Pakistan water crisis: Sindh human rights group to protest outside UN Office
May 22, 2022, at 05:09 am
Islamabad: Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM), a human rights group, has decided to demonstrate in front of the UN office in New York against the water shortage in Pakistan that has led to a tense standoff between the provinces of Punjab and Sindh, media reports said.
HRCP condemns murder of Ahmadi man in Pakistan's Punjab province
May 22, 2022, at 04:58 am
Islamabad: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the murder of a Ahmadi man in the country's Punjab province.
Balochistan: Give Rights campaign to participate in civic polls
May 22, 2022, at 04:48 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Leader of the ‘Give Rights campaign’ and provincial General-Secretary of Jamaat e Islami Balochistan, