By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) wants to invest in Pakistan’s renewable energy sector and is also interested in its conventional energy sources, a senior UAE official said on Thursday.
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Pakistani army major martyred in gunfight with militants
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A army major was killed, and two soldiers wounded in a clash with militants near the Afghan border, the military said on Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks on security forces in the restive region.
Five Pakistani car washers held for working in Israel, violating travel ban
By Staff Writer
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has arrested five men who worked as car washers and helpers in Israel for four years, violating a ban on travel to the Jewish state, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said on Wednesday.
Three soldiers martyred in suicide attack near Afghan border
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber killed three soldiers and wounded three civilians near a security checkpoint in North Waziristan, a former militant stronghold on the Afghan border, the army said on Wednesday.
Petition seeks to overturn 29 civilian convictions by military courts under ex-PM Khan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A lawyer and retired army colonel filed a petition in Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking to annul the military trials, convictions, and sentences of 29 civilians during the tenure of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
PM Sharif calls for protests over Holy Quran burning in Sweden
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for nationwide protests on Friday to denounce the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by a man in Sweden and said he would summon a joint session of parliament to condemn the incident.
Sharif, Modi reignite old rifts at SCO summit
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi traded jibes on cross-border militancy and rights of minorities on Tuesday as they met virtually at a regional summit.
PM Sharif calls on Sweden to take action against Holy Quran desecrator
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday called on Sweden to take action against a man who desecrated the holy Quran in Stockholm last week and demanded a thorough investigation into the incident.
Six security officials killed in Balochistan attacks
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Six security officials were killed in attacks on check posts and a patrol party in southwestern Balochistan province on Sunday, the government and military said, as violence flared in the restive southwestern province.
Pakistan, India swap lists of detainees
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India exchanged lists of prisoners on Saturday as part of a bilateral agreement, the foreign office said, with 417 Pakistanis in Indian jails and 308 Indians in Pakistani custody.