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5 days ago | 
arab.news | Usama Iqbal Khawaja |Saadullah Akhter |Naimat Khan |Shahjahan Khurram
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s cricket chief and interior minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday the national women’s team would not travel to India for the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, reiterating Islamabad’s position that matches involving Pakistan should be held at a neutral venue under a hybrid model.
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5 days ago | 
arab.news | Saadullah Akhter |Naimat Khan |Usama Iqbal Khawaja |Shahjahan Khurram
QUETTA: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in southwestern Balochistan killed five suspected militants in an intelligence-based operation in the Duki district of the province on Saturday, confirmed one of its officials, as the region continues to witness a spike in separatist violence. The raid was conducted by CTD Balochistan with support from other law enforcement agencies in the Dhabar area of Duki.
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5 days ago | 
arab.news | Usama Iqbal Khawaja |Naimat Khan |Shahjahan Khurram |Ismail Dilawar
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday announced a joint understanding between Pakistan and Afghanistan not to allow their soil to be used against each other while addressing a news conference toward the end of his day-long visit to Kabul. Dar’s visit to the neighboring country came amid surging militancy in Pakistan, which Islamabad blames on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant factions.
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5 days ago | 
arab.news | Naimat Khan |Usama Iqbal Khawaja |Shahjahan Khurram |Ismail Dilawar
ROME: An Italian appeals court Friday upheld life sentences for a Pakistani couple convicted of murdering their 18-year-old daughter in a so-called honor killing after she refused an arranged marriage. The case shocked many Italians and became a symbol of the brutal mistreatment of immigrant women who rebel against inflexible family rules.
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5 days ago | 
arab.news | Muhammad Ibrahim |Shahjahan Khurram |Naimat Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudry vowed on Saturday that the government will not show any leniency toward those involved in attacks targeting international food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken’s (KFC) outlets in various parts of the country, vowing to ensure protection for foreign investment.
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5 days ago | 
arab.news | Shahjahan Khurram |Naimat Khan |Buraq Shabbir
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Kabul on Saturday for a day-long visit to discuss Islamabad’s security concerns, trade and investment opportunities with Afghanistan amid strained ties between the neighbors. His visit takes place amid surging militancy in Pakistan, which Islamabad blames on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant outfit. Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of providing them sanctuaries, allegations that Kabul has repeatedly denied.
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5 days ago | 
arab.news | Naimat Khan |Shahjahan Khurram |Buraq Shabbir
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign minister was due to visit Afghanistan on Saturday after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in just over two weeks. Islamabad has launched a strict campaign to evict by the end of April more than 800,000 Afghans who have had their residence permits canceled — including some who were born in Pakistan or lived there for decades.
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1 week ago | 
arab.news | Ismail Dilawar |Muhammad Ibrahim |Shahjahan Khurram |Fatimah Amjad
ISLAMABAD: The bodies of eight Pakistani nationals killed in Iran last week will be repatriated to the country later tonight, Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran announced on Wednesday, saying that a military plane would bring back the corpses for urgent burial. Pakistan on Saturday confirmed eight of its nationals were killed in the Mehrestan County of Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, which borders Pakistan.
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1 week ago | 
arab.news | Shahjahan Khurram |Naimat Khan |Ismail Dilawar |Muhammad Ibrahim
Karachi braces for heatwave this week as mercury soars in southern Pakistan /node/2597337/pakistan April 16, 2025 20:47 Karachi braces for heatwave this week as mercury soars in southern Pakistan Starting this Sunday, Karachi’s temperature may surge close to 40 degrees Celsius, says meteorologist More relief centers will be set up providing water and first aid to citizens, says commissioner’s office KARACHI: Authorities in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi are bracing for a heatwave expected...
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1 week ago | 
arab.news | Saima Shabbir |Fatimah Amjad |Ismail Dilawar |Shahjahan Khurram
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday denied social media claims that a United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution presented by its diplomat in support of Palestine earlier this month was unilaterally diluted to accommodate Israeli concerns, saying the posts were based on inaccurate media reports and misrepresented the resolution’s outcome.
