A student of Peshawar University on Tuesday declined to accept a graduation degree from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, citing his dissatisfaction with the federal government as the reason behind the refusal. Nabi Shah, a student of Journalism and Mass Communications at the university in Peshawar, said he was dissatisfied with the federal government, and so had refused to ...

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would form a commission to investigate revelations in the Panama Papers leaks that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family owned offshore assets worth millions of dollars. The court’s decision came a day ahead of opposition leader Imran Khan’s planned “lockdown” of the national capital to pressure Sharif to step down or order a probe ...

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari slammed the country’s Interior Minister for having a photo session with the Taliban hours after a deadly attack on Quetta police academy. Speaking to reporters after visiting the injured police cadets, Bilawal said the minister met with the Taliban and had a photo session with them less than 48 hours after the Quetta ...

The Indian men’s hockey team on Sunday beat arch-rivals Pakistan 3-2 in the final of the Asian Champions Trophy at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Goals from Rupinder Pal Singh (18th minute), Yousuf Affan (23rd) and Nikkin Thimmaiah (51st) helped India surmount the challenge from Pakistan, who rallied from two goals behind through strikes by Muhammad ...

Pakistan’s information minister Pervaiz Rashid was sacked on Saturday as the fallout of a report in the Dawn newspaper on a rift between the civil and military leadership over security policies and tackling banned terrorist groups. Sources said Rashid, a senior leader of the ruling PML-N party considered close to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was removed after a government inquiry ...

KABUL: The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal has promised that National Geographic’s famed ‘Afghan girl’, Sharbat Gula, will be released from the Pakistani jail soon. Zakhilwal said the Embassy of Afghanistan has not been informed regarding the arrest of Gula and her family so far. He said the Embassy of Afghanistan has ascertained the location where Gula is ...

If you thought that the trending #ChaiWala was a one-time wonder, you were wrong. Looks like Arshad Khan, the 18-year-old tea seller from Islamabad, is becoming more famous by the day. Khan unknowingly became an overnight social media celebrity after an image of him posted by Pakistani photographer Jiah Ali on her Instagram account went viral. The photo attracted over ...

Washington DC: A strike in Kunar province targeted Farouq al-Qahtani, Al Qaeda’s emir for northeastern Afghanistan, and his deputy Bilal al-Mutaybi, the senior US defence official said. The US military believes the men were killed but has not confirmed the strike was successful. “We feel pretty confident,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter. The Pentagon ...

  ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic response to the Islamabad administration’s order against public gatherings, Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rashid has said that he will “tear Section 144 into 144 pieces.” “On Nov 2, Rawalpindi will be closed down no matter what anyone does,” Rasheed told reporters Thursday adding, “from Chandi Chowk till Islamabad, people will come out onto ...

BALOCHISTAN: At least 58 cadets and guards have been killed after militants attacked a police college in the Balochistan city of Quetta, officials say. Three militants wearing suicide bomb vests entered the college late on Monday, reportedly taking hostages. A major security operation lasted for hours and all attackers were killed. No group has said they carried out the assault, ...