The Guardian | Pakistan unveils remains of 1700-year-old sleeping Buddha The Guardian Pakistan has unveiled the remains of a 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha as part of an initiative to encourage tourism and project religious harmony in a region roiled by Islamist militancy. A reflection of the diverse history and culture of the south ... |
Reuters | Pakistan's long-persecuted Ahmadi minority fear becoming election scapegoat Reuters RABWAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Crammed into buses and mini-vans, more than 10,000 Pakistanis traveled to a mosque on the outskirts of the small Punjabi town of Rabwah, for the sole purpose of denouncing followers of the minority sect based here as ... |
Pakistani authorities jail journalist following reports on land disputes CPJ Press Freedom Online Punjab province police arrested Husnain Raza on April 25, 2016. Authorities charged him with disturbing public peace and tranquility and instigating people to terrorism under Section 7 of Pakistan's Anti-Terror Act, the journalist's lawyer, Farooq ... |
The Guardian | Pakistani police clash with protesters at anti-blasphemy sit-in The Guardian Pakistani police have clashed with protesters and arrested dozens in an attempt to disperse an anti-blasphemy sit-in staged by a hardline cleric, which has blocked a main entrance to Islamabad for a week, choking traffic and putting the capital on near ... Pakistan Police Arrest Dozens From Islamist Party Blocking Entrance to Capital Want to peacefully end Islamabad sit-in: Minister Tariq Fazl Chaudhry |
Reuters | Gunmen shoot dead police officer and family in southwest Pakistan Reuters ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead a senior Pakistani police officer, as well as his wife, son and grandson on Wednesday as the family was driving in Baluchistan province, officials said. A police officer comforts a relative after a ... 15 bullet-ridden kidnap victims found in southwest Pakistan Senior police official, three family members martyred in Quetta firing |
Radio Pakistan (press release) | Pakistan lodges strong protest with India over ceasefire violations Radio Pakistan (press release) Pakistan has lodged protest with India over the unprovoked ceasefire violations by its occupation forces in Chirikot sector on Tuesday, resulting in the martyrdom of 75 years old lady Mehmooda Begum. Foreign Office on Wednesday summoned Indian Deputy ... Pakistan violates ceasefire, targets areas along LoC in Poonch district of J&K Pakistan summons Indian envoy over 'ceasefire violations' Pakistan lodges protest with India over ceasefire violations |
Voice of America | Gunmen kill 19 in southwestern Pakistan Fox News QUETTA, Pakistan – Gunmen have shot and killed 15 men who were planning to cross into Iran on their way to Europe as well as a police official and three of his family members in separate attacks in southwestern Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. Suspected Militants Kill 15 People in Southwestern Pakistan |
Economic Times | Pakistan not weak to allow India to take PoK: Farooq Abdullah Economic Times SRINAGAR: After his "PoK belongs to Pakistan" remark last week, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah today made another controversial statement saying Pakistan was "not weak and not wearing bangles to allow India to take that part of Jammu and ... |
Economic Times | China's strict conditions force Pakistan not to include Diamer-Bhasha Dam in CPEC: Officials Economic Times China's strict conditions force Pakistan not to include Diamer-Bhasha Dam in CPEC: Officials. PTI|. Updated: Nov 15, 2017, 07.55 PM IST. 0Comments. CPEC is a part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has ... |
Geo News, Pakistan | Global index shows terrorism on decline in Pakistan Geo News, Pakistan This is the third consecutive year that Pakistan has witnessed fewer terrorist attacks and deaths. In 2016, there were 956 deaths from terrorism; the lowest number in a decade. This is a 12 per cent decrease from the previous year and a 59 per cent ... Number of deaths in terror incidents in Pakistan decreases |