LAHORE: Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, son of renowned poet-philosopher Allama Iqbal, passed away at the age of 91 here on Saturday, Pakistan Television reported...
Waleed Iqbal, son of Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, confirmed the death of his father saying that he passed away at around 8am this morning...
It was to him that the young Muhammad Iqbal, the son of an ordinary man but the bearer of extraordinary ambition, sent his first lyrics...
Muhammad Iqbal, the great national poet, could be imagined to exist in such an age, cared for and coddled and encouraged and celebrated...
HYDERABAD: The 272nd urs celebrations of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Sindh's most popular sufi saint, commenced formally Friday morning in the town of Bhit Shah in Sindh's Matiari district...
On Thursday evening, Waqar Hussain Shah, the 12th Sajjada Nashin of the shrine, visited the outer premises of the shrine along with his brothers (Mustafa Shah, Khaar Shah and Zulfikar Shah) and laid a floral wreath...
Muharram processions in all major cities of Pakistan culminated peacefully at their designated destinations on Saturday evening...
City administrations had chalked out elaborate traffic plans for the Muharram processions in an effort to ensure smooth traffic flow in each of the major cities...
ISLAMABAD: Cellphone services will be suspended in at least 52 cities across Pakistan during Muharram processions on Tuesday and Wednesday, DawnNews reported...
A high-level security meeting was chaired by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan to review the security arrangements made for Muharram processions...
The 9th of Muharram was observed on Thursday amid stringent security arrangements across Pakistan and with due solemnity and sanctity to pay homage to the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and his companions in Karbala...
Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the Indian forces' use of tear gas to disperse a "peaceful Muharram procession" in occupied Kashmir a day earlier...
On Tuesday, police in Srinagar fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse members of the Shia Muslim community who wanted to participate in processions marking the month of Muharram...
Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said the cooperation envisioned in the industrial sector under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project will ensure the transfer of technology, knowledge, and skills to Pakistan...
“CPEC is helping promote a knowledge-based economy in Pakistan,” the minister said while addressing the seventh meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) of CPEC, held in...
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday challenged the politicians who have accused the government of altering the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to substantiate their allegations with evidence...
Also read: China-Pakistan corridor: Visibility of the game changerIqbal said China's investment of $46 billion would prove a milestone for Pakistan's economic development and...
ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan and China expected to sign agreements worth $50 billion during the forthcoming visit of President Xi Jinping, Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said Islamabad will have to move with Beijing’s pace on operationalising the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC); otherwise China could choose some other route and engage some other partner...
Mr Iqbal, who is steering the multi-billion dollar...
Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said Pakistan needs to bring its house in order before asking the world for investment...
Speaking at a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor related seminar, Iqbal said, "I will repeat what Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif have already said — we need to bring our house in order before we ask the world to invest in Pakistan...
ISLAMABAD: Federal Mini-ster for Planning, Develop-ment and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal said on Sunday that Pakistan attached great importance to its commitments on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
“Pakistan has accorded the highest priority to achieving the goals which will enable us to join the league of upper middle class countries by 2030,” Mr Iqbal said while speaking at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development...
KARACHI: Iqbal Qasim, former chief selector and member of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Governing Board, has declared his willingness to serve national cricket if given any offer from the board...
“It is always an honour to serve Pakistan cricket and it has always been my wish to return something to Pakistan cricket,” Iqbal said while answering a question here at the Karachi Press Club on Thursday where he, alongside chief selector...
AS usual, new books and articles on Iqbal keep pouring in...
Not only in Pakistan but in India, too, the interest in Iqbal’s poetry is not waning...
KARACHI: Veteran sports official and organiser Iqbal Umer said on Thursday that the third Test defeat against the West Indies in Sharjah exposed Pakistani batsmen’s weakness against high-quality leg spin as well as the fast rising ball and coach Mickey Arthur and other support staff must work hard with the team to bring improvement in this area...
Talking to Dawn on Thursday, Iqbal said: “Pakistan players including Azhar Ali, Asad...