Kartarpur corridor project meets a dead end
Lahore: The ambitious Kartarpur corridor linking Pakistan’s Gurudwara Darbar Sahib with India’s Dera Baba Nanak shrine has hit a roadblock after the technical experts from both the countries could not find a consensus on building a bridge over the Ravi’s floodplain, a media report said Tuesday. The experts from Pakistan and India on Monday held […]
Pak minister lands in trouble over moon-sighting website
Cleric files police complaint, says Minister violating Islamic norms
Islamabad: A Muslim cleric has filed a police complaint against Pakistan’s Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, alleging that he had deliberately violated norms of Islam and Sharia by introducing a moon-sighting calendar. Chaudhry Sunday launched Pakistan’s first ever moon-sighting website – pakmoonsighting.pk – in a bid to end controversy over the start of […]
HIV outbreak worries Pak, seeks help from WHO
KARACHI: The Pakistan government has sought the help of the World Health organisation (WHO) to probe the recent outbreak of HIV in the country’s Sindh province, that has till now affected over 600 people, mostly children, according to a media report. Till now 681 HIV positive cases have been identified among the 21,375 tested in […]
US, Italy-trained snipers deployed along LoC: Report
New Delhi: Indian Army has deployed its elite units equipped with new sniper rifles along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan after special training from American and Italian experts. “Specials units, along with some regular soldiers from the LoC battalions, have been trained by experts from abroad on the use of these weapons and […]
Will defend Pakistan’s ‘core interests’ at all costs, says China
ISLAMABAD: China will always stand by Pakistan’s “core interests” no matter how the international landscape changes, visiting Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan has said as he cited the USD 60 billion CPEC as the manifestation of their all-weather relationship. Addressing a meeting on Sunday organised by the Pakistan-China Institute (PCI), the senior Chinese leader said […]
Pak SC makes history by hearing case via e-Court
Islamabad: For the first time, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday began hearing cases through video link, a development which the apex court said will benefit the litigants, lawyers and save time and money. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel […]
400 year old ‘Guru Nanak palace’ vandalized in Pakistan
LAHORE: A centuries-old ‘Guru Nanak palace’ was partially demolished by a group of vandals who sold its precious windows and doors in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a media report said Monday. The walls of the four-storey building had pictures of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak as well as of various Hindu rulers and princes, Dawn news reported. […]
