All stories by SAJJAD HUSSAIN
Pak PM Imran Khan calls Osama bin Laden 'martyr'
Rediff.com25 Jun 2020Speaking in parliament during the budget session, Khan said the American forces entered Pakistan and killed Laden without informing Islamabad after which everyone started abusing his country.
2 Indian High Commission staffers released by Pak police
Rediff.com15 Jun 2020A BMW car hit a pedestrian who was walking on the city's Embassy Road at around 8am and attempted to flee, Geo News reported quoting some eyewitnesses.
Former Pak PM Yusuf Raza Gilani tests positive for COVID-19
Rediff.com13 Jun 2020Gilani, 67, tested positive after attending a hearing of the National Accountability Bureau in a corruption case.
Pak PM tests negative for COVID-19; cases cross 10,000 mark
Rediff.com22 Apr 2020Khan, 67, agreed for the test after Faisal Edhi, the son of late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and chairman of the Edhi Foundation, who met him last week tested positive for the coronavirus.
Pak PM to get tested for COVID-19, says aide
Rediff.com21 Apr 2020A well-known philanthropist was tested positive for the COVID-19, days after meeting the Pakistan prime minister.
COVID-19: Pak SC asks govt to sack top health advisor
Rediff.com13 Apr 2020During a hearing on a suo motu case on the coronavirus crisis in Pakistan, a five-member bench of the apex court observed that PM Khan's Cabinet has become ineffective in the fight against the pandemic. The bench questioned the integrity of Dr Mirza in tackling the COVID-19 crisis and the transparency of his work done.
Pak's coronavirus cases reach 4,601; death toll at 66
Rediff.com10 Apr 2020The total tally of COVID-19 patients in the largest province of Punjab was 2,270, Sindh 1,128, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 620, Balochistan 219, Gilgit-Baltistan 215, Islamabad 107 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir 33.
COVID: Pak bars international flights as cases up to 625
Rediff.com21 Mar 2020The worst-affected Sindh province reported 90 new coronavirus cases, taking the provincial tally to 357. The new cases have been detected in pilgrims who returned from Iran and have been quarantined in Sukkur, according to a spokesperson for the Sindh health department.
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surge to 183
Rediff.com17 Mar 2020The "exponential increase is largely due to the recent inflow of people brought in from Taftan after a purported quarantine".
Pak to join SAARC video conference on coronavirus called by Modi
Rediff.com14 Mar 2020'We have communicated that SAPM (Special Assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister) on Health (Zafar Mirza) will be available to participate in the video conference of SAARC member countries on the issue,' Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said in a tweet on Friday.
IMF, Pak reach agreement on 2nd review of $6bn bailout package
Rediff.com28 Feb 2020The agreement is subject to approval by the IMF management and consideration by its executive board, which is expected in early April.
Erdogan raises Kashmir in Pak Parliament, declares Turkish support
Rediff.com14 Feb 2020Voicing his country's support to Pakistan's stand on the Kashmir issue, he said it can be resolved not through conflict or oppression but on the basis of justice and fairness. "Our Kashmiri brothers and sisters have suffered from inconveniences for decades and these sufferings have become graver due to unilateral steps taken in recent times," Erdogan said.
Gurdwara Nankana Sahib 'untouched, undamaged': Pak govt
Rediff.com4 Jan 2020Pak foreign office said that it was a scuffle between 2 Muslim groups and attempts to paint this incident as a communal issue are 'patently motivated'. It also said that claims of acts of 'desecration and destruction' are not only false but mischievous.
India could carry out 'some sort of action' in PoK: Imran
Rediff.com26 Dec 2019He also said that Pakistan would not do anything as what Prime Minister Modi was doing "would create a backlash that would bring his downfall."
2 soldiers killed in exchange of fire with Indian troops: Pak Army
Rediff.com26 Dec 2019The Pak army also claimed that three Indian soldiers were killed in the exchange of fire. An Indian JCO was killed in Pak firing on Wednesday.
Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death in high treason case
Rediff.com18 Dec 2019The ex-army chief left for Dubai for medical treatment in March 2016 and has not returned since, citing security and health reasons.
Pakistan slams India over 'discriminatory' citizenship bill
Rediff.com10 Dec 2019Pakistan Foreign Office in a statement said the latest legislation by the Indian government was another major step towards the realisation of the concept of "Hindu Rashtra.
Pak SC grants 6-month conditional extension to Bajwa
Rediff.com28 Nov 2019The verdict was announced after the government submitted a 'new summary' to extend the service of 59-year-old Gen Bajwa.
Pak withdraws extension given to Bajwa after SC order
Rediff.com27 Nov 2019Reacting to the embarrassing development, Khan chaired an emergency Cabinet meeting and took back the notification to extend services of General Bajwa.
Pak considering legal options for Jadhav case review
Rediff.com14 Nov 2019Ghafoor said the reports of the amendment in the Pak Army Act to implement ICJ verdict regarding Jadhav are 'incorrect'.