ISLAMABAD: With a noticeable decline in terrorist activities within its borders, Pakistan was placed at fifth position in the Global Terrorism Index 2017 released on Wednesday...
The report on the index, released by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace, said that in Pakistan the number of people killed in terrorist attacks fell to 956 last year, a reduction of 12 per cent as compared to the previous reporting year... ...
The United States has placed Pakistan on a special watch list "for severe violations of religious freedom", a press release by the US State Department said on Thursday...
The move comes days after US President Donald Trump said Pakistan had given the US nothing but lies and deceit, despite Washington giving it more than $33 billion in aid...
BEIJING: China places a “high premium” on its relations with Pakistan and believes a key economic project will be successful, President Xi Jinping told Pakistan’s army chief during the latter’s visit to China...
Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa is the most senior Pakistani figure to visit ally China since the new government of Prime Minister Imran Khan took office in August, and his trip comes a week or so after a senior...
Of the 15 hottest places in the world in the past 24 hours, eight were in India with the others in neighbouring Pakistan, according to weather monitoring website El Dorado...
In Pakistan, Jacobabad continued to be the hottest place with 51 degrees Celsius maximum temperature for the second day running...
Star West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has said that Pakistan is one of the safest places in the world at the moment...
In a video shared on Facebook on Friday, a reporter in Bangladesh asked Gayle if Pakistan is a safe place for cricket, to which he responded: "Yeah, I believe Pakistan is one of the safest places in the world at the moment...
WASHINGTON: The United States has placed Pakistan among the high-priority countries that will receive US assistance for curbing the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, a senior American official said...
Acting United States Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Alice Wells' scheduled trip to Pakistan has been postponed, the US Embassy in Pakistan confirmed on Sunday...
Wells was set to visit Islamabad on August 28 to discuss "cooperation in the region", said a US State Department media note...
The United States special envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad on Friday "appreciated Pakistan's wholehearted support to the process" as he wrapped up a two-day visit to the country...
Gen Bajwa assured Khalilzad that Pakistan will play its role to its "fullest potential" for peace in Afghanistan and the region...
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres arrived in Islamabad on Sunday to attend an international conference on Afghan refugees, Radio Pakistan reported...
Upon his arrival at Nur Khan Airbase on his first official visit to Pakistan as the UN chief, Guterres was received by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram as well as senior officials of the Foreign Office and United Nations in Pakistan......
GENEVA: Police searched the Swiss city of Geneva on Thursday for several suspected extremists militants believed to have links to the militant Islamic State (IS) group, security sources said...
The security services said they had received information on Wednesday from Swiss federal authorities about suspicious individuals in the Geneva area, almost entirely enclosed by France
ISLAMABAD: Robbers and thieves struck at fi ve different places and made off with cash and valuables, police said here on Monday...
The dialogue on ‘religious freedom and minority rights’ was organised by South Asia Partnership Pakistan (SAP-Pk) at a local hotel...
Noted among speakers were chairman of All Pakistan Hindus’ Right Movement Haroon Sarab Diyal, Bishop of Church of Pakistan Arglican Orthodox, Augustin Jacob, Bishan Lal Sunil, Muqsood Salfi, Arif Saeed, Robina Masih, Shahida Shah and Saman Ara of SAP...
ISLAMABAD: Thieves and burglars struck at five different places and made off with vehicles and valuables, police said here on Wednesday...
Meanwhile, the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of Islamabad police busted a gang of bike lifters and recovered four vehicles along with other valuables, police said on Wednesday...
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)-appointed Anti-Corruption Unit on Wednesday awarded Sharjeel Khan a five-year ban in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) spot-fixing case, DawnNews reported...
After the final of the PSL on March 5 in Lahore, it was decided to form a tribunal with former PCB chairman retired Lt Gen Tauqir Zia and ex-Pakistan captain Wasim Bari as its members...
KUALA LUMPUR: South Korea secured a ninth straight appearance at the World Cup with a 0-0 draw against Uzbekistan on Tuesday while Saudi Arabia claimed their place at the finals in Russia next year with a 1-0 victory over Japan...
Saudi substitute Fahad Al Muwallad scored a spectacular winner for Bert van Marwijk’s side, who qualified for the first time since 2006 with victory over a Japan team that had already reached the finals