Punjabi people

Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador in protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s angry tweet about Pakistan’s “lies and deceit,” while Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif dismissed the outburst as a political stunt.

Pakistan believes that the tension between Islamabad and New Delhi can trigger a nuclear war in South Asia.

Pakistan's National Security Adviser (NSA) Lieutenant General (Retired) Nasser Khan Janjua has opined that the regional security stands on an extremely fine balance. As a result, no one can deny the possibility of nuclear war, he mentioned earlier this week.

Bollywood stars paid their last respects to screen legend Shashi Kapoor at his funeral on Dec. 5 as tributes poured in for the multiple award-winning actor who died on Dec. 4 after a long illness.

National team skipper Virat Kohli has demanded a greater share of India’s growing cricket wealth for players ahead of contract talks this week, officials have said.

Pakistani Islamists announced on Nov. 27 they were disbanding their sit-in near Islamabad after the country’s law minister Zahid Hamid resigned, caving in to the protesters who have been demanding his ouster in a three-week-long rally.

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Sept. 15 dismissed an appeal from former prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his disqualification from the premiership over corruption allegations tied to the Panama Papers leak.

A 17-year-old Christian has been beaten to death by his fellow classmates at a school in Pakistan. Sharoon Masih, the lone Christian student in his year, had only attended the school in South Punjab for three days.

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi began his first full day in office on Wednesday by meeting his ousted former boss Nawaz Sharif, a signal the ex-premier would continue to wield influence after the Supreme Court disqualified him.

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced plans on July 29 for his brother Shahbaz to take over as leader of the country and lashed out at the Supreme Court ruling that barred him from office.
   

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif named his brother Shahbaz, the chief minister of Punjab province, as his successor and nominated ex-oil minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as an interim premier in a defiant speech on July 29.