Pakistan News

Pakistan is a ‘black hole’ for US aid   US lawmakers of both Democratic and Republican parties have slammed the Obama administration's request for $2.4 billion for Pakistan, calling it a "black hole" where the US has "sunk" $24 bi ... More

Not a single dry eye as Chisty meets family   Emotions ran high as virologist Mohammed Khalil Chisty, who spent 20 years in India following a 1992 murder, was reunited with his family in Karachi. Chisty, 80, was permitted by the Indi ... More

Four pilots killed as two PAF planes collide   Four pilots were killed Thursday when two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer planes collided in the country's northwest, police said. The accident took place a ... More

Pakistani band Raeth set for Bollywood debut   Pakistani band Raeth, popular for songs like "Bhula do" and "Waada", is all set to foray into Bollywood with upcoming film "Marksheet", based on education scams ... More

Chisty delighted to be back in Pakistan   Virologist Mohammed Khalil Chisty, who was in an Indian jail for a 1992 murder and reached here on a plane sent by President Asif Ali Zardari, said it felt great to be back in Pakistan from ... More

Pakistani textbook says 9/11 happened last year!   Shocking Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lawmakers with its factual errors, a Pashto textbook for Class 5 students says the 9/11 terror attack happened in 2011 and the general elections will b ... More

India must take ‘bold initiative’ on Siachen: Hina Rabbani Khar   India should take "a bold initiative" to resolve the dispute over Siachen, the world's highest battleground, said Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. Khar said Pakistan believed ... More

SC impleads government on Pakistani virologist’s plea   The Supreme Court Friday asked the central government to state its position on ailing Pakistani virologist Mohammad Khalil Chisty, who has sought permission to ... More

20 dead in Pakistan suicide attack   At least 20 people died in northwest Pakistan Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a market. The attack took place around 8.00 a.m. in Bajaur trib ... More

Pakistan claims credit a year after Osama killing   The Pakistan government and its armed forces played a vital role in tracking down Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden through a mobile phone SIM, says Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar. Ahmed Muk ... More

15 dead in Pakistan accident   At least 15 people, including two policemen, were killed early Thursday when the bus they were travelling in fell into a deep ravine in northern Pakistan, a media report said. The acciden ... More

Blast kills five in Pakistan   Five people died in a bomb attack in southwest Pakistan's Quetta city Tuesday. The blast took place on the Sohrab road. A paramilitary convoy was the target, ... More