'Infringement, objectionable': India protests British High Commissioner's visit to POK

'Infringement, objectionable': India protests British High Commissioner's visit to POK

New Delhi: India on Saturday lodged a strong protest over the visit of British High Commissioner Jane Marriott in Islamabad to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), terming the visit “objectionable” and “infringement on India's territorial integrity”

by Trans World Features January 13, 2024

'No bilateral extradition treaty': Pakistan on India's Hafiz Saeed request

'No bilateral extradition treaty': Pakistan on India's Hafiz Saeed request

Islamabad: Pakistan Friday said it received India's request for extradition of the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attack Hafiz Saeed.

by Trans World Features December 30, 2023

Pakistan: Terrorists attack security forces' post in Dera Ismail Khan, 23 soldiers die

Pakistan: Terrorists attack security forces' post in Dera Ismail Khan, 23 soldiers die

A least 23 Pakistani soldiers died after terrorists attacked a security forces' post in Dera Ismail Khan’s Daraban area on Tuesday, media reports said.

by Trans World Features December 12, 2023

Israel designates LeT as a terror organisation to mark 15th anniversary of 2008 Mumbai attacks

Israel designates LeT as a terror organisation to mark 15th anniversary of 2008 Mumbai attacks

The Israeli government has designated Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a terrorist organization, just days before India marks the 15th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack.

by Trans World Features November 21, 2023

Pakistan: Suicide blast close to religious procession in Balochistan leaves 52 dead

Pakistan: Suicide blast close to religious procession in Balochistan leaves 52 dead

At least 52 people died and 50 others were hurt in a suspected suicide blast close to a religious procession in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Friday.

by Trans World Features September 29, 2023

PM Modi's Pakistani-origin sister to celebrate Rakshabandhan with him in Delhi

PM Modi's Pakistani-origin sister to celebrate Rakshabandhan with him in Delhi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Pakistani-origin sister Qamar Mohsin Sheikh is all set to visit New Delhi to tie a ‘rakhi’ on his wrist and celebrate the festival together on August 30, media reports said.

by Trans World Features August 22, 2023

Pakistan: Multiple churches vandalised over blasphemy charges

Pakistan: Multiple churches vandalised over blasphemy charges

Several churches in Pakistan's Jaranwala region were vandalised by an angry mob over blasphemy allegations on Wednesday.

by Trans World Features August 16, 2023

Network of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has substantially weakened: Rajnath Singh

Network of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has substantially weakened: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the network of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has substantially weakened in the last few years as strict and consistent action is being taken.

by Trans World Features June 26, 2023

Imran Khan arrest: NAB gets 8-day physical remand, violent protests continue across Pakistan

Imran Khan arrest: NAB gets 8-day physical remand, violent protests continue across Pakistan

Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Wednesday granted eight-day remand of former PM Imran Khan, who was arrested in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust case, to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), media reports said.

by Trans World Features May 10, 2023

Islamabad High Court stops police from arresting ex-Pak PM Imran Khan in Toshakhana case

Islamabad High Court stops police from arresting ex-Pak PM Imran Khan in Toshakhana case

Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: The Islamabad High Court's (IHC) Registrar's Office Friday raised objections against former Pakistan Prime Minister and Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's petition challenging his arrest warrants in the Toshakhana case.

by Trans World Features March 17, 2023

Pakistan: Police resume push to arrest former PM Imran Khan

Pakistan: Police resume push to arrest former PM Imran Khan

Islamabad : Lahore police in tandem with Pakistan Rangers made a fresh attempt to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan in connection with the Toshkhana case early morning on Wednesday.

by Trans World Features March 15, 2023

Ex-Pakistan PM faces arrest: Police use water cannons, tear gas to disperse PTI workers assembled outside Imran Khan's residence

Ex-Pakistan PM faces arrest: Police use water cannons, tear gas to disperse PTI workers assembled outside Imran Khan's residence

Islamabad: PTI workers pelted stones at the policemen who had assembled outside party chief Imran Khan's Lahore residence to arrest him in the Toshakana case.

by Trans World Features March 14, 2023

Digitizing land records in India and Pakistan reduces conflict, delays and corruption

Digitizing land records in India and Pakistan reduces conflict, delays and corruption

For Ramesh Gowda, a farmer in the southern province of Karnataka in India, acquiring and maintaining a small piece of land was not easy a few years back. He recalls how he struggled for a year to obtain a land title from the local record keepers.Computerisation seems to be bringing back a smile.

by Laxmi Devi, Shiraz Hasnat, Naveen S. Garewal, and Attiq Ahmad January 30, 2023

'I was hit by four bullets': Wheelchair-bound Imran Khan with leg in cast makes first video address since attack

'I was hit by four bullets': Wheelchair-bound Imran Khan with leg in cast makes first video address since attack

Lahore : Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said he was hit by four bullets in an assassination attempt by those "using the script of religious extremism" in the country's Punjab's Wazirabad town.

by Trans World Features November 04, 2022

Imran Khan shot at rally in Pakistan, 1 killed,13 injured, shooter confesses assassination attempt

Imran Khan shot at rally in Pakistan, 1 killed,13 injured, shooter confesses assassination attempt

