An armed guard of Qatal was also killed in the attack that took place on Saturday night.
It was said that Sharif wanted the PML-N-led coalition government to utilise all available diplomatic resources to restore peace between the two nuclear-armed states, saying he was not keen on taking an aggressive position, The Express Tribune reported.
The Pakistan government has issued an order barring all government employees from using social media without permission to stop disclosure of official information and documents, The News International reported.
Mired in inquiries and new embarrassing revelations, James Murdoch on Wednesday quit as executive chairman of News International, the Rupert Murdoch-owned company's troubled publishing unit in the UK.
Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks was arrested from her London house this afternoon on charges of phone hacking and corruption. News International is News Corp's British newspaper arm.
News International, the subsidiary of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, was on Wednesday renamed 'News UK' as the group sought to rebuild the brand tarnished by the phone-hacking scandal.
Scotland Yard is wading through 300 million News International emails as part of its widening probe into phone-hacking at Rupert Murdoch's 'News of the World' tabloid.
As part of the PML-N and PPP alliance, Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of former premier Nawaz Sharif, is expected to become Pakistan's next prime minister.
The multi-mission communication satellite, also known as PAKSAT MM1, was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Forensic experts and homicide detectives in Kenya has a difficult task on their hands, to rescue people who themselves choose to starve to go to heaven.
The visit comes two days after Pakistan officials shared with the Chinese embassy the preliminary findings of their investigation into the attack.
Among the political parties, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) emerged as the largest party, winning 227 seats, followed by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) with 160 seats.
In a breakthrough that could end the political uncertainty in Pakistan, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party have agreed on a power-sharing deal to form a new coalition government after intense negotiations following a fractured poll verdict.
Despite the chill in bilateral ties, Pakistan's media on Thursday gave front-page coverage to India's historic moon landing while a former minister even called it a 'great moment' for Indian Space Research Organisation.
Rishi Sunak arrived in India for the first time after he took charge as the United Kingdom's prime minister on Friday, September 8, 2023.
With the National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri rejecting the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that the conspiracy hatched by a foreign country to topple the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in the country has failed.
"In the coming days if we see a political or constitutional upheaval in Pakistan, or an increase in instability, then we cannot rule out the possibility of another coup in the country," said defence expert Sanjeev Srivastava.
Islamabad high court will hear the petition seeking to include the former Pakistan Minister Imran Khan in the exit control list (ECL) on Monday.
The newly-appointed Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum has instructed Pakistani authorities not to release his images or video footage to the media, according to a media report on Wednesday.
Khan was ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership following days of high drama.
Pakistan's efforts for the peace process in Afghanistan would be remembered for long, he said.
The 25-year-old Hasan fell in love with Shamia Arzoo during the World Cup held in the UK.
In return for Pak's gesture, the US has authorised the reinstatement of a military training and educational programme which had remained suspended for 2 yrs. Pak blamed Iran's Maj Gen Soleimani for Baloch militant attacks against its forces.
A report in Pakistani media said Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar admitted to the German ambassador in New Delhi that there was no surgical strike.
The unusual gift for a visiting foreign dignitary was presented to Mohammad during his first official visit to Islamabad.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa discussed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with China's Central Military Commission Vice-Chairman Xu Qiliang when he visited the Pakistan Army's General Headquarters in Rawalpindi with a high-level delegation on Monday
"Only one of the five permanent members, China, openly favours Pakistan," the Dawn report noted.
Under fire on the raging phone-hacking issue, News International chairman James Murdoch on Thursday insisted that he had been kept in the dark about the culture of criminality in the now-defunct News of the World, prompting a leading member of Parliament to label him a "mafia boss".
In another blow to the Rupert Murdoch-owned News International, it has now been revealed that personal details of thousands of people who entered competitions on The Sun's website had been copied by one or more hackers. News International, which owns The Sun, made the revelation in an email sent out on Monday evening. The hacked details are reportedly being posted on a popular site among hackers for posting public messages anonymously.
In an exclusive interview with Asian News International, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has revealed the importance of social media in creating awareness among voters in the country.
Pakistan and China have signed an agreement in Islamabad to hand over the GwadarPort to a Chinese company.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who will hold talks with her Indian counterpart S M Krishna over the weekend, on Friday expressed hope that the two Asian neighbours would normalise relations.
Maryam and her husband are likely to file an appeal challenging the verdict in the Avenfield Properties corruption case.
Murdoch's latest move is likely to lead to industry speculation that he is preparing the ground to sell off his UK-based newspapers that have come under cloud due to the phone-hacking controversy.
Cherie Blair, barrister and wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair, has sued the now-defunct News of the World over hacking of her phone, joining a host of celebrities and others who have initiated legal proceedings against media baron Rupert Murdoch's company. Cherie's solicitor Graham Atkins confirmed that a claim had been made "in relation to the unlawful interception of her voicemails" against News International and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire.
Ex-News International CEO Rebekah Brooks was on Tuesday cleared of all charges but her former colleague Andy Coulson was found guilty of phone hacking, bringing a dramatic end to the eight-month trial involving Rupert Murdoch's media empire in the UK.
Rebekah Brooks, the former top executive of News International and a close aide of Rupert Murdoch, and her husband were bailed on Wednesday, along with four other persons charged with perverting the course of justice in connection with the phone hacking scandal.
The United States has moved hundreds of new troops to the Afghan area bordering Pakistan's insurgent-infested North Waziristan tribal region along with heavy artillery, helicopter gunships and sealed movement on the border, local media reports in Islamabad said.
Rebekah Brooks, a close aide of media baron Rupert Murdoch and former chief executive of News International, will face charges of perjury in connection with the phone-hacking scandal, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Tuesday.
Disappointed over the last minute holding up of the Teesta River Agreement, the Bangladesh government on Tuesday said that Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, must reassure the people of Bangladesh that the hold-up is temporary and that the agreement will be signed soon.
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