Pakistan

By hosting the G20 summit in the disputed territory, India will not be able to “suppress the voices of the people of occupied Kashmir,” according to Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. According to Indian media, the third meeting of the G20 Tourism Working Group will take place from May 22 to …

The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is favored to continue his 20-year Islamic-based government until 2028 as he enters the final week of a historic runoff election. Secular leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu gave the opposition its best result during Erdogan’s rule in the May 14 parliamentary and presidential elections. With …

The whereabouts of Imran Riaz Khan remain unknown following his apprehension at the Sialkot airport on May 11. The Lahore High Court (LHC) gave police instructions on Saturday to find him and present him in front of the court by Monday, May 22. After PTI Chairman Imran Khan was imprisoned, …

A businessman has gone before a Latvian court in a murder plot case that may provide insight into the shadowy history of the country’s banking industry. Martins Bunkus, an insolvency lawyer, is said to have been killed for money by Mihails Ulmans and co-defendant Aleksandrs Babenko. According to reports, Mr. …

The new kid on the block is Haroon Kadwani. Haroon Kadwani, the son of Abdullah Kadwani, one of Pakistan’s top producers, has had a few kid stars in his career. He also appeared in the popular drama Mohabbat Tum Se Nafrat Hai, starring Ayeza Khan and Imran Abbas. Now that …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued show-cause notices to the Superintendent and Medical Officer of Adiala Jail on Thursday for their delay in transferring the custody of Mr. Shahbaz Gill to the Islamabad police for physical remand. The court also demanded that they submit written justifications by the date of …

THE digital revolution is truly transforming Pakistan’s economy and has become an important source of income from abroad. In the last fiscal year, total exports of digital services stood at $2.6 billion with an average of 40pc growth per annum over the last four years. The growth in the digital …

ISLAMABAD: The government’s first focus is to promote export-oriented industries, as Finance Minister Miftah Ismail reassured delegates of the textile industry on Thursday. The finance minister further instructed the appropriate authorities to settle all the concerns as soon as possible during a meeting with the textile exporters. For the second …

On Thursday, the rupee saw a little decline vs the US dollar, dropping seven paise in the interbank market. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reports that the rupee depreciated by 0.03 percent, closing at 214.95.   After rising 11.62 percent versus the US dollar over the preceding 11 sessions, …

ISLAMABAD On Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed Pakistan’s desire for amicable relations with India and a resolution to the Kashmir dispute, and he called on the international community to do its part in promoting these goals. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) reports that Mr. Sharif shared these opinions with …