It isn’t that a politician has never tried to change blasphemy laws or bring reforms. But those who did, faced the wrath of the religious zealot section of the country.

An official said the BSF has asked Pakistan Rangers to identify the intruder, and more details will be made available regarding him after Pakistan responds.

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava also asked Pakistan to desist from interfering in India’s affairs.

Pakistan has been unsuccessfully trying to drum up international support against India for withdrawing Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcating it into two Union territories.

The new political map of Pakistan showed the entire Jammu & Kashmir and parts of Gujarat as its territories, drawing the ire of India.

Among those sacked include five pilots who were holding fake licences, said PIA spokesperson Abdullah Khan.

The move comes after Pakistan court ordered the Pakistan government to give 'another chance' to India to appoint a counsel for the death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav.

The Pakistan government, in a petition, asked the Islamabad High Court to appoint a legal representative for Kulbhushan Jadhav so that it can fulfil its responsibility to see to the implementation of the ICJ’s decision.

China said the four-point action plan included consolidating the consensus on unity and fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, avoiding politicisation of the coronavirus and firmly supporting the WHO in playing its due role to jointly building global health community.

The move was promptly decried by Pakistani rights activists who saw it as a potential precursor to an even greater censorship in this conservative Muslim nation.

The External Affairs Ministry said the consular officers could not engage Kulbhushan Jadhav on his legal rights and were prevented from obtaining his written consent for arranging his legal representation.

Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" in April 2017 following which India had moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking a stay on his death sentence.

Kulbhushan Jadhav has decided to go ahead with his pending mercy plea.

Dr Zafar Mirza said that he was experiencing 'mild symptoms' and was taking all precautions.

Shah Hussain Express which was coming from Karachi to Lahore hit the mini-bus carrying Sikh pilgrims at an unmanned level crossing at Farooqababd.

India has told Pakistan that the unprovoked ceasefire violations along the LoC and Interntaional Border are in contravention of the 2003 ceasefire understanding between the two countries.

During a virtual press conference with state counterparts, the Power Minister also asserted that the equipment import from China and Pakistan would not be permitted especially on the basis of inspection.

The PCB has notified the franchises that if it holds the remaining four matches of the PSL 5, expenses would be around 4.5 and 5 crore Pakistani rupees

Pakistan's Aviation Minister said last week that the government had asked various commercial airlines, flying clubs and charter companies to ground a total of 262 pilots until investigations into their qualifications were completed.

The police and Rangers' officials arrived at the scene and killed all the four terrorists near the entrance gates.