Lahore : Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was rushed to a Lahore hospital and later declared out of danger after he was injured in firing at his rally in Wazirabad in Pakistan's Punjab on Thursday afternoon.

by Trans World Features November 04, 2022

After Jaishankar questions American F-16 security assistance to Pak, US responds

After Jaishankar questions American F-16 security assistance to Pak, US responds

The White House has responded to Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's questioning of the rationale behind US' F-16 security assistance to Pakistan, media reports said.

by Trans World Features September 27, 2022

'No rhetoric can ever cover up blood stains': Jaishankar's jibe at China, Pak-backed terror

'No rhetoric can ever cover up blood stains': Jaishankar's jibe at China, Pak-backed terror

United Nations: "No rhetoric, however sanctimonious, can ever cover-up blood stains," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Saturday in a strong message against terrorism and asserted that nations who defend proclaimed terrorists in the United Nations neither advance their own interests nor their reputation, a signal to China and Pakistan.

by India Blooms News Service September 25, 2022

India, Pakistan should settle Kashmir issue for development and peace, says ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti

India, Pakistan should settle Kashmir issue for development and peace, says ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that India and Pakistan should sit together and settle the Kashmir issue to pave way for the peace and development in the sub-continent.

by Trans World Features September 24, 2022

Pakistan-backed Khalistan referendum in London attracts less than '2000' voters

Pakistan-backed Khalistan referendum in London attracts less than '2000' voters

London: The Khalistan referendum, which was held in London on Sunday propped by Pakistan, whose spy agency is trying to revive the anti-India Khalistan separatism cause, has failed to attract much attention of voters, according to media reports.

by Trans World Features November 03, 2021

Pakistan: Teenager killed during robbery in Karachi

Pakistan: Teenager killed during robbery in Karachi

Karachi, Dec 6 (IBNS): Unidentified attackers murdered a girl with a sharp-edged object during an incident of robbery in Karachis Saudabad area on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.

by IBNS December 06, 2017

Baloch leaders accuse Pakistan of committing genocide

Baloch leaders accuse Pakistan of committing genocide

Quetta/Islamabad, Nov 6 (IBNS): Baloch leaders Brahumdagh Bugti and Mehran Marri in a joint statement have accused the Pakistan government of committing genocide in the region and said that the former will be facilitating demonstrations worldwide to capture attention of stronger economies to act upon the crime.

by IBNS November 06, 2017

Pakistan admits LeT, JeM operate from its soil

Pakistan admits LeT, JeM operate from its soil

Islamabad, Sep 7 (IBNS): Putting decades of denial aside, Islamabad on Wednesday finally admitted that international terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Toiba operate from within Pakistan, reports said.

by IBNS September 07, 2017

Pakistan : PM Nawaz Sharif appears before Panama JIT

Pakistan : PM Nawaz Sharif appears before Panama JIT

Islamabad, June 15 (IBNS) : Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday appeared before the joint investigation team probing Panama Papers case at Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad, Radio Pakistan said.

by IBNS June 15, 2017

Pakistan violates ceasefire in two J & K sectors along LoC

Pakistan violates ceasefire in two J & K sectors along LoC

Srinagar, June 14 (IBNS) : Pakistan violated ceasefire once again on Wednesday as its army resorted to indiscriminate firing along the Line of Control at two locations in Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.

by India Blooms News Service June 14, 2017

Indian woman who was forced to marry Pak man at gunpoint, returns home

Indian woman who was forced to marry Pak man at gunpoint, returns home

New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS) : Uzma, the Indian woman, who had accused a Pakistani man of forcing her to marry him at gunpoint, returned to India on Thursday being accompanied by the Indian High Commission officials, media reports said.

by India Blooms News Service May 25, 2017

Pakistan: Explosion damages gas pipeline

Pakistan: Explosion damages gas pipeline

Islamabad, May 18 (IBNS): A explosion hit the Sui gas pipeline near Madinatul Hikmat area of Pakistan's Manghopir on Thursday, media reports said.

by IBNS May 18, 2017

Pakistan: Blast kills 20, Deputy Chairman Senate injured

Pakistan: Blast kills 20, Deputy Chairman Senate injured

Quetta, May 12 (IBNS): At least 20 people were killed in a roadside blast in the Mastung area of Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday, media reports said.

by India Blooms News Service May 12, 2017

Punjab: Police lands search for three suspicious men near international border

Punjab: Police lands search for three suspicious men near international border

Amritsar, May 4 (IBNS): The Punjab Police has sounded a high alert after three men jumped a signal and sped away under suspicious circumstances near Baharampur sector, reports said.

by IBNS May 04, 2017

Pak ceasefire violation along LoC, heavy exchange goes on

Pak ceasefire violation along LoC, heavy exchange goes on

Jammu, Apr 17 (IBNS) : Pakistani troops violated ceasefire on Monday as they fired on Indian forward posts along the the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu's Rajouri district, reports said.

by IBNS April 17, 2017

Pakistan: Hindu woman axed to death

Pakistan: Hindu woman axed to death

Nasirabad, Mar 9 (IBNS): A Hindu woman has been axed to death in Pakistan's Baba Kot area of Nasirabad district, media reports said on Thursday.

by IBNS March 09, 2017