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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday has taken a strong notice of a brutal incident in Lahore the other day in which a 25-year-old pregnant woman was beaten to death with bricks by her family for marrying without their consent.“Such a brutal murder in the presence of police is...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while reiterating that country’s nuclear assets are in safe hands said Wednesday nuclear technology will be used for power generation and social uplift. In a message to the nation on the occasion of 16th Youm e Takbeer which marks May 28, 1998 when Pakistan carried...

The prime minister of Pakistan has accepted an invitation from Narendra Modi, the incoming Indian prime minister, to attend his inauguration on Monday in Delhi, raising hopes of a thaw in relations between the two south Asian nations. Nawaz Sharif, who won power in Pakistan last year for a third time, will also...

Pakistan has become the first foreign country to use China-based GPS system made by BeiDou, Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday. BeiDou, or Compass, has also set up a network in Pakistan. While speaking to the annual China Satellite navigation Conference in Nanjing, Chief Scientist of UniStrong Shen Jun has said...

(Reuters) - At Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's palatial offices in Islamabad this week, the army chief sat down to deliver the head of government a message he did not want to hear: The time for talks with the troublesome Pakistani Taliban was over. Sharif came to power a year...

SHANGHAI: The first metro train in the history of the country will run in Lahore. The historic 27-kilometre-long elevated mass transit project will cost $1.6 billion and is aimed at facilitating the commuters through the city. Pakistan and China on Thursday signed the framework agreement on the Lahore Orange Line...

#GeoSuspended It Had to Happen, The licences of three television channels of the Geo TV network were on Tuesday suspended by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority watchdog for leveling allegations against the country's powerful spy agency ISI.  Three Channels ( GEO NEWS , GEO TEZ , GEO ENTERTAINMENT  VIDEO NEWS...

Pakistan on Friday invited India's incoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit, just hours after India's opposition candidate secured a crushing victory in the world's largest election. Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came to power last year promising to improve relations with nuclear arch-rival India, but a series of clashes...

Zille Huma was born on February 21, 1944 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. She was the youngest of the three children of famed singer Noor Jehan and filmmaker, Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi. The 70 year old, who passed away on Thursday, was experiencing considerable pain due to kidney problems and diabetes...

Adding to the accessibility of its users, Zameen.com, the largest real estate portal of Pakistan, has rolled out a map section which describes in detail the specific plot positions along with their respective numbers. The introduction of this section is in compliance to the increasing demands of its customers. While...

ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) staged a walkout from the Senate against non-issuance of Pakistani identity card and passport to party chief Altaf Hussain. MQM Senator Tahir Mashadi said the government had not responded even a month after Mr Hussain filed the application for his passport and ID card....

Earthquake in Nawabshah  : An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 hit Nawabshah and surrounding areas, damaging houses in various areas that left at least one person dead and 50 others injured. The injured people, who include women and children, were shifted to hospitals where emergency has been declared. The quake...