Officials in southwestern Pakistan say insurgents have killed two police officers. Authorities say the militants opened fire on the police Friday on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of the oil- … Quetta News Sources -2
KARACHI: All Pakistan T20 cricket tournament was inaugurated in Quetta on Monday by Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai. Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qadir Baloch and other senior civil and military officials attended the ceremony. There are 19 teams participating in the tournament from around the country. Several matches of the All Pakistan T-20 Cup Quetta were […]
QUETTA, Pakistan: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan on Friday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The epicentre was close to the city of … Quetta News Sources -2
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan have allegedly detained two brothers of a senior negotiator of the Afghan Taliban, The Express Tribune learnt on Wednesday. The brothers of Tayyeb Agha, who is leading the Taliban negotiators in Qatar, have been picked up from Karachi and Quetta, a Taliban official told The Express Tribune while requesting anonymity. Younas Agha, […]
ISLAMABAD / LAHORE / QUETTA / PESHAWAR / KARACHI: The Express Tribune takes a look at how the Christian community in Pakistan celebrates Easter. Easter for Sindhi Christians A day before Easter, Sumaira Kafue set off for her hometown to celebrate the festive occasion with her family. But unlike hundreds of Christians who travel to […]
KARACHI: Give our cities administrative and financial autonomy so they can work more at integrating with the rural areas, urged Dr Ishrat Husain during his keynote speech at the inauguration of the South Asian Cities conference on Thursday. His point was arrived at after he succinctly worked through the links between rural and urban areas […]
(MENAFN – Qatar News Agency) At least two people were killed and scores were injured after a suicide bomber detonated a carload of explosives as a passenger bus drove past in Pakistan's Quetta on Wednesday evening, Pakistan's (Geo News) reported. "So far, there have been two deaths, while the count of the injured has risen […]
PARIS: Mention religious extremists to Pakistan fashion designer Kamiar Rokni and his irritation is clear. “One of the things we feel diminishes our work is whenever our story is linked to Islamic fundamentalism and whether we are doing this to fight extremism,” he says. “We’re not. We’re doing this for the business of fashion!” Tired […]
PARIS: Mention religious extremists to Pakistan fashion designer Kamiar Rokni and his irritation is clear. “One of the things we feel diminishes our work is whenever our story is linked to Islamic fundamentalism and whether we are doing this to fight extremism,” he says. “We’re not. We’re doing this for the business of fashion!” Tired […]
LAHORE: Federal Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has stated Pakistan is ready to offer its road and rail routes to all regional countries including China, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and Bangladesh. He was speaking to the media after addressing the “Regional Conference on Strengthening Transport Connectivity and Trade Facilitation in South and South-West Asia”. The conference […]
