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World Bank approves 300mln USD to modernize agriculture in Pakistan

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Dec.16(APD)--TheWorldBankhasapproved300millionUSdollarsasaloantomodernizeagricultureinPakistan’seasternPunjabprovinceleadingt

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Death toll in Indian plastics factory fire rises to 13

ThedeathtollinMonday'sfireataplasticsfactoryinnorthernIndianstateofPunjabhasrisento13,officialssaidWednesday.ThefireengulfedthefactoryatMushtaqNagarintheindustr

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27 killed, 66 injured as bus falls into gorge in East Pakistan

ByAPDWriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Nov.9(APD)--Atleast27peoplewerekilledand66othersinjuredonWednesdaynightafterapassengerbusfellintoagorgeinPakistan’seasternpro

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2 killed, 26 injured as passenger buses catch fire in Pakistan's Punjab

Atleasttwopeoplewerekilledand26othersinjuredwhentwopassengervanscaughtfireaftercollidingwitheachotherinPakistan'seastPunjabprovinceonSundaynight,localUrdumediar

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Chinese university to set up modern vocational institute in Pakistan

ByAPDWriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Aug.28(APD)-China’sTianjinUniversityofTechnologyandEducationisallsettolaunchatechnicalandvocationaleducationinstitutioninPaki

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2nd unit of China-built 1,320MW power project inaugurated in Pakistan

ByAPDWriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,July3(APD)-Secondunitofthe1,320megawattSahiwalCoal-FiredPowerProject,firstmegaprojectofChina-PakistanEconomicCorridor,hasbeen

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China’s Tianjin to help Pakistan’s Punjab in education sector

ISLAMABAD,May18(APD)--Pakistan’seasternprovinceofPunjabandChina’snorth-easternTianjincityhavesignedtwoagreementstoboostcooperationineducationsector,officialssai

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8 killed in Lahore explosion, officials deny second blast

At least eight people were killed and 21 others injured as a blast hit a restaurant in a commercial area of Lahore, capital city of Pakistan's east Punjab province on Thursday, officials said.

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Pakistan Taliban claims responsibility for Lahore suicide blast

​A splinter group of Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for Monday evening suicide attack targeting protestors in capital city Lahore of Pakistan's east Punjab province, which left 14 people killed and 60 others injured.

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India's ruling party leader resigns from parliament

A leader from India's ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) resigned on Monday from the parliament, officials said.

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Militants kill 6 policemen, hold 15 hostage in east Pakistan

At least six policemen were killed during a clash with militants in Pakistan's east Rajanpur district on Wednesday afternoon, local Urdu media reported.

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Pakistani troops expand offensive to Punjab to target militant hideouts

The Pakistani security forces have launched a higly-anticipated operation in the country's Punjab province, where the militants have taken shelter after fleeing the tribal regions.

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Over 600 terror suspects arrested after blast in Pakistan's Lahore

At least five terrorists were killed and over 600 suspects arrested in an extensive operation launched by security forces across Pakistan's eastern Punjab province following the Sunday's deadly suicide blast in the provincial capital of Lahore, local media reported on Tuesday.

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Pakistani forces launch anti-terror drive after bomber killed 72

Pakistani security forces have launched operations in parts of eastern Punjab province where a suicide bomber killed at least 72 people and injured 315 others at a crowded park, the army said Monday.

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Death toll of Pakistan's blast rises to 72

Death toll of the suicide blast that hit a public park in Pakistan's eastern major city of Lahore on Sunday evening has risen to 72, officials said on Monday.

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7 militants killed in clash with police in east Pakistan

At least seven militants were killed and five others fled during an armed encounter with police in Pakistan's east Punjab province early Wednesday morning, local media reported.

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Pakistan envoy cancels visit to northwest Indian state after terror attack

​Pakistan's envoy to India has canceled a visit to the northwestern Indian state Punjab after a terrorist attack killed seven people there Monday, said local media Tuesday evening.