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Pakistan-origin newspaper vendor to get one of France's most prestigious honours

Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- A 73-year-old newspaper vendor originally from Pakistan is set to receive one of France's most prestigious honours after more than 50 years of selling dailies on the terraces of ca... Read More


Effective reforms introduced in health sector for better facilities: CM Bugti

Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Monday said that for the first time in history, practical and effective reforms have been introduced in the health sector in Balochi... Read More


GB demands restoration of HEC scholarships for students

Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution urging the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan to restore undergraduate scholarship opportunities for st... Read More


Australia lifts foreign student cap to 295,000 and prioritises Southeast Asia

Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- Australia will raise its cap on foreign students by 9% to 295,000 next year and prioritise applicants from Southeast Asia, the government said on Monday. Limits on places were ann... Read More


Russia urges caution in nuclear 'rhetoric' after Trump comments

Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- Russia urged caution on Monday after US President Donald Trump said he would deploy two nuclear submarines following an online row with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. T... Read More


Mudslide hits Indian village, 4 dead, 50 missing

Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- A powerful mudslide swept through Dharali village in Uttarakhand, India, killing at least four people. Over 50 others remain missing as floodwaters and mud buried homes and roads. ... Read More


IHC reserves verdict against auction of Bahria Town's properties

Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday reserved its verdict in a petition against the auction of the properties of Bahria Town. A two-judge bench comprising Chi... Read More


Teenage girl shot down allegedly by uncle over 'honour' in Battagram

Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- A teenage girl was gunned down allegedly by her uncle on Monday in a 'honour' killing case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Battagram district. The incident comes a few days after the kill... Read More


Armed forces reaffirm solidarity with Kashmiris

Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- On the occasion of Youm-e-Istehsal, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI(M), Chief of Army Staff, along with the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chief of Naval Staff, Chief ... Read More


Iranian envoy hails Pakistan's hospitality, calls presidential visit turning point

Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan, Dr. Reza Amiri Moghadam on Monday extended heartfelt gratitude to the government and the people of Pakistan for their 'warm, generous, and historic'... Read More