Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as the country's first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) for a period of five years.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's summary…

A Pakistani-born was arrested with an arsenal of weapons, body armor and a handwritten manifesto outlining plans to kill all and achieve martyrdom in a mass shooting on school campus.Luqmaan Khan, 25, a student at the University of…

Rawalpindi: Pakistani authorities at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail on Tuesday permitted PTI founder Imran Khan's sister Uzma Khanum to meet the incarcerated former prime minister, Dawn reported. Uzma entered the prison while several PTI…

Islamabad: Amid growing concerns over the health of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who remains in jail, members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged a protest outside the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday, raising slogans…

Islamabad: Pakistan is currently experiencing one of the fastest-growing epidemics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, with new infections increasing by 200% over the past 15 years, from 16,000 in…

New Delhi: Rumors of Imran Khan's death have sparked widespread speculation and protests in Pakistan. The former Prime Minister, currently imprisoned in Adiala Jail, has been the subject of unverified reports claiming he was "mysteriously…

Peshawar: The headquarters of the Federal Constabulary (FC) in Peshawar came under attack on Monday, senior police officials told Dawn.Peshawar Capital City Police Officer Mian Saeed Ahmad confirmed the incident, telling Dawn: "The FC…

Rawalpindi: Sahibzada Farhan became Pakistan's first batter to hit 100 sixes in a calendar year in T20s and overall 12th during the tri-nation T20I series match against Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe is the third country.In his side's seven-wicket…

Faisalabad: At least 20 people, including seven members of a single family, were killed and seven others injured after a massive steamer explosion, apparently caused by a gas leak, ripped through a glue factory in Faisalabad on Friday…

Faisalabad: At least 15 people were killed and several others injured after a gas explosion triggered the collapse of a factory and nearby structures in Faisalabad's Malikpur area on Friday, according to a statement issued by the…