NEW DELHI: Veteran actress Asha Parekh will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award Sunday at the closing ceremony of the fifth edition of Jagran Film Festival. The actress, who made her debut in 1959 with “Dil Deke Dekho”, became … read more
KARACHI: Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM-H), Chairman Afaq Ahmed Sunday demanded that the ‘tacit agreement’ reached between Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan be brought to light. Addressing a press conference here, Afaq … read more
PESHAWAR: At least 21 militants have been killed in airstrikes and a gunfight in restive northwestern tribal areas, officials said Sunday. The air attacks were carried out on five insurgent hideouts in the Shawal area of North Waziristan overnight, a … read more
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed on Sunday welcomed the release of Faizullah Khan, a broadcast journalist, from a jail in Afghanistan. The minister in a statement said, “The government believes in freedom of expression and will continue to facilitate media … read more
UNITED NATIONS: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday expressed his country’s willingness to hold bilateral talks with Pakistan, but “without a shadow of terrorism.” Speaking to the UN General Assembly … read more