Muhammad Mahmood

Remains of Sialkot lynching victim Priyantha repatriated to Sri Lanka
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- December 6, 2021
LAHORE – The remains of Sri Lankan factory citizen Diyawadanage Don Nandasri Priyantha, who was lynched by a mob in Sialkot over allegations of blasphemy,…

Large explosion heard near Iran’s nuclear sites: reports
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- December 4, 2021
Iranian news agencies on Saturday reported a large explosion was heard in the sky above the town of Natanz, which houses nuclear sites. “Local sources…

Pakistan’s first high-tech SEZ attracts foreign investment of over $20 million
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- December 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD – National Science & Technology Park (NSTP) SEZ Committee has approved the entry of its first two foreign-origin enterprises with more to follow in…

Pakistan to host OIC moot on Afghanistan for first time in four decades
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- December 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced on Saturday that an extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will be held in…

PM Imran assures Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa of justice in Sialkot lynching incident
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- December 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday and conveyed nation’s anger and shame over the vigilante killing…

New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel creates history by claiming all 10 Indian wickets in Test cricket
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- December 4, 2021
DUBAI – New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patal on Saturday created history after he took all 10 wickets in a Test innings against India in Mumbai.…

Two ‘confessed’ to lynching Sri Lankan worker in Sialkot as police detain over 100
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- December 4, 2021
LAHORE – Police have arrested 13 suspects and detained scores others in the lynching of a Sri Lankan employee Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot over blasphemy…

Pakistan re-elected to executive council of international chemical weapons watchdog
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- December 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has been re-elected to the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for the term 2022-2024. The…

‘Good news’ – Pakistan receives $3 billion deposit from Saudi Arabia
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- December 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD – Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin Saturday announced that Saudi Arabia had deposited $3 billion to the State Bank of Pakistan…

COAS Bajwa condemns cold-blooded murder of Sri Lankan citizen in Sialkot
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- December 3, 2021
RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday condemned the brutal murder of a Sri Lanka citizen by a mob…







