September 30, 2023 08:00 am
QUETTA, Pakistan, Sept 30: More than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday by a suicide bomber targeting a procession marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed, officials said.
August 30, 2023 23:24 pm
World number one batter Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed scored punishing hundreds as Pakistan annihilated Nepal by 238 runs in the opening game of the Asia Cup in Multan on Wednesday.
August 29, 2023 14:45 pm
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 : A Pakistani court on Tuesday suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan's recent conviction on corruption charges, his lawyer Naeem Panjutha said, though it was unclear whether this would lead to his release from jail.
August 11, 2023 06:58 am
KATHMANDU, August 11: The Embassy Pakistan in Nepal in collaboration with Nepal-Pakistan Friendship and Cultural Association (NPFCA) organized a reception to celebrate 76thIndependence Day Anniversary of Pakistan in the capital city on Thursday.
August 10, 2023 12:41 pm
KATHMANDU, August 10: The newly-appointed Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal, Abrar Hashmi, has said that he will make efforts to revive all existing bilateral mechanisms between Nepal and Pakistan in order to strengthen the friendly relations that exist between the two South Asian nations.
August 6, 2023 13:00 pm
ATTOCK, Pakistan, Aug 6: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan spent the night at a high-security prison after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for corruption, a development that could end his future in politics.
August 5, 2023 14:21 pm
ISLAMABAD, Aug 5: Pakistani police on Saturday arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan at his home in the eastern city of Lahore. It’s the second time the popular opposition leader has been detained this year.
July 31, 2023 10:12 am
KHAR, Pakistan, July 31: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding nearly 200 in an attack that a senior leader said was meant to weaken Pakistani Islamists.
July 19, 2023 13:02 pm
ISLAMABAD, July 19: At least eight people were killed and four went missing on Wednesday after a wall collapsed due to rain in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the rescue service reported.
June 13, 2023 18:00 pm
KATHMANDU, June 13: The Embassy of Nepal in Pakistan hosted a special event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first ascent to Mount Everest and International Mt. Everest Day-2023. The event was attended by Everest Summiteers, alpinists, media personnel, and friends of Nepal in Islamabad.
June 12, 2023 20:56 pm
KATHMANDU, June 12: Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal, Abrar H Hashmi, presented his Letters of Credence as ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Nepal to President Ram Chandra Paudel during a special function organized at Shital Niwas on Monday
June 12, 2023 16:51 pm
ISLAMABAD, June 12: At least 13 people were killed and around 41 others injured on Monday in two separate road accidents in Pakistan, the rescue service and authorities reported.
June 11, 2023 17:40 pm
ISLAMABAD, June 11: Three security personnel and three terrorists were killed in a clash between security forces and terrorists in North Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said on Sunday.
June 3, 2023 16:30 pm
ISLAMABAD, June 3: The inflation rate soared to a new all-time high in Pakistan to 38 per cent in May, making it the highest in the region, according to The News International.
June 1, 2023 08:45 am
Islamabad, June 1: Pakistan's attempt to solve a debilitating foreign exchange deficit by purchasing energy from Iran could be in jeopardy as a terrorist attack close to their border has cast doubt on future accords, reported Nikkei Asia.
May 19, 2023 15:00 pm
PESHAWAR, May 19: At least one person was killed and three others have been injured after a bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded in Peshawar, Geo News reported on Thursday. The explosion took place when the motorcycle was being repaired on Wednesday in the provincial capital. Peshawar is the sixth largest city in Pakistan and the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
May 18, 2023 17:01 pm
ISLAMABAD, May 18: The salaries of supreme court judges are more than those of the president, the prime minister, ministers, federal secretaries and parliamentarians, The News International reported citing the data submitted to the Public Accounts Committee.
May 13, 2023 10:01 am
ISLAMABAD, May 12: A Pakistani court ordered former Prime Minister Imran Khan's release on bail for two weeks, his lawyer said on Friday, after his arrest in a land fraud case ignited deadly protests and a tussle with the military.
May 13, 2023 08:33 am
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ordered not to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan in any case filed after May 9, reported Samaa TV and ARY News. The court also granted the former premier bail for two weeks in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
May 12, 2023 09:10 am
ISLAMABAD, May 12: At least 10 people have been killed and over 1,750 others injured in Pakistan's clashes between protestors and police since Tuesday following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, hospital and police officials sources told Xinhua on Thursday.
May 10, 2023 13:10 pm
ISLAMABAD, May 10: Supporters of Imran Khan were planning to march to Islamabad on Wednesday where the former Pakistan prime minister is in custody in a corruption case, raising fears of more clashes with security forces.
April 29, 2023 17:29 pm
KATHMANDU, April 29: The Embassy of Pakistan, in collaboration with the Hiranya International Library, organized the launching ceremony of a book titled "Nepal-Pakistan Buddhist Relations," authored by former Ambassador Mr. Hiranya Lal Shrestha. The book highlights Pakistan's Buddhist heritage.
April 15, 2023 09:30 am
KARACHI, April 15: Pakistan announced financial support on Friday from the United Arab Emirates and China totalling $1.3 billion, giving the ailing economy a shot in the arm as it seeks to meet conditions for the resumption of an International Monetary Fund bailout.
