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India rejects Pakistan offer of help disbursing coronavirus cash

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday offered to help neighbouring India disburse cash to the public during the coronavirus lockdown, citing a report Indians were struggling to make ends meet, but India later rejected the offer. Relations have been hostile between the two countries, […]

Kartarpur ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims for 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev: Imran

Islamabad, Nov 3: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday shared some of the dazzling pictures of the Kartarpur complex and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, saying the revered venue is ready to welcome the Sikh pilgrims for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev. The pictures were shared […]

Large anti-government procession heads to Pakistan’s capital

Karachi, Oct 27: Thousands of supporters of an ultra-religious political party led by a firebrand cleric took part Sunday in an anti-government procession headed to Pakistan’s capital. Mufti Abrar Ahmed, spokesman for the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, said a caravan of hundreds of buses and vans that originated in the […]

Prince William and wife Kate meet Imran Khan, Pakistan’s PM and friend of Diana

ISLAMABAD – Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate on Tuesday met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, a former international cricket star who the prince played cricket with in London as a child. The royal couple, on a five-day visit, also toured a school and a national park […]

Pakistan PM heading to Iran after U.S. mediation request

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is heading for Tehran, two government officials said on Friday, weeks after the United States asked him to help mediate between long-time regional foes Saudi Arabia and Iran. A top official at Khan’s office and another at the foreign office confirmed […]

PM Khan: Pakistan would not use nuclear weapons first, amid tensions with India

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan would not use nuclear weapons first, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday, amid tensions with arch-rival India after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the disputed Kashmir region. “We both are nuclear-armed countries. If these tensions increase, the world could […]

Imran Khan’s party tweets in Hindi

Islamabad : In an unusual move, Pakistan’s ruling party on Monday tweeted in chaste Hindi Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement that the person who solves the Kashmir issue will be worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize. “Main Nobel Shanti Puraskaar Ke Yogya Nahi Hun. Is(ka) Yogya Vyakti Vah Hoga […]

Pak says Kartarpur corridor ‘high point of diplomacy’ for Imran Khan govt

Islamabad, Dec 27: Pakistan on Thursday described the Kartarpur corridor as the “high point of diplomacy” for the Imran Khan government while admitted that there was “no progress” on the contentious issues with India. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal also said that the Kashmir issue remained “on top of […]

Pak claims it foiled al-Qaeda attack at Christmas ceremony

Lahore, Dec 26:Pakistani authorities on Wednesday claimed to have foiled a terrorist attack at a Christmas ceremony in Punjab province and arrested four al-Qaeda terrorists. According to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), it got a credible information that four terrorists belonging to al-Qaeda were present near Francis Abad, […]

Pakistan PM Imran Khan lashes out at Trump ‘tirade’

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump following his remarks that Pakistan doesn’t “do a damn thing” for the United States despite billions of dollars in U.S. aid for the South Asian nation. The friction threatens to further worsen […]

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