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]Pakistan's debt, liabilities cross PKR 50 trillion, for the first time: Reports
The International Monetary Fund has also rejected Pakistan's request for borrowing and did not agree on any meaningful accountability of the State Bank of Pakistan
Updated on Nov 26, 2021 12:09 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Pakistan's petroleum dealers to launch nationwide strike today
A day before the strike, traffic jams were reported in major cities of Pakistan including Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Karachi. Videos and posts on social media showed long queues at petrol stations in these cities as people hurried to fill fuel in their vehicles.
Updated on Nov 25, 2021 06:27 AM IST
Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, New Delhi
Taliban minister Muttaqi in Islamabad for talks as Pak hosts meet on Afghanistan
Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit is taking place as a follow-up to Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's visit to Kabul on October 21. This is the first visit of a Taliban leader to Pakitstan after the group seized power in Afghanistan.
Updated on Nov 11, 2021 06:10 AM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Pak Hindu Council to celebrate Diwali at Teri temple which was attacked in 2020
Pakistan’s Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmad has been invited by the Council to celebrate the festival of lights at the Teri Temple in Karak, the Dawn newspaper reported.
Published on Nov 07, 2021 02:57 PM IST
PTI |
Pakistan Taliban demand prisoner release as ground for talks with Islamabad
- With suspected links to Al Qaeda, Pakistan Taliban seek to establish their harsh interpretation of Sharia law in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Published on Nov 06, 2021 06:42 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Kunal Gaurav, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
After petrol and sugar, electricity rates hiked in inflation-hit Pakistan
Pakistan: This comes after the latest surge in petroleum prices. According to a finance ministry notification, with the ₹8.03 increase, the new price of petrol has been fixed at ₹145.82 per litre, which has come into effect from November 5.
Published on Nov 06, 2021 12:23 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Is Pak NSA visiting Delhi for Afghanistan meet? Watch Imran Khan aide's answer
Published on Nov 02, 2021 09:19 PM IST
Three cops shot dead at TLP rally in Pakistan
- The outlawed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has been behind major anti-France protests that earlier this year led to the embassy issuing a warning for all French citizens to leave the country.
Published on Oct 27, 2021 08:00 PM IST
AFP |
Pak army chief won DG ISI battle, PM Imran Khan got the procedural lollypop
With PM Imran Khan having no options but to tow the line of army chief, there is very strong speculation that General Bajwa may continue to head the military beyond his current retirement date of November 2022.
Published on Oct 27, 2021 01:00 PM IST
Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Imran govt under threat? 'Will bury' threat by Oppn alliance, mega march planned
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Published on Aug 30, 2021 06:36 PM IST
Internal dissensions, estranged army & economic crisis spell trouble for Imran
The early withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan will be a major concern for Islamabad as the cross border attacks in KP and Balochistan are likely to increase as both the Taliban and the Afghan government are going to battle it out for Kabul on Durand Line.
Published on Jun 16, 2021 08:43 AM IST
Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Sikh pilgrims leave for Pakistan to celebrate Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary
Every year, the Pakistan government had been granting visas to 2,500 Indian Sikhs. But this year, the list was shorter at 883 due to the Covid pandemic.
Published on Nov 27, 2020 04:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Anil Sharma
Pakistani cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi dies at 54
Days after signing an agreement with the Pakistan government and calling off a sit-in of his party supporters that had blocked an important junction between Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the chief of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party died in Lahore
Updated on Nov 20, 2020 01:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmad
Thousands to attend Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Karachi despite uptick in Covid-19 cases
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
Published on Nov 05, 2020 09:43 PM IST
Lahore | Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
India rejects Pak’s Gilgit move
Pakistan’s minister for Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan affairs, Ali Amin Gandapur, recently spoke about official plans to make the region, a part of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir, a full-fledged province with constitutional rights such as representation in both houses of parliament.
Updated on Sep 24, 2020 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Pakistan to hold assembly elections in disputed Gilgit Baltistan on Nov 15
New Delhi considers GB a part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and has consistently opposed changes made in the disputed region by the Pakistani government.
