Former PTI senator Hidayatullah Khan was killed, along with three others, on Wednesday in a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur.
According to The Express Tribune newspaper, Dev Singh Sidhu from Amritsar, Punjab, travelled to Pakistan to observe the 185th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and conduct religious ceremonies.
The intruder was gunned down by the jawans near the fence after he ignored repeated warnings.
The US said the issue of talks through condemnation of terrorism is a matter that ultimately lies between India and Pakistan. Relations between New Delhi and Islamabad nosedived after the abolition of Article 370 in 2019, and India has repeatedly flagged the issue of Pakistan harbouring terrorists.
An enraged mob torched at least 24 Churches and 80 houses of Christian members in August last year over allegations of Quran desecration. Over 200 Muslims were arrested but none of them have been convicted so far, instead 188 of them were released on bail or lack of evidence.
Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has been behind bars since August 2023 after he was accused of hiding assets after selling state gifts. He has been convicted of at least 150 criminal cases and was disqualified from running in the February 8 elections.
A video of a Pakistani woman leader is going viral on social media in which she is seen telling the Speaker of the Assembly to put on his glasses and look at her while she is speaking. WATCH viral video.
In addition to the recovery of 8.2 kg heroin, the police teams have also recovered Rs 95,000 cash and an electronic weighing machine, besides impounding their car.
India's Chargé d'Affaires to the UN, R Ravindra, reiterated once again that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will remain an integral part of India. His remarks came in response to Pakistan envoy's remarks on the Kashmir issue during the debate on children and armed conflict.
Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to seven years earlier this year after her ex-husband alleged that she married during her iddat period, which is forbidden in Muslim law. The conviction came in the same week when Imran and Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 14 years in a graft case.
The Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Imran's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have been at loggerheads for years, especially over Imran Khan's arrest. Despite a military-backed crackdown, the PTI won maximum seats in the February elections and claimed victory.
Pakistan consistently brings up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at various UN platforms, regardless of the agenda or theme, but struggles to garner support or traction.
The Pakistan foreign minister emphasised that while Pakistan has consistently welcomed constructive engagement through inclusive dialogue on all outstanding issues, it firmly opposes any unilateral approaches or attempts to impose India’s will or hegemony.
The nine-foot statue of Sikh warrior Maharaja Ranjit Singh was vandalised by radical extremists in Pakistan three times in the past. The statue was restored and will be unveiled on the occasion of the Maharaja's death anniversary on June 27 (Wednesday).
This year, the Amarnath Yatra is beginning from on June 29 and will conclude on August 19.
A day after Pakistan's defence minister said no minorities were safe in the country, the man from the Shia minority community was stabbed to death by a teenager. This came two days after an enraged mob killed a man in full public view over allegations of Quran desecration.
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said despite being offered constitutional protections, religious minorities in the country were being killed. He said Pakistan was facing global embarrassment and safety of all minorities should be ensured.
A Pakistani delegation arrived in Jammu on Sunday to inspect the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric power projects under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), marking the first such visit in over five years. Accompanied by neutral experts, the team is examining projects in the Chenab Valley.
In the second case of blasphemy-related death, a tourist was lynched and hanged in public by an enraged mob in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on allegations of Quran desecration. The mob also set fire to the Madyan police station and a vehicle and dragged Mohammad Ismail, 40, through the town.
A man was fatally attacked by an enraged mob over allegations of desecrating the Holy Quran in the picturesque Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan. This was the second such incident in a month.
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