Pakistan News

Dhaka yesterday summoned the Pakistan high commissioner and strongly protested Islamabad's reaction to the execution of war criminal Quader Mollah, terming it interference in the domestic affairs of Bangladesh.

KARACHI: An Indian prisoner who escaped from Landhi Jail in February this year has been re-arrested by PIB police.

LAHORE: Dense fog blanketed several cities of Punjab on Tuesday while 11 people were killed in road accidents blamed on poor visibility on roads.

Staff Report LAHORE: The funeral prayers of Tehrik e Nifaz e Fiqa Jafaria leader Allama Nasir Abbas was offered outside the Governor House, The Mall, on Monday where protesters also ended their sit-in.

Pakistan ruled out military action against the Taliban on Tuesday and promised to persuade insurgents to lay down their weapons through peace negotiations.

People wait for transport at a bus stop as fog envelopes Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will not be playing the role of a Pakistani lawyer in a biopic on slain Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh.

By Kiyya Qadir Baloch ISLAMABAD: Security has been beefed up in Rawalpindi and some parts of the capital Sunday in the aftermath of Shia leader Allama Nasir Abbas Multani's killing.

Pakistani men carry an injured blast victim at the site of a bomb explosion in the busy Kissa Khwani market in Peshawar in September.

The failure comes amid mounting evidence that the Pakistani military has resumed covert support to the Lashkar-i-Taiba group believed to be responsible for the assault on Mumbai, which killed 166 people, and other groups with a history of terrorist attacks against India.

In order to complete the process of verifying thumb impressions of voters in a transparent manner, the government has decided to place the National Database and Registration Authority under the administrative control of the Election Commission of Pakistan for three months.

Frustrated with the government's inability to help him, a man in Pakistan has appealed to Taliban warlords to rescue his 11-year-old son kidnapped by criminals more than a month ago.

As the Karzai government seeks greater role by Pakistan in the Afghan political reconciliation and Islamabad proactively supports this peace process, the PML-N government should now also ensure that Kabul agrees on a joint border mechanism to secure its western border.

Police say a roadside bomb has killed three members of a Pakistani bomb disposal team who were on their way to defuse another bomb elsewhere in the city of Peshawar.

A prominent Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim cleric has been shot dead in an apparent reprisal attack following the murder this month of a Sunni Muslim leader, police said on Monday.

The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers will launch its annual three-day Pakistan Auto Show from March 6, 2014 at the Expo Centre, Lahore, showcasing the achievements of Pakistan's automotive industry and auto parts manufacturing sectors.

Jamaat Islami Pakistan has declared Bangladeshi Jamaat Islami leader Abdul Qadir Molla a martyr and his execution a judicial murder.

Pakistani models Natasha Hussain and Shahzad Noor present creations by designer house Kuki Concepts at APTMA's first Textile LAHORE: Pakistani models Natasha Hussain and Shahzad Noor present creations by designer house Kuki Concepts at APTMA's first Textile and Clothing Show held at the Governor's House.

Iran has suspended a USD 250 million loan to Pakistan to build part of a pipeline project for importing natural gas from the Islamic Republic.

Islamabad, Dec 15: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has awarded a 50-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs.200,000 to an 11-year old boy for killing an under-trial prisoner in court premises earlier this year.