Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday launched what he said is Pakistan's "first official" moonsighting website and a calendar showing main Islamic dates and months for the next five years based on scientific evidence...
The website, pakmoonsighting...
THE official website of the Lahore Development Authority, which is the most pertinent portal for obtaining property-related information, is never found in working condition...
If proper working of the LDA’s website is ensured, it can reduce the people’s problems as regards property-related information...
WASHINGTON: A US Army captain who is Sikh has been granted a rare — albeit temporary — waiver letting him keep his beard and wear a turban while serving, his representatives said on Monday...
The restrictions, which can now be appealed on a case-by-case basis, meant Sikh soldiers had to choose between cutting their hair or serving...
The US army has taken new steps to make it easier for Sikhs, Muslims and other religious minorities to obtain approval to dress and groom themselves according to their religious customs while serving in the military, a spokesman said on Thursday...
Army Secretary Eric Fanning, in a memorandum signed this week, revised the uniform policy to set appearance standards for people seeking religious accommodations to wear beards, turbans and...
SRINAGAR: A 11-year-old boy of Azad Jammu and Kashmir who had strayed into India-held Kashmir was repatriated by Indian army officials on Tuesday, said a report published on The Times of India...
Sameer Kayani — a resident of Laswa in a town called Athmuqam — was intercepted by Indian troops as he inadvertently crossed into India last week on Thursday, TOI quoted army officials as saying...
KARACHI: Readers of the satire website Khabaristan Times were informed in a Facebook post on Monday that the website had been blocked in Pakistan since Wednesday (Jan 25)...
there hasn’t been an official notification from any regulatory authority regarding the website being banned, but it can’t be accessed anywhere in Pakistan...
National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) Spokesperson Faiq Ali on Thursday claimed that around 200,000 people from 174 countries had simultaneously accessed its website as soon as the Naya Pakistan Housing Programme was launched on Nadra's website...
The spokesperson also claimed that 62,000 registration forms for the Naya Pakistan Housing Programme were downloaded in the first hour alone...
The website for Radio Pakistan, the national state broadcaster, was briefly hacked on Sunday...
A message on the website read: "Hello Admin, you are very secured...
Over 2,600 Sikh pilgrims arrived at Wagah Railway Station on Thursday from India to participate in religious and cultural rituals that will mark the 549th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Jee...
Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman Siddiqul Farooq welcomed the Sikh pilgrims at Wagah...
HASANABDAL: Pilgrims descended from all over the world on a small town in Pakistan that is home to one of Sikhism's holiest sites this week, dipping into holy spring water and solemnly offering prayers...
The 500-year-old religion was founded in what is now part of Pakistan, a Muslim-majority country of nearly 200 million people...
Pakistan has slammed the Indian government for restricting hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from attending the Jorr Mela festival in Pakistan...
"India has no respect for human values," the statement from the foreign office said, referring to India's refusal to allow pilgrims to visit Pakistan...
The temple was given its contemporary shape (including a vast complex and several rooms) during Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s rule over the Sikh Empire in the 19th century...
The tall minarets of the mosque behind the shrine are a part of Lahore’s iconic skyline that includes Badshahi Masjid, Lahore Fort, Minar-i-Pakistan and the smadh of Ranjit Singh...
LAHORE: The Indian government on Wednesday stopped over 300 Sikh pilgrims, who were due to attend the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, from crossing over to Pakistan, citing refusal by the External Affairs Ministry to clear their names...
The pilgrims, who had reached Atari early in the morning — a bordering railway station from where they are picked up by the Pakistan Railways — protested against the Indian government and...
Members and leaders of the Sikh community in Peshawar on Saturday expressed their disappointment at being 'left out' of the national census, saying they feared their community would not be adequately represented in Pakistan's first national headcount in 19 years...
“The concerned department has not included the Sikh minority in the ongoing count...
The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday said that thousands of Sikh pilgrims have arrived in Pakistan for Baba Guru Nanak's 549th birth anniversary celebrations, set to commence in Nankana Sahib...
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal welcomed the Sikh devotees to Pakistan, noting that the influx includes 3,500 pilgrims from India alone...