Beijing: Ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, China has launched a new driverless train capable of travelling at 350kmph. According to a report in independent.co.uk, the high-speed bullet train, which connects Beijing with Zhangjiakou — two of the main host cities of the Winter Olympics — slashes the journey time from three hours to […]
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Indian woman poses as pilgrim to meet Pak boyfriend at Kartarpur Corridor, held
Islamabad: A young Sikh woman from India met her Pakistani boyfriend at the Kartarpur corridor posing as a pilgrim, but her attempt to slip into Pakistan was foiled by the alert Pakistani guards. The Indian woman, identified as Manjeet Kaur, met her boyfriend on the first floor of the Kartarpur site on November 23. The Pakistani […]
Pakistan to amend Army Act to let Kulbhushan Jadhav appeal in civilian court
Islamabad: Pakistan is amending its Army Act to allow Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file an appeal in a civilian court, according to Pakistan’s ARY News. Quoting well-placed sources, the news site reported that the move is being undertaken by Pakistan “in compliance with the International Court of Justice’s condition” to allow Kulbhushan to […]
Autopsy report confirms Pak Hindu student raped, killed
Islamabad: The final autopsy report of a Pakistani Hindu medical student who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her hostel room in September, has revealed that she was raped before being murdered. Her body was found on September 16 hanging from the ceiling fan in her hostel room at the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto […]
Kartarpur ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims: Imran, shares pics
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that Kartarpur was ready to welcome the Sikh pilgrims from India to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev – the founder of Sikhism. “I want to congratulate our govt for readying Kartarpur, in record time, for Guru Nanak jee’s 550th birthday celebrations,” Khan said […]
Fazlur Rehman gives two-day deadline to Imran Khan to quit
Islamabad: Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leading the Azadi march demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, has given him a two-day deadline to resign. Addressing the march at Metro Ground in Islamabad on Friday, Rehman said that we are giving two days’ time to Prime Minister Imran Khan to resign […]
Inflation, not Kashmir biggest issue in Pakistan: Survey
Islamabad: Pakistan’s state of economy and not Kashmir is the biggest cause of worry for a vast majority of Pakistanis, a new survey has revealed. The survey, conducted in four provinces of Pakistan by Gallup-Gilani Pakistan, has found that 53 per cent of Pakistanis are worried about inflation, 23 per cent said unemployment was a […]
Pak train fire: Death toll rises to 73
Islamabad: At least 73 people were killed and several others injured when a train from Karachi to Rawalpindi caught fire in Pakistan’s east Punjab province on Thursday, Geo news reported. The incident happened when a gas cylinder being carried by a passenger exploded in the passenger train, Tezgam near the city area of Liaquatpur, a […]
Pakistan train fire: Death toll reaches 65, scores injured
Islamabad: At least 65 people were killed and several others injured when a train from Karachi to Rawalpindi caught fire in Pakistan’s east Punjab province on Thursday, Geo news reported. The incident happened when a gas cylinder being carried by a passenger exploded in the passenger train, Tezgam near the city area of Liaquatpur, a Pakistan […]
India, Modi behind pollution in Pakistan: Pak Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhary has blamed India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the pollution in Lahore, according to reports in the Pakistani media on Wednesday. Taking to his twitter handle, Chaudhary said: “Indian level of pollution at Wagah is double than Lahore city.” In a separate tweet, he said: “Min […]