Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved a 10-day Basant festival in Lahore, scheduled from January 29 to February 7, 2027, with festivities paused for Kashmir Day on February 5. The festival, deeply rooted in Lahore’s cultural and historical heritage, signifies the arrival of spring and has
Pakistan has confirmed it has deployed troops to Saudi Arabia as cross-border attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen continue to target Saudi infrastructure. “The forces of Pakistan are already there,” Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, head of the military's media wing, said in an interview
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing yet another embarrassing situation after a road rage incident involving his step-son came to light. During the 2018 election Khan had campaigned for the end of "VIP Culture". According to Hashim Kaleem, the incident happened on Friday evening when driver
The United States on Sunday criticized Pakistan for using discriminatory policies against Ahmadiyya community and other religious minorities including Sikhs, Christians, and Shias. A country report on human rights practices for 2018, released by the US Department of State, last week, says: "Courts routinely failed to protect the rights
India's army reportedly spent six months watching "Chinese spy drones" violating its air space, only to find out they were actually Jupiter and Venus. Tensions have been high in the disputed Himalayan border area between the two nations in recent years, with India frequently accusing its
Como Museum which claims to be "Pakistan’s first private museum dedicated to the preservation and promotion of contemporary and modern art" is set to open in Lahore later this year. Como is the brainchild of Seher Tareen whose idea behind the project was to create a space
Islamic Relief and Qatar Implicated in Tunisian Terror Finance Investigation A leaked report allegedly produced by the Tunisian Commission for Financial Analysis (CTAF) reveals an investigation into a prominent leader of Islamic Relief - the international Islamist charitable network founded in the U.K. and named by the United Arab Emirates
To highlight the connecting of the global with the local and therewith Pakistani’s problems and solutions in the light of global developments, the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) held an event in Karachi on Feb 24, 2019 with the former Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar as the Chief
A top Indian minister said on Saturday the government would not share proof that “a very large number” of militants were killed in air strikes inside Pakistan this week, after doubts were raised there were any casualties in the attack that stoked tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals. The flare
HANOI, Vietnam — As President Trump settled into the dining room of a French-colonial hotel in Hanoi on Thursday morning, the conversation with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader with whom he had struck up the oddest of friendships, was already turning tense. In a dinner at the Metropole
The body of the Pakistani prisoner, Shakirullah who was stoned to death by other inmates in Rajasthan’s Jaipur Central Jail mid last month, has been handed over to Pakistan at the Wagah Border on Saturday. The murder of the Pakistani inmate had come after India has leveled baseless allegations
I know this article will make me very unpopular among most Indians, and I may be soundly berated and condemned by the largely jingoistic and bellicose Indian media, but that does not matter. I am not in a popularity contest, and I have often said things which made me very
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Watch the full series now: https://youtu.be/Xdya8eym9nM Huge thank you to Ali, CEO of Pakistan Travel Mart, for making this entire amazing trip to Pakistan happen. Check out Ali: https://goo.gl/nrBEfF It was a trip of a lifetime in Pakistan. Here are the main destinations we
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PIA has resumed flight operations from the Karachi, Islamabad, Quetta and Peshawar airports after a notice was issued by the Civil Aviation Authority. The prime minister has ordered the airline to bring back travelers from Saudi Arabia and other countries on an urgent basis. More than 5,000 passengers have
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Pakistan handed a captured Indian pilot back to his country on Friday (March 1) as the nuclear-armed neighbours scaled back their confrontation, at least temporarily. The Sun is unable to verify the circumstances under which the statement was given. Television footage showed Wing Commander Abhinandan walking across the border
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks Indians to stay united as anger boils over the capture of a pilot by Pakistan as a crisis escalates between the nuclear-armed rivals. Escalating tensions between India and Pakistan continued Thursday with armed skirmishes between the nuclear-armed rivals and the closure of Pakistani
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Indonesian official overseeing a grueling rescue at a collapsed Indonesian gold mine says the voices of dozens of trapped miners are no longer being heard as the effort to reach them continued for a fourth day. Abdul Muin Paputungan said Saturday that rescuers are currently not entering the mine in
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Lahore is known for its rich heritage and culture and no doubt that it has been an adored seat of power and the heart of many writers, painters and poets. The walled city of Lahore was once the hub of all the laureates and nobles and I can imagine the
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Japanese cheesecake is a dessert that has recently gained countless fan followers across the globe. The dessert hopes to win over people in Pakistan now. With branches in the US, Thailand, Australia, and Canada, Uncle Tetsu now makes its way to Pakistan, with its first destination being Lahore. Managing Director