ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has expressed “surprise” over the Chinese ambassador’s statement on security issues in the South Asian country. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the statement by Ambassador Jiang Zaidong “does not reflect Islamabad and Beijing diplomatic tradition.” “Islamabad is fully aware of Beijing’s co...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Five school children were among the seven people killed in a blast that hit a police van guarding a polio team in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, police said. The incident, which also injured 17 others, including four policemen, took place in the Mastung district of Balochistan province. “Terrorists targeted our p...
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused jail authorities of mistreatment, claiming he is being treated “worse than animals.” Khan said he was tortured by being confined in a cage, where electricity to his cell was shut off for five days, “leaving me in complete darkness”. He also alleged he was confined to the [&he...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – More than 60 lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to pressure Pakistan to release all political prisoners, including former Prime Minister Imran Khan. In a detailed letter addressed to Biden on Wednesday, the lawmakers expressed concerns over human rights situation in the South Asian country and said the elections he...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Constitutional amendments approved by the Pakistani parliament to “regulate” some of the top judiciary’s powers on Monday prompted ire from the local and international legal fraternity, including the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). Deriding the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment into la...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Some 150 students were arrested on Thursday during clashes with police in several cities across northeastern Punjab province over an alleged rape of a girl student at a private college in Lahore. Over 150 students were arrested during clashes with police on Thursday, and several others were injured in heavy tear gas [&he...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has urged economic collaboration among Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states as a two-day leaders’ summit of the organization began in the capital Islamabad on Wednesday. “Investment in regional infrastructure, particularly in the realms of transport and energy is indispensable, for advancing economic ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s incarcerated ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is out of the race for the office of the chancellor of the Oxford University, according to a list of candidates. The university released the names of 38 candidates in the run, but Khan is not among them. The list includes several high-profile figures, inc...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan has welcomed a group of Palestinian medical students to complete their studies in the country, underscoring its support for Palestinian access to education and healthcare amid ongoing violence in Gaza. Twenty-seven students arrived in Lahore from Cairo, marking the first wave of Palestinian students accepted u...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan is set to host the 23rd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Oct. 15-16, bringing together top officials from key regional powers to discuss economic and cultural cooperation. As the current chair of the council, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehb...