Published on Sep 23, 2020 05:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmad
After Senate defeats, Pak govt passes all FATF-linked bills via joint session
The Imran Khan government’s desperate move is part of efforts to get Pakistan out of Financial Action Task Force’s ‘grey list’ and to prevent it from going further down to a ‘black list’.
Updated on Sep 16, 2020 09:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmad
Crackdown on journalists sparks criticism of Pakistan government
Pressure mounted on the Pakistani media on Friday after a journalist was reportedly arrested in Karachi for spreading and inciting hatred on social media
Published on Sep 12, 2020 12:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmad
US-based Sikh body starts restoration of Gurdwara Choa Sahib in Pakistan
The Pakistan government reopened the abandoned gurdwara and the Evacuee Trust Property Board had unveiled a plan to reopen the gurdwara after restoration.
Updated on Sep 11, 2020 03:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times/Jalandhar | Gagandeep Jassowal, Jalandhar
Pak court appoints three senior lawyers as amici curiae in Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case
Kulbhushan Jadhav, the 50-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017.
Updated on Aug 04, 2020 03:45 PM IST
Islamabad | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Islamabad high court forms special bench to hear Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case
Islamabad High Court chief justice Athar Minallah will head the bench while a lawyer will be appointed for Jadhav on Monday.
Updated on Jul 30, 2020 03:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabd | Imtiaz Ahmad| Edited by Sabir Hussain
‘Didn’t get free access to Kulbhushan Jadhav’: India slams Pakistan
Thursday’s developments added another twist to the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, 50, as only four days remain under an ordinance promulgated by the Pakistan government to file a review petition in the Islamabad high court.
Updated on Jul 17, 2020 04:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
India gets second consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
The Indian side took up Pakistan’s offer only after receiving assurances regarding unimpeded, unhindered and unconditional access to Jadhav, external affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.
Updated on Jul 16, 2020 07:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
India opposes Pakistan-China move to build major dam in Gilgit-Baltistan
The Pakistan government on Wednesday signed a Rs 442-billion contract with a joint venture formed by China Power and the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), a commercial arm of the Pakistani military, for constructing the Diamer-Bhasha dam.
Published on May 14, 2020 10:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
SGPC panel denied visa to visit Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib
Following the vandalization and threats received by the Sikhs living in Pakistan, the apex gurdwara body decided to send a delegation to Nankana Sahib to take stock of situation and express solidarity to the Sikh living in the neighbouring country.
Updated on Jan 12, 2020 05:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Punjab | HT Correspondent
Pak ministers, clerics attend Gurpurb celebrations at Nankana Sahib
Published on Jan 05, 2020 10:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Surjit Singh, Amritsar
ATTACK ON NANKANA SAHIB GURDWARA:SGPC to send 4-member delegation to Pak
Published on Jan 04, 2020 10:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | HT Correspondent, Amritsar
Former Pakistan President Musharraf admitted to hospital in Dubai: Report
Earlier on Monday, television channels showed footage of the former President being taken to the Dubai American Hospital on a stretcher, citing “emergency treatment requirement” which was later confirmed by sources in his All Pakistan Muslim League, Dawn news reported.
Updated on Dec 03, 2019 09:02 AM IST
Islamabad | Indo-Asian News Service
Onus on India to ensure good footfall at Kartarpur Corridor: Pak SGPC
Most pilgrims are not aware of the online registration process which requires one to have a proper knowledge of computer, he said, adding that now it is the duty of Sikh community to create awareness about how to apply for the pilgrimage and get permission.
Published on Nov 14, 2019 07:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Biography of slain militant Bhindranwale released at Nankana Sahib
SGPC member gifts copy of book authored by slain militant preacher’s nephew and ex-Akal Takht jathedar to Pakistan’s Punjab governor.
Updated on Nov 13, 2019 09:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | Surjit Singh, Amritsar