ISLAMABAD - Islamabad has been ranked as the safest city in Pakistan. The capital was ranked on the World Crime Index on 224th position among 328 cities around the world. Karachi also made it to the list, but on the 71st position. Meanwhile, Lahore showed improvement in their ranking as ...

LAHORE – The RAF Voyager plane carrying UK royals, who are on a four-day official visit to Pakistan, tried to land twice, at Rawalpindi air base and Islamabad international, before it decided to return to Lahore on Thursday evening. William, who has previously worked as a search and rescue ...

MOSCOW – Pakistan and Russia on Tuesday discussed defense cooperation at the second round of Joint Military Consultative Committee in Moscow, reports the Radio Pakistan. The Pakistani delegation was led by Defense Secretary Ikram-ul-Haq while Russian side by Deputy Defense Minister Alexander V ...

ISLAMABAD - The Accountability Court on Friday dismissed the National Accountability Bureau plea against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz in the Avenfield reference. The PML-N vice president was summoned by Judge Mohammad Bashir earlier this month. According to the National ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has reopened its airspace to civil aviation with immediate effect, the Civil Aviation Authority said on Tuesday. "With immediate effect Pakistan airspace is open for all type of civil traffic on published ATS (Air Traffic Service) routes," according to a notice to airmen ...

ISLAMABAD – Afghan President Dr Ashraf Ghani has said his country wants good relations with Pakistan and will fully support all the efforts for achieving the shared goals of regional cooperation, prosperity and connectivity. In an interview with a private news channel programme on Sunday, the ...

ISLAMABAD - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has arrived in Islamabad on a two-day visit to Pakistan, the Radio Pakistan reported. According to media details, Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood and other officials received the Afghan President at Nur Khan airbase. The visiting dignitary was also ...

ISLAMABAD - Leaders of the opposition parties attended multiparty conference hosted by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam F leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman in Islamabad today (Wednesday). Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President, Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, and others attended the meeting ...

ISLAMABAD –Prime Minister Imran Khan received Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Nur Khan airbase on Saturday. After according a rousing welcome, Qatar's Emir was taken to the PM Secretariat where he was presented with a guard of honour. Laterwards, he had a ...

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi have sent letters of felicitation to their Indian counterparts on assumption of their offices, stressing Pakistan's desire of a peaceful neighbourhood. The letters were sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ...

KABUL – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he will visit Pakistan on June 27 in an effort to improve bilateral relations that are often hampered by mistrust and reciprocal accusations. In his speech after Eid prayers earlier today, Ghani said that the visit was agreed on after he met Pakistan's ...

ISLAMABAD – British Airways has resumed its flight operation to Pakistan after a more than decade long hiatus. The first flight of British Airways (BA- 261) landed at Islamabad International Airport at 9:25 am from Heathrow, London where 240 passengers arrived by the Boeing 787 Dreamliner with ...

LAHORE – China's Vice President Wang Qishan on Tuesday concluded his three-day "highly successful" visit to Pakistan, setting a tone for future trajectory of mutual engagement between the two countries. "The Vice President's highly successful visit has imparted a strong impetus to further ...

ISLAMABAD – Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss Pakistan-Iran bilateral relations in the federal capital on Friday. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was also present on the occasion. Later, Dr. Zarif also called on Speaker National Assembly ...

ISLAMABAD –Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday took strong exception to the delay in arrest of the SHO, Shahzad Town, Islamabad, in the Farishta case, despite lodging of an FIR a day earlier and sought an explanation from the Deputy Inspector General (Operations) and Inspector General of ...

ISLAMABAD - A 10-year-old girl was murdered after rape in Pakistan's capital city Islamabad, stirring concerns among citizens who had been calling for tough legislative oversight on cases related to child abuse. The victim had gone out of her home last Wednesday but did not return, according to the ...