatment, at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) in Karachi, Pakistan on February 3, 2020.

Updated on Mar 2, 2020, 6:57 PM IST

FATF retains Pakistan in ‘grey list’, delivers a sharp warning on blacklisting

It is a clear message to PM Imran Khan’s government that Islamabad must take urgent credible, verifiable, irreversible and sustainable steps to effectively implement the FATF Action Plan

Updated on Feb 20, 2020, 8:59 PM IST

Stern message to Pak from FATF members, Turkey sole exception

According to diplomats based in Paris and counterterror operatives, FATF members were also asked to take note of how Pakistan was trying to politicise the technical process of FATF

Updated on Feb 20, 2020, 7:55 AM IST

British MP accuses India of ignoring alleged rights abuses in Valley

British MP accuses India of ignoring alleged rights abuses in Valley

Updated on Feb 20, 2020, 12:49 AM IST

Terror attack in Kashmir can lead to India-Pak military confrontation: Report

Border Security Force (BSF) patrol near the international border at Hiranagar sector in Jammu.

Updated on Feb 18, 2020, 6:08 AM IST

Pak may stay in grey list as action over terror funding tops FATF meet agenda

Pakistan was placed in FATF’s grey list in 2018.

Updated on Feb 17, 2020, 8:28 AM IST

India rejects UNSG’s offer to mediate on Kashmir

CRPF personnel stand guard in front of a closed market, in Srinagar on February 09, 2020.

Updated on Feb 17, 2020, 5:46 AM IST

Afghanistan, Pakistan spat over Manzoor Pashteen’s arrest

A diplomatic row erupted on Tuesday over the arrest of Pakistani democracy activist Manzoor Pashteen

Updated on Jan 29, 2020, 8:14 AM IST

France to evaluate Pak on terror funding objectively

Security personnel inspect the site of the suicide bomb attack in Pulwama on Feb 14, 2019.

Updated on Jan 25, 2020, 5:33 AM IST

US calls on Pakistan to take ‘irreversible action’ against terror groups

US President Donald Trump with Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan

Updated on Jan 20, 2020, 6:53 PM IST

Pak foreign office summons senior Indian diplomat

Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Saturday summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jan 19, 2020, 2:30 AM IST

India not responding to Pakistan’s peace overtures: Imran Khan

Discussing the tensions with India, Khan said he made an effort to talk to the Indian government and Prime Minister Modi.

Updated on Jan 18, 2020, 5:05 AM IST

Pak cornered at UNSC, faces heat on terrorism

India strongly criticised Pakistan and China for raising Kashmir during closed-door consultations at the UN Security Council on Thursday

Updated on Jan 17, 2020, 1:49 AM IST

Musharraf challenges special court’s verdict in high treason case: Report

The special court in Islamabad sentenced 76-year-old Musharraf to death in absentia for high treason following a six-year legal case.

Updated on Dec 27, 2019, 3:25 PM IST

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