The four letters sent by Syed Ali Murtaza, Secretary of Pakistan's Ministry of Water Resources, were addressed to the Ministry of Jal Shakti which has since then forwarded them to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), sources indicated. In the letters, Murtaza has urged India to reinstate the agreement.
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Broken suitcases and inedible food — Pakistani pilgrims abandoned to their fate in Mecca during Haj
In yet another major embarrassment for Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, two prominent Members of National Assembly (MNA) on Thursday shared harrowing experiences of pilgrims from the country who are currently undertaking the annual Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Zardari was awake as US struck Bin Laden in Abbottabad - securing the PPP government!
As US Navy SEALs helicopters swept into Pakistan's Abbottabad garrison town early on May 2, 2011, to neutralise their biggest adversary, Osama Bin Laden, President Asif Ali Zardari was awake that night - stitching up a power deal to bolster up the PPP government, his former advisor has disclosed.
Top Lashkar terrorists and Pak army chief feature together in nuclear celebration
A group calling itself The Resistance Front (TRF), a front for the UN-proscribed Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, had claimed responsibility for the attack which resulted in death of 26 innocent civilians.
Clueless Pakistan rattled by India's Operation Sindoor outreach
Rattled and pushed on the back foot by the diplomatic and political blitzkrieg launched by India's Operation Sindoor outreach missions, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will begin a six-day "diplomatic tour" to four "friendly nations" of Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan
Pak Army spokesman parrots Hafiz Saeed's comments, warns India over Indus waters treaty suspension
Pakistani military spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has issued a warning to India similar to that used by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Hafiz Saeed.
Beaten and humiliated in Operation Sindoor, Pakistan promotes Army Chief Asim Munir to Field Marshal for 'securing country'
In an unprecedented move after India's hard-hitting Operation Sindoor targetting the terror infrastructure deep inside Pakistan post Pahalgam massacre, the Pakistan Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced its decision to promote the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir to the rank of Field Marshal.
Fear grips Pakistan as Lashkar terrorists are gunned down one after another in Sindh province
A leading Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Abdul Wahid Kumbho was shot dead before top LeT terrorist Razaullah Nizamani Khalid, also known as Abu Saifullah Khalid, was killed by armed men in Sindh province on Sunday, local sources confirmed on Monday.
BLA militants ‘block’ Quetta-Karachi highway, set ablaze several govt buildings in Balochistan
A major attack by the Fateh Squad of the proscribed militant outfit – the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in Balochistan’s Mongochar area of Kalat district, has resulted in vandalism of several government buildings, and blocking of the Quetta-Karachi highway.
PoK residents near LoC asked to stockpile food amid fears of Indian attack
The instructions were issued during a session of the legislative Assembly on Friday when PM of the PoK said that precautionary measures are being done to safeguard the lives of Kashmiris amid looming fears of an attack by India.
‘Pahalgam incident deeply disturbing & tragic’: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday termed the Pahalgam terror attack as disturbing & tragic and also condoled the victims and their families.
Concerned at loss of tourists' lives: Pakistan on Pahalgam terror attack
Pakistan on Wednesday reacted to the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district that left more than a dozen tourists dead and several others wounded.
Suicide blast in Balochistan: 5 Pakistani soldiers killed, claims Baloch Liberation Army
At least five Pakistani soldiers were killed and more than ten injured after a deadly explosion rocked the Pakistani Army convoy in Balochistan’s Noshki, reports said.
Pakistan rattled and worried by terror reference in Joint Statement, increasing India-US defence ties
Rattled by specific reference to Pakistan in the India-US Joint Statement issued following the bilateral meeting held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump in Washington, Islamabad on Friday cited its past counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States to express surprise over the development.
11 labourers killed in bomb blast in Pakistan
At least 11 labourers were killed and seven others critically injured when a bomb, planted on a road in the Shahrag area of Harnai in Pakistan's Balochistan province, exploded on Friday.
Pakistan: 18 soldiers among 30 killed in restive Balochistan
At least 18 soldiers of Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC) have died during an operation in Mangocher, a city located in the Kalat district of Balochistan province, the country's military authorities confirmed on Saturday.
Pakistan: Death toll rises to eight as fresh sectarian violence erupts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district
The death toll in the deadly attack on the Kurram aid convoy to Parachinar has risen to eight after four more bodies of the missing drivers were recovered on Saturday.
Pakistan: Suicide blast kills 5 security personnel in Balochistan province
A suicide bomb blast targeting a passenger van and a police vehicle has killed at least eight security personnel and reportedly injured more than 40 others, the majority of who were security officials.
Pak govt and PTI spar over casualties, fresh row over plans to ban Imran Khan’s party
The protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and subsequent crackdown on party workers and Imran Khan’s supporters by the Pakistan government has turned into a battle of accusations and cross-accusations. Moreover, local media reports claim that the current regime is devising a plan to impose ban on Imran-led PTI.
Pakistan unlikely to figure prominently on Trump's foreign policy radar
Foreign policy experts in Pakistan believe that the victory of Donald Trump in the US Presidential election is unlikely to trigger any change in the tough stance adopted by Washington towards Islamabad over the past many years.
Pakistan's Lahore remains world's most polluted city with an AQI of 708
Pakistan's Lahore continues to remain the world's most polluted city with the Air Quality Index (AQI) peaking to 708 on Monday night, prompting medical experts and the provincial government to issue guidelines for the citizens, asking them to stay indoors or not move out without wearing masks.
UK parliamentarians call for release of Imran Khan
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been behind bars for over a year for multiple cases of corruption and sedition, is getting open support from parliamentarians from countries like the United Kingdom.
Pakistan religious leader writes letter to President Zardari, expresses concern at Zakir Naik's 'anti-Christian' remarks
Reverend Azad Marshall, President Bishop of the Synod, the Church of Pakistan, Reverend Azad Marshall, in a recent letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, expressed his concern regarding the remarks made by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik about the Christian community and their faith during his recent visit to the country as a state guest.
Lahore college rape case: One dead, dozens injured as massive violence rocks Pakistan
Violent protests by students continue to spread across Pakistan's Punjab province after reports of alleged rape of a private college student in Lahore went viral on social media.
EAM Jaishankar arrives in Islamabad for SCO meeting
India's External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar arrived in Islamabad Tuesday afternoon to attend the two-day 23rd Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) which kicks off later with a welcome dinner hosted by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his capacity as the current CHG chair.