PM Imran Khan silent on Uyghur issue but lectures France on religious freedom: Pakistani scribe
ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the hypocrisy of Pakistan, which remains silent on Uyghur Muslims persecution in China, but lectures France on religious freedom, Pakistan-based journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid says Islamabad cannot replicate the apparent religious tolerance of those of different faiths as the number of minority places of worship in the country has reduced dramatically in recent […]
ADB approves USD 300 mn policy-based loan to cash-strapped Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 300 million policy-based loan to Pakistan to help promote macroeconomic stability in the cash-strapped country. The announcement by the Philippines-headquartered lender came a week after Pakistan secured USD 800 million worth of debt freeze deals from 14 members of the G20. As of August this year, […]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan to travel to Kabul on his maiden Afghanistan visit tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Kabul on Thursday on his first trip to Afghanistan since assuming office in 2018 to discuss the Afghan peace process and promote cooperation between the two neighbouring countries, the Foreign Office said here on Wednesday. Prime Minister Khan will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, […]
Bollywood young star Imran Khan quits acting!?
Bollywood young star and Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan is known to have quit acting. The news was revealed by his best friend and actor Akshay Oberoi. Nonetheless, Imran did not give any official declaration in this regard. While speaking to a media personnel, Akshay stated, “My best friend in Bollywood is Imran Khan, who […]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for collective Muslim action against Islamophobia
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday wrote to the leaders of Muslim countries calling on them to act together against Islamophobia, as anger grows over France’s defence of the right to mock religion. Muslims across the world have reacted furiously to French President Emmanuel Macron’s defence of free speech after a French school […]
Pakistan fails to fulfil six key mandates of FATF; no action against Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s failure to fulfil six key obligations of the FATF, including action against two of India”s most wanted terrorists Maulana Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed, and the sudden disappearance of more than 4,000 terrorists from its official list will most likely lead to its continuation in the ”grey list” of the Global money […]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s top aide steps down amid corruption allegations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Lt Gen (retd.) Asim Saleem Bajwa resigned on Monday, amid allegations that he used his offices to help family set up several off-shore businesses. “I requested the honourable prime minister to relinquish me from the additional portfolio of SAPM on Info & broadcasting. […]
Pakistan proscribed two main and 11 affiliated groups in last 20 months: Minister
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has proscribed two main and 11 affiliated organisations and frozen their 976 movable and immovable properties in the last 20 months, Interior Minister Ijaz Shah has said, ahead of a new round of assessments by the FATF of the country’s performance in meeting international commitments in the fight against money laundering and terror […]
‘Rise together in our fight against COVID-19’: Imran Khan greets Pakistani Christians on Easter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday extended Easter greetings to the Christian community and urged people to celebrate and pray at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Wishing all our Christian citizens a happy Easter,” Khan tweeted in both Urdu and English languages. He urged them to keep themselves and their families safe […]
Ex-Taliban spokesman, responsible for attacks on Malala, appeals to Imran Khan to rescue family
KABUL: Former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan, who escaped from the custody of Pakistani security agencies in February this year, has accused the Pakistan Army of kidnapping ten members of his family. In a letter written to Prime Minister Imran Khan, a copy of which IANS accessed, the former Taliban militant said, the Pakistan […]
Ready to give a tough fight if India strikes : Imran Khan
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