Thousands of Afghan migrants, who have taken refuge in Pakistan, have called for an immediate pause in action directed at them by police authorities in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Pakistan is grappling with a resurgence of polio virus as several new cases have been reported over the past few weeks.
When the Indian ministerial team commented that “the atmospherics were good,” it seems an opportune moment to peer through the broken bridges of diplomacy between the two neighbours, who suffered the horrors of Partition and then a series of wars, entrenching international powers in the sub-continent amidst a continuing arms-race.
Ahead of his visit to Pakistan for the SCO Heads of Government meeting on October 15-16, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he is not going to Islamabad to discuss "India-Pakistan relations" but to attend a multilateral event. He said he is travelling to Pakistan only to be a "good member of the SCO".
Pakistan has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting scheduled to be hosted by Islamabad in October, India confirmed Friday.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday restricted live coverage of events outside the Islamabad Judicial Complex, where Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan will be arriving for a court hearing, the media reported.
Electricity has still not been fully restored nationwide, which is hindering companies and the daily lives of more than 220 million people.
The law enforcement agency said that cops had stopped a "suspicious" car for snap checking when the driver, the suicide attacker, detonated himself, Geo News reported.
Pakistan is a country endowed with great political thinkers, architects and engineers, as is evidenced in the shining glory of their magical, visionary projects, with each surpassing the other in its simple genius.
The court on Thursday was set to frame charges against the former Prime Minister during the hearing. However, Khan offered apology at the outset of the hearing.
