Tag: Pakistan
China urges swift ceasefire as Pakistan strikes Afghan cities
Beijing, Feb. 27, 2026 (dpa/NAN) China has called for dialogue following the military escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan that saw Pakistani forces strike Afghan cities overnight.
“As...
Pakistan vaccinates nearly 44m children in nationwide polio campaign
Islamabad, Oct. 21, 2025 (Xinhua/NAN) Pakistan has successfully vaccinated more than 43.9 million children under the age of five, the National Emergency Operations Centre...
Pakistan declares climate, agriculture emergency as floods rage on
Islamabad, Sept. 10, 2025 (dpa/NAN) Pakistan on Wednesday declared a climate and agriculture emergency as authorities raced to rescue at least 1.6 million people...
Pakistan calls on UN to grant Palestine full membership
United Nations, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua/NAN) Pakistan’s UN ambassador, Munir Akram has strongly advocated for the Security Council to reconsider and endorse Palestine’s application...
13 dead after heavy fighting with militants in Iran
Militants have carried out a major attack on the bases of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in southeast Iran.
The deputy interior minister,...
U.S. vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza
On Tuesday, the United States again vetoed a draft resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip; as a result, the...
Manisha Yadav, popular actress in Jodha And Akbar dies of brain...
Manisha Yadav, an actress with the screen name of Salim Begum in Zee TV show Jodha and Akbar is dead.
She was said to have...
Pakistan hopes to eradicate polio after no case reported in months
Pakistan has not recorded any new case of polio in seven months, officials said on Friday, rekindling hopes that the country could eventually eradicate...
Pakistan reports drop in COVID-19 cases with 2,580 new infections
Pakistan reported a drop in the number of COVID-19 cases with 2,580 new infections over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation...
Pakistan to strengthen defence cooperation with Nigeria
The Pakistani Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCOSC), General Nadeem Raza has expressed the willingness of the Pakistani Government to deepen its technical...
COVID-19: Pakistan lifts restrictions
Pakistan on Monday lifted restrictions imposed to stem the spread of COVID-19, in spite of concerns from medics that infections may increase again in...
Gunmen kill 7 in Pakistani Stock Exchange attack
Gunmen attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in the city of Karachi on Monday, killing two guards and a policeman before security forces killed...
2 Pakistani soldiers injured in terrorist attacks
Two Pakistani soldiers were critically injured when a remote-controlled device went off in the country’s North Waziristan district, a security official said on Saturday.
The...
Parents of slain journalist launch appeal in Pakistan
The parents of murdered Wall Street Journal journalist, Daniel Pearl, have filed an appeal with Pakistan’s Supreme Court against the acquittal of four men...
Pakistan resumes flights to, from China
Pakistan, on Monday, said it was resuming flights to and from China, three days after it suspended them because of the coronavirus outbreak in...
