Pakistan

100+ people burn to death after oil tanker flips & explodes in Pakistan

June 25, 2017

100+ people burn to death after oil tanker flips & explodes in Pakistan (GRAPHIC)Over 100 people have burnt to death after an oil tanker overturned, spilling its payload on a highway in the Pakistani city of Bahawalpur, local media report. At least 123 people were killed according to sources [...]

Pakistan’s PM survives to see another day as SC orders probe into corruption allegations

April 20, 2017

The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe PM Nawaz Sharif and his family’s involvement in corruption in the Panama Papers case. In a split judgement, the court cited insufficient evidence to outright convict and remove Sharif [...]

1st Test: Pakistan 39 runs short of World Record, as Australia survive scare

December 19, 2016

BRISBANE: A relieved Australia captured Pakistan’s last two wickets to win a captivating first day-night Test in Brisbane by 39 runs on Monday but the touring side won huge admiration for their dogged fourth innings resistance. Chasing a Test record 490 for victory, Pakistan had resumed the [...]

Pakistan International Airways flight crashes in north

December 7, 2016

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight with more than 40 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. Flight PK-661 “lost contact with the control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad a short while ago”, the airline said in a statement. A spokesman for the [...]

That ‘tremendous’ call between Trump and Pakistan’s PM Nawaz Sharif

December 1, 2016

Late on Wednesday afternoon US President-elect Donald Trump had a phone call with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. According to a Pakistani account of what should probably have been a procedural discussion, Mr Trump lavished extravagant praise upon Pakistan’s prime minister and [...]

Pakistan 172-0 at dinner in day-night Test

October 13, 2016

History: Azhar Ali becomes the first player to score a century in a day-night Test DUBAI: Pakistan were 172 for no loss at dinner on the opening day of the first day-night Test against West Indies in Dubai on Thursday. Openers Azhar Ali (89) and Sami Aslam (75) were unseparated in a solid stand [...]

Pakistan has passed legislation outlawing ‘honour killings’ once and for all

October 7, 2016

(AFP) Pakistan passed long-awaited legislation Thursday closing a loophole that allowed people who killed for “honour” to walk free, three months after the murder of a social media star by her brother sparked international revulsion. The legislation, passed unanimously by the National [...]

Pakistan bans Bollywood films as Kashmir tensions rise

October 1, 2016

(AFP)-Indian films have been banned in cinemas across Pakistan as tensions between Islamabad and nuclear-armed rivals New Delhi over recent scuffles in the disputed Kashmir region spilled into the world of Bollywood and celebrity. The tit-for-tat retaliation came after Pakistani actors and [...]