Tag: Pakistan

Stating that terrorism is a major threat, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday said that anti-terror measures are the need of the hour.

Bhutto Zardari, who would be the first foreign minister to visit India since 2011, is leading the Pakistan delegation to the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Beijing-based Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Mahendar Kumar, a resident of Mumbai, came to Sukkur along with his family to get married to Sanjugata Kumari, reports Geo News.

Without naming Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that it is difficult to engage with a neighbour which practices cross-border terrorism against India.

Pakistans electronic media regulator has started a countrywide operation against cable TV operators airing illegal Indian channels.

The report filed in the top court along with an application to withdraw its election-date order, feared a spike in terrorism threats if elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sssemblies were held before polls in others, Dawn reported.

The COAS emphasised that the people of Pakistan are the "centre of gravity", and that the Constitution of Pakistan and the Parliament are the reflection of their opinions.

The Swedish embassy did not elaborate on the nature of the threat, but many believe the decision was linked with the recent incident of burning of the holy Quran in Sweden, Dawn reported.

In an interaction with Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute of International Economics in Washington DC, during her ongoing tour of the US, the finance minister gave Pakistan's example, saying that it was created as an Islamic country which had promised to treat minorities equally, however there the minorities and even several Muslim sects, which don't agree with the majority community, have been "decimated and diminished in numbers".

Pakistan faces near-term debt repayment pressure. From April to June 2023, the external debt servicing burden is $4.5 billion, the analysis said.

Sixty-five per cent of cases of forced faith conversion were reported in Sindh in 2022, followed by 33 per cent in Punjab, and 0.8 per cent each in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

ICC has denied such reports that Pakistan will play their matches at a neutral venue during the forthcoming ODI World Cup to be held at different places in India.

The idea has been discussed on the sidelines of ICC meetings in Dubai. However, as per Bangladesh Cricket Board nothing in this regard has been finalised yet.

According to the US Geological Survey, Tuesday night's earthquake struck 40 km southeast of Jurm town in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. It was 187.6 km deep, reports CNN.

Mostly, women and girls are sexually harassed. Such incidents are quite frequent in crowded places. However, such odious acts also are reported at workplaces and other commercial spaces. While some women/girls remain silent, braves fight back to protect their modesty and prestige.