ISLAMABAD: Dozens of baton-wielding Sikhs pushed past the front gate and entered the grounds of Pakistan’s parliament on Friday as they protested against recent attacks on their houses of worship. Sikhs staged a two-hour sit-in on the parliament’s lawn in … read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces on Thursday launched their first major offensive in years against Taliban militants near the Afghan border after several rounds of government-led talks aimed at ending an insurgency in the remote region failed. The offensive targeted the Matchis … read more
SHANGHAI: The United Nations will continue to support Afghanistan beyond the elections, the secretary-general has promised. Ban Ki-moon held out the assurance at a meeting with President Hamid Karzai in Shanghai on Wednesday, according to a statement. He called the … read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received an invitation for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend the inauguration of Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and will decide on Thursday whether or not to accept it, the foreign office said. India invited Sharif and … read more
SHANGHAI: Pakistan and China on Thursday signed the framework agreement on Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project. Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif signed the agreement from Pakistan side at a ceremony which was also witnessed by President Mamnoon Hussain and … read more