Added on October 4, 2018 Press Trust of India

Convictions against Sharifs in Avenfield verdict not sustainable: Pak court

Islamabad: A Pakistani top court has observed that the sentences of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law in a corruption case “may not be ultimately sustainable” as it issued a detailed judgement on Wednesday, two weeks after freeing the trio on bail. On September 19, a two-judge bench of the Islamabad High […]

Added on October 4, 2018 KV Correspondent

Pak population growing at 2.4 per cent annually

Country set to become fourth most populous nation in world by 2030

Islamabad: The latest problem worrying authorities in Pakistan is population explosion. A report in Pakistan-based Dawn News has said that the country would become the fourth most populous nation in the world by 2030. Currently ranked as sixth most populous nation in the world, Pakistan may move two ranks higher if the population continues to […]

Added on October 3, 2018 KV News

Pak cuts CPEC investment in railways, cites huge burden of loans

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has slashed the Chinese investment in railways by USD 2 billion citing a huge burden of loans, giving credence to reports that the new government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan may scrutinise the multi-billion dollar CPEC, a media report said Tuesday. Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said that the share of the […]

Added on October 3, 2018 KV News

Pak CJ warns Musharraf

Islamabad: Irked by former President Pervez Musharraf’s failure to come back to Pakistan and face ongoing cases against him, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Tuesday warned that if the “courageous commando” does not appear soon, he may be forced to return in a disgraceful manner. Chief Justice Nisar made the remarks when Musharraf’s lawyer told […]

Added on April 8, 2018 KV Correspondent

Kashmir, situation on LoC pose threat to peace: Pak tells SC President

United Nations: Pakistan has raised the Kashmir issue with UN Security Council President, saying the situation in the valley and the “escalation” of tension along the Line of Control pose a threat to international peace and security. Pakistan’s envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi yesterday in a tweet said that she raised the issue […]

Added on April 8, 2018 KV Correspondent

We are the voice of Kashmiris: Maleeha Lodhi

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi said Pakistan was the voice of the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir in the United Nations. Speaking at a gathering of Kashmiri and Pakistani diaspora in New York the ambassador said Pakistan was fighting the case of Kashmiri people at the international forum on […]

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