March 23, 2023 09:15 am
JURM, Afghanistan, March 23: At least 13 people were killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan by a strong earthquake felt across thousands of kilometres, but the region appeared Wednesday to have dodged the mass casualties usually associated with a tremor of such scale.
March 7, 2023 16:50 pm
KABUL, March 7: A total of 3,000 Afghan refugees returned to Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan on Monday, said a statement of Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs, released here Tuesday.
March 7, 2023 08:25 am
QUETTA, Pakistan, March 7: A suicide bomber killed nine police officers and wounded 16 others Monday in an attack on their truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said.
January 29, 2023 14:15 pm
QUETTA, Pakistan, Jan 29, 2023 (AFP) - At least 40 people died when a bus plunged off a bridge in southwestern Pakistan and burst into flames, a government official said Sunday.
December 26, 2022 13:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: The United States has congratulated newly-appointed Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and his coalition on their victory in Nepal's federal elections.
December 12, 2022 16:03 pm
QUETTA, Pakistan, Dec 12: Cross-border shelling and gunfire between Afghanistan and Pakistan killed six Pakistani civilians and one Afghan soldier on Sunday, officials on both sides of the frontier said, with each side accusing the other of starting the fighting.
November 28, 2022 19:28 pm
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Pakistan's Taliban said on Monday they have called off a shaky ceasefire agreed with the government in June and ordered fighters to stage attacks across the country.
November 25, 2022 20:25 pm
KARACHI, PAKISTAN, Nov 25: Pakistan named Lieutenant-General Asim Munir as the head of the country's nuclear-armed military, the most powerful institution in a nation seldom far from its next crisis.
November 16, 2022 19:41 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Nepal defeated Pakistan by 1-0 in the international friendly football match being held at Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwor on Wednesday.
November 13, 2022 18:00 pm
MELBOURNE, Nov 13: England beat Pakistan by five wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday to win their second Twenty20 World Cup title and burnish their claim as the pre-eminent superpower in white ball cricket.
November 10, 2022 15:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 10: Ticket prices have been fixed for the friendly match between Nepal and Pakistan to be played at the Dashrath Stadium. All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) held a press conference on Thursday and said that the ticket prices have been fixed at Rs 500 for general tickets and Rs 1000 for VIP tickets.
November 6, 2022 12:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 6: Pakistan has named Abrar H Hashmi as a new ambassador to Nepal.
November 3, 2022 18:20 pm
LAHORE, Nov 3: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was wounded in the shin on Thursday when his convoy was shot at in the country's east on Thursday, an aide said.
October 22, 2022 16:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 22: Ambassador of Nepal to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Tapas Adhikari held a meeting with Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) in Islamabad.
October 20, 2022 19:26 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal Syed Haider Shah paid a farewell call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the later’s office.
October 3, 2022 07:53 am
SEHWAN, Pakistan, Oct 3: The emergency ward at the main government hospital in Sehwan, a small town in southern Pakistan, is overwhelmed.
September 13, 2022 18:45 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Nepal has handed over humanitarian assistance of over 22 tonnes to Pakistan to help it meet the challenges posed by the recent natural disaster.
August 28, 2022 07:51 am
PESHAWAR/KABUL, Aug 28: Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in northern Pakistan on Saturday after a fast-rising river destroyed a major bridge, as deadly floods cause devastation across the country.
August 22, 2022 13:45 pm
ISLAMABAD, August 22: Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the country as the ousted premier holds mass rallies seeking to return to office.
August 13, 2022 19:56 pm
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu on Friday organized a literary event titled “Nepal Aur Urdu Adab” as part of 75th Independence Year celebrations.
June 27, 2022 19:30 pm
KARACHI, Pakistan, June 27: Pakistan’s aviation regulator has made masks mandatory on domestic flights given a gradual rise in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country, it said a statement.
April 16, 2022 09:41 am
ISLAMABAD, April 16: Pakistan's new government on Friday decided not to roll back billions in fuel subsidies for the time being despite the strain on public funds, citing the possible backlash if it were to raise fuel prices just days after taking power.
April 11, 2022 23:11 pm
ISLAMABAD, April 11: Pakistan’s parliament on Monday elected opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.
April 9, 2022 18:20 pm
ISLAMABAD, April 9: Pakistan lawmakers clashed angrily in the national assembly Saturday ahead of a no-confidence vote on Prime Minister Imran Khan that will likely see him booted from office.
April 6, 2022 07:03 am
KATHMANDU, April 6: Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan Tapas Adhikari on Tuesday held a meeting with Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Javed Bajwa at his office in Rawalpindi.
April 3, 2022 16:02 pm
ISLAMABAD, April 3: Pakistan’s president dissolved Parliament on Sunday setting the stage for early elections after the prime minister sidestepped a no-confidence move earlier in the day.
April 3, 2022 14:04 pm
ISLAMABAD, April 3: Imran Khan survived a move to oust him as Pakistan's prime minister on Sunday, getting a reprieve when the deputy speaker of parliament blocked a no-confidence motion as unconstitutional.