India’s forex reserves down by $274 million
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves declined by $273.8 million to $312.38 billion for the week ended May 30, led by a sharp fall in overseas currency assets, Reserve Bank…
Bugti finds foreign hand in Balochistan unrest
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Safaraz Bugti on Monday said that a foreign hand was involved in terrorism in Balochistan. In a statement issued, Bugti said Balochistan has long border with…
Aerial bombing in Tirah valley kills 15 militants
KHYBER AGENCY: Security forces carried out aerial bombing in the remote Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, killing at least 15 militants, Express News reported on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), nine hideouts of…
Hafiz Gul Bahadur group extends ceasefire to June 20
PESHAWAR: The North Wazristan Taliban Shura led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur has extended the ceasefire till June 20 and also assured the government to carry out probe into the Boya…
Karachi airport handed over to CAA, open for operations
KARACHI: Karachi airport has been reopened for passengers and all flight operations, said Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Bajwa. Earlier on Sunday, a five-hour attack by…
Afghanistan: Bombers hit base in east, kill guard
Kabul : Three suicide bombers attacked a parking lot at a police base in eastern Afghanistan, killing a guard and setting 25 trucks ablaze, an official told AP on Monday.…
TTP claims attack on Karachi airport
KARACHI: Pakistani officials say a brazen five-hour attack by militants on the international airport in Karachi left 28 people, including 10 attackers, dead but police managed to regain control of…
At least 22 people killed in suicide attack near Pak-Iran border
QUETTA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday ordered action against perpetrators behind the twin suicide attack which killed 24 Shia pilgrims in Taftan near the Pakistan-Iran border, officials said. Sharif…
Child Marriage, Islam and Scientific Research
The legal age of marriage in Pakistan is 18 years for males and 16 years for females; but after the 18th Constitutional Amendment in 2010, the issue of child marriage…
73 Indian fishermen arrested in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Seventy three Indian fishermen have been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly poaching into the country's waters, the Navy said today, days after it released 33 fishermen from the country.…