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‘Restore temple in 2 weeks’: Pak SC
By Imtiaz Ahmad | Hindustan Times, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON JAN 07, 2021 12:46 AM IST
Pakistan’s chief justice Gulzar Ahmed, who had taken suo motu notice of the attack, gave the ruling after minority lawmaker Ramesh Kumar briefed him about the temple being vandalised during their meeting in Karachi last week.
Hazara refuse to bury 11 miners killed by IS till Imran Khan comes. He says no
By Imtiaz Ahmad, edited by Vinod Janardhanan | Hindustan Times, Islamabad
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 12:16 AM IST
The Majlis-i-Wahdat-i-Muslimeen organisation insisted they want Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Quetta, where the dead bodies have been placed as part of the protest, and give assurances for the safety of the community.
‘Shoaib Akhtar and I looked at that Indian team and said to each other ‘how will we get them out’’: Mohammad Asif recalls Karachi Test 2006
By hindustantimes.com | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 02, 2021 12:58 PM IST
Asif, playing only this third Test, picked up seven wickets in the match to help Pakistan hammer India by 341 runs. It was a team that boasted the Fab Five of Indian cricket – Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman.
Pak national becomes gram panchayat head in UP’s Etah, probe ordered
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Agra
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 04:53 PM IST
District panchayati raj officer Alok Priyadarshi said magistrate Sukhlal Bharti has ordered the probe to know how Bano Begum managed to get an Aadhaar card and other documents to get elected
HT reviewer Maaz Bin Bilal picks his best reads of 2020
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 05:12 PM IST
The shutting down of dissent: A classic that comments on reactions to the epidemic, novels that reveal the paranoia against Muslim minorities, and a volume that interrogates the idea of Hindustan
UK slaps sanctions on Pak ex-cop for human rights violations
By Prasun Sonwalkar , edited by Vinod Janardhanan | Hindustan Times, London
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 11:46 PM IST
Others sanctioned include Russian, Venezuelan and Gambian human rights violators, the Foreign Office said, adding that the sanctions have been imposed alongside the United States on International Human Rights Day.
‘Bring back PoK first’: Raut on Fadnavis’ ‘Karachi will be part of India’ remark
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Prashasti Singh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 23, 2020 01:19 PM IST
The former chief minister of Maharashtra was responding to a controversy that erupted after a video of a Shiv Sena leader allegedly asking Karachi Sweets shop owner in Bandra West to remove the word ‘Karachi’ from the names of their shop went viral.
‘Karachi will be a part of India one day’: Fadnavis on Bandra sweet shop row
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Prashasti Singh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 23, 2020 10:21 AM IST
The BJP leader was responding to a question over the incident where Shiv Sena allegedly asked sweet shop owners in Bandra West to remove the word ‘Karachi’ from the names of their outlets.
After Sena leader’s ‘nudge’, Mumbai man covers ‘Karachi’ on sweet shop’s name
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 19, 2020 02:35 PM IST
In a viral video, the Sena leader can be heard telling the shop owner to change the name to anything “but Karachi, which reminds one of Pakistan.”
PSL 2020: Wasim Akram dedicates Karachi Kings’ maiden title win to late Dean Jones
By hindustantimes.com | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2020 01:58 PM IST
Dean Jones was appointed the coach of Karachi ahead of the PSL season in March before the coronavirus pandemic led to the postponement of the knockout stage of the tournament.
BCCI posts special message marking Sachin Tendulkar’s international debut
By hindustantimes.com | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 15, 2020 12:22 PM IST
Marking 31 years of Sachin’s international debut, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took their Twitter handle to thank the cricket legend for inspiring an entire generation with his excellent game.
Thousands to attend Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Karachi despite uptick in Covid-19 cases
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Lahore
PUBLISHED ON NOV 05, 2020 09:43 PM IST
Pakistan has seen a spike in the number of new coronavirus cases after a brief lull in September. The virus death toll stands at 6,893 with over 3.3 lakh confirmed infections
Missing Pakistani TV reporter is found after 72 hours
By Associated Press | Posted by Niyati Singh | Islamabad
UPDATED ON OCT 24, 2020 11:24 PM IST
A reporter working for Pakistan’s leading Geo News television who had gone missing in the southern port city of Karachi has been found, family and colleague said Saturday.
Pakistan: Sindh Police officials apply for leave after arrest of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law
By Asian News International | Posted by Karan Manral | Islamabad
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2020 06:07 AM IST
Captain (retired) Safdar Awan was arrested by the Karachi Police on Monday, just hours after a fiery speech by his wife and Nawaz Sharif’s daughter, Maryam Nawaz, against PM Imran Khan at a Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally.
Pak oppn claims police chief was ‘kidnapped’, made to order arrest of Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law
By Imtiaz Ahmad | Hindustan Times, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON OCT 19, 2020 06:40 PM IST
The retired captain and 200 others including Maryam Nawaz were reportedly booked for sloganeering inside the mausoleum of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah a day earlier, and thus violating its sanctity.
Pakistan opposition rally calls for PM Imran Khan to quit
By Reuters | Posted by Srivatsan K C | Karachi
PUBLISHED ON OCT 19, 2020 01:23 PM IST
Under Khan, Pakistan has experienced mounting censorship of the media and a crackdown on dissent, critics and opposition.
Pak Oppn hammers Imran Khan at rally, cops ‘gate crash’ Maryam Nawaz’s hotel
By Imtiaz Ahmad | Hindustan Times, Islamabad
UPDATED ON OCT 19, 2020 02:20 PM IST
Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former PM Nawaz Sharif and currently PML-N vice-president, attended the mass protest where she launched a scathing attack on PM Khan in a speech
Karachi’s famous dog islands under threat of urban development
By Imtiaz Ahmad | Hindustan Times, Islamabad
UPDATED ON OCT 07, 2020 11:59 AM IST
Hundreds of strays, often escaping the cull, have found refuge on the islands and are helped by local fishermen who bring food and water to them on a regular basis.
Passenger bus catches fire in Pakistan, 13 killed
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Karachi
UPDATED ON SEP 27, 2020 06:15 AM IST
The over-speeding bus, on its way to Karachi from Hyderabad, skidded off the road and burst into flames on Saturday, police and rescue officials said.
HT Picks: New Reads
By HT Team | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON SEP 11, 2020 07:51 PM IST
Pakistan, race and caste, and a Bengali novel in translation are all on this week’s list of good reads
Pak national arrested in UP’s Noida for violation of visa norms
By Press Trust of India | Noida
UPDATED ON AUG 30, 2020 04:55 PM IST
The 36-year-old woman, identified as Nausheen Naaz from Karachi in Pakistan, was held on Saturday. She was staying with her husband at their Ajmeri Gate home in Delhi on a long-term visa. The couple had got married in 2005, the officials said.
BSF detects trans-border tunnel in J&K’s Samba sector
By Ravi Krishnan Khajuria | Hindustan Times/Jammu, Jammu
UPDATED ON AUG 29, 2020 05:26 PM IST
The tunnel extends 50 metres into the Indian territory, a search operation is underway
Where does Dawood Ibrahim live in Karachi? Pakistan has three addresses
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 23, 2020 05:40 AM IST
Pakistan has finally listed three addresses in Karachi for Dawood Ibrahim in a government document ordering sanctions against terrorists and terror organisations operating from its soil.
Nearly 50 people killed due to heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan in past 3 days
By Asian News International | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Islamabad
UPDATED ON AUG 10, 2020 05:53 AM IST
Rains have damaged around 100 homes and caused a breach in a flooded main canal, inundating villages in the Sindh province. Troops with boats rushed to the areas in the province on Sunday.
At least 40 people injured in blast at Karachi rally
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON AUG 06, 2020 08:44 AM IST
The blast was caused by a “cracker” tossed near the hardline Jamaat-i-Islami group’s rally by unidentified people on a motorcycle, a report on the Geo News website said. It said the attackers managed to escape.
39 injured in a grenade attack on a rally in Pakistan’s Karachi
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by: Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 06, 2020 12:29 AM IST
The blast took place near the main truck that was part of the rally in the Gulshan-i-Iqbal area, when two persons on a motorcycle lobbed a grenade, according to a Jamaat-i-Islami spokesperson.
Pakistan’s aviation authority suspends 15 more pilots having fake licenses
By Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON JUL 18, 2020 03:50 PM IST
These are among the 262 pilots, who were grounded and put under investigation by the aviation ministry last month, for possessing suspicious licences, according to the Dawn newspaper.
How UN Security Council condemned Karachi attack, and Pakistan
By Yashwant Raj | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON JUL 02, 2020 11:26 AM IST
The UNSC statement condemned the Karachi attack. But it was perfunctory, styled to fit a template.
Members unhappy over Pakistan blaming India for Karachi attack, China-pushed UNSC statement delayed
By Shishir Gupta | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 01, 2020 09:39 AM IST
While such statements are routinely issued by the UNSC after a terror attack, fellow UNSC members intervened at the last moment expressing reservations on uncalled statements by Pakistan.
2 Taj hotels in Mumbai get threat calls from ‘LeT operative in Pak’, cops step up vigil
By Manish K Pathak | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUN 30, 2020 04:31 PM IST
A Mumbai Police official, requesting anonymity, said that the hotel authorities received the threat calls and security has been intensified at the properties.