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Pakistan accuses India of weaponising water after treaty suspension
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Pakistan train blast kills 24, injures 70
Reuters
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Leaked cable hints at US role in Imran’s ouster
Star Desk
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Pakistan sends new Iranian proposal to US
Agencies
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Car bomb kills 15 cops in Pakistan
AFP, Peshawar
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Kakar sworn in as new Pakistan PM

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, a little-known politician who is believed to be close to the military, was sworn in as Pakistan's caretaker prime minister today to oversee national elections as the country navigates political and economic crises
14 August 2023, 13:10 PM

Little-known senator Kakar to be sworn in as new Pakistan PM

Little-known senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was set to be sworn in Monday as Pakistan's caretaker prime minister to see the country through to an election due in months
14 August 2023, 05:37 AM

Senior journalist shot dead in Pakistan

Jan Moha­mmad Mahar, a senior journalist associated with private Sindhi newspaper and its TV channel, was shot dead by armed men riding a motorcycle near St Saviour School on Queens Road in Pakistan's Sukkur district on late Sunday evening
14 August 2023, 04:41 AM

Convoy of Chinese engineers attacked in Pakistan, militants say

Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) militants on Sunday attacked a convoy carrying Chinese engineers to the Beijing-financed Gwadar Port in Pakistan's southwest, the group said
13 August 2023, 09:11 AM

Baloch senator picked as Pak caretaker PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz agreed yesterday to name Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as caretaker premier to oversee elections, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
12 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Anwarul Haq Kakar named Pakistan’s caretaker PM

Anwarul Haq Kakar has been chosen as the interim prime minister of Pakistan, Outgoing Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz said on Saturday
12 August 2023, 10:24 AM

Toshakhana case against Imran Khan: Pakistan court summons record

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday sought the complete record of the Toshakhana case against PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated in Attock Jail after his conviction
12 August 2023, 08:24 AM

Imran Khan refused bail, ruling reserved on transfer plea

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday dismissed pre-arrest bail of PTI chairman Imran Khan in seven cases registered over his alleged involvement in the May 9 riots, including an attack on the Lahore corps commander's residence
12 August 2023, 05:41 AM

Pak parliament dissolved

Pakistan’s parliament was dissolved by the president on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice late Wednesday night, the president’s office said, setting the stage for a national election amid political and economic crises.
10 August 2023, 18:00 PM

At least 17 dead after Rohingya boat breaks up off Myanmar: rescuers

At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday
10 August 2023, 09:03 AM

Pakistan parliament dissolved, stage set for vote without ex-PM Imran Khan

Pakistan's president ordered parliament dissolved late Wednesday, opening the door to a caretaker government that will usher in elections in which the country's most popular politician, Imran Khan, has been sidelined. .The country has been in political turmoil since the former internation
10 August 2023, 05:04 AM

Corruption Charges: Pak HC rejects Imran’s plea to suspend conviction

A Pakistani high court yesterday turned down an appeal by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan that his conviction on corruption charges be suspended, his lawyer said, suggesting it was unlikely he would be released on bail anytime soon.
9 August 2023, 18:00 PM

War crimes by Myanmar's military 'more frequent and brazen', UN probe finds

'Strong evidence that the Myanmar military and its affiliate militias have committed three types of combat-related war crimes with increasing frequency and brazenness'
8 August 2023, 09:28 AM

Imran Khan moves Islamabad HC against conviction in Toshakhana case

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan -- who is currently incarcerated in Attock Jail -- filed a plea in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today, challenging his conviction in the Toshakhana case by a trial court
8 August 2023, 09:22 AM

Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan's lawyers to launch legal challenge

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's lawyers were on Monday attempting to launch legal challenges against his three year-sentence for graft that has ruled him out of contesting national elections
7 August 2023, 06:52 AM

Three-quarters of children in South Asia face extreme heat: UN

Three-quarters of children in South Asia are already facing dangerously high temperatures, the highest level worldwide, as the impact of climate change grows, the United Nations warned Monday.
7 August 2023, 06:05 AM

30 killed after train derails in Pakistan

At least 30 people were killed yesterday when an express train derailed in southern Pakistan, the chief minister of Sindh province said, with an emergency declared at local hospitals struggling to deal with dozens of injured.
6 August 2023, 18:00 PM

At least 28 killed after train derails in Pakistan

At least 15 people were killed when a train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday
6 August 2023, 09:49 AM

Imran becomes Pakistan's first former PM to be kept in Attock jail

Former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was taken to the district jail Attock on Saturday evening after his arrest from Zaman Park Lahore following his conviction in the Toshakhana case by a trial court in Islamabad
6 August 2023, 07:16 AM

Imran Khan held after court conviction

Police arrested Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore yesterday after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts, potentially barring the opposition leader from contesting an upcoming election.
5 August 2023, 18:00 PM