A view of the Gasherbrum IV massif. PHOTO: DAVID KASZLIKOWSKI

Polish Photographer reveals Karakoram’s most spectacular side with drone

Photographer took pictures of Pakistani glacier using a drone after three-week adventurous hike through the Himalayas The photos taken in the cold, high Himalyas usually show colossal snow-covered vast lands and mountains.... Read more »
The continuous flash flood has destroyed critical infrastructure & villages in Chitral, Pakistan.

Pakistan monsoon floods, rains killed 83 people, affected almost 300,000

Torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 80 people in Pakistan this month and affected almost 300,000. The country’s disaster management agency has warned of more bad weather to come. The... Read more »

5.1-Magnitude quake rocks Islamabad

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake has struck just outside Islamabad, the U.S. Geological Survey said, killing three people. Residents of the Pakistani capital reported buildings and vehicles shaking after the quake hit at 1:59... Read more »

Pakistan’s Zaheer Abbas named New President of International Cricket Council

Abbas succeeds Bangladesh’s Mustafa Kamal in ceremonial role The former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas has been appointed as president of the International Cricket Council for the next year at the annual conference... Read more »

Killer heat wave claims more than 200 lives in Pakistan

An intense heat wave killed more than 200 people in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, officials said, as the electricity grid crashed during the first days of the Muslim holy month of... Read more »
Pakistan was successful in securing its first ever export order for its JF-17 Thunder fighter at the first day of the International Paris Air Show

Pakistan’s JF-17 wins first export order at Paris Air Show

PARIS (France) –  After high expectations for a deal to pull through, Pakistan was successful in securing its first ever export order for its JF-17 Thunder fighter on Monday at the first... Read more »

Ordinary Pakistanis seem to love Indians. Do we love them back?

A visit to Islamabad reveals one unfortunate difference between the two South Asian countries By Aarefa Johari “Aap India se hai? You are Indian? That makes you our guest. We can’t take... Read more »

Pakistan’s JF-17 to participate in Paris Air Show 2015

As the world’s oldest and largest air show, the Paris Air Show is the undisputed queen of its kind. The tarmac of Paris-Le Bourget Airport is set, once again, to be heaving... Read more »

Pakistan nominates Zaheer Abbas for ICC presidency

The nomination will now go forward for consideration by the ICC Nominations Committee and then to the ICC Board for approval before it is ratified by the Full Council at the 2015... Read more »
Pakistan armed forces Chief of Staff General Raheel Sharif

Pakistan and Kashmir are inseparable: Pakistan’s Army Chief

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) – In one of his strongest remarks on Kashmir, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan and Kashmir are inseparable, and that Kashmir is... Read more »
Special assistant to Prime Minister, Syed Tariq Fatemi, arrives to attend the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) on October 16, 2014 in Milan. AFP / Giuseppe Cacace

Pakistan to host D-8 summit on June 4-5

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan, the current Chairman of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Development, will host a meeting of the 36th session of the Developing-8 Commission this week. “This meeting is being organised... Read more »

United Nations honours fallen Pakistani peacekeeping soldiers

United Nations on Friday awarded posthumous awards to five Pakistani peacekeepers who laid down their lives while serving the cause of peace around the world in 2014 In a solemn ceremony held... Read more »

Pakistan bus raids: Balochistan gunmen kill at least 20

Gunmen in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province have attacked two buses, killing at least 20 passengers, officials have said. Two buses in Pakistan have been attacked by armed attackers in a region where... Read more »
Vigils were held in Karachi for those killed in 13 May attack on a bus by gunmen in Karachi.

Karachi killing add to the miseries of Pakistan

By Yasmeen Aftab Ali As many as 45 were killed and 20 injured as gunmen opened fire on a bus near Safoora Chowk area in Karachi. The number of those dead has... Read more »
President Mamnoon Hussain inspects a guard of honour alongside long-range ballistic missiles the Shaheen II during the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad on March 23, 2015. PHOTO: AFP

Saudi Arabia in talks to buy Pakistani nuclear weapons: Report

Saudi Arabia has made a “strategic decision” to purchase “off-the-shelf” nuclear weapons from Pakistan, a US official says. At the prospect of the international community’s nuclear deal with Iran, Saudi Arabia has... Read more »

Pakistan, Afghanistan intelligence agencies sign MoU to conduct joint anti-terror operations

In a first of its kind deal,  the spy agencies of Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to share intelligence and carry out “coordinated intelligence operations” against militants operating along their porous border,... Read more »
Vigils were held in Karachi for those killed in 13 May attack on a bus by gunmen in Karachi.

Ordinary people are increasingly vulnerable in Pakistan’s War on Terror

By Saim Saeed First witness reports testify that Wednesday (May 13) morning’s attack in Karachi on a Shia Ismaili bus was conducted with precision. Eight attackers boarded the bus, purportedly dressed in... Read more »
Helicopter carrying foreigners crash-landed in Gilgit, Pakistan on Friday, 8 May 2015.

Foreign diplomats killed in Pakistan helicopter crash

Norway and Philippines Ambassadors among 7 killed in Helicopter crash in Gilgit  ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) – A Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats to the launch of projects in northern Pakistan crashed on Friday... Read more »

Australia-Pakistan explore new avenues to enhance bilateral trade and ties

On her first visit to Pakistan as Foreign Minister, Ms. Julie Bishop held meetings with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to discuss the growing strength of bilateral partnership and important regional and international... Read more »
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Pakistani Project among 10 at NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2015

One Pakistani project, RemoReboCon or #RRC, is in the top 10 amongst 949 projects from across the world, with the possibility of having a Pakistani app operating in space in the near... Read more »
Julie Bishop

Australian FM Julie Bishop to visit Pakistan in May

ISLAMABAD, (Pakistan) — Australian Foreign Minister Ms Julie Bishop is expected to pay an official visit to Pakistan next week. According to official sources the Australian FM will reach Islamabad on May... Read more »

Pakistan’s court sentences Malala Yousafzai’s attackers for life

Attackers sentenced to 25 years in prison for their parts in nearly fatal shooting of Pakistan’s female education advocate ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) — A Pakistani court has jailed 10 men for their involvement... Read more »
Powerful windstorm, heavy rain claim 44 lives in Peshawar city

Powerful windstorm, heavy rain claim 44 lives in Pakistan

Mini-Cyclone described as the third worst in the country’s history PESHAWAR, (Pakistan) — At least 44 people were killed and hundreds more injured Sunday when devastating windstorm coupled with heavy rain and hail hit Peshawar in... Read more »
Pakistan armed forces Chief of Staff General Raheel Sharif

Pakistan’s army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif proposed as next Field Marshal

Different circles in Pakistan are holding in-house discussions on an idea to explore the possibility to promote Pakistan armed forces Chief of Staff General Raheel Sharif as a Field Marshal, or a... Read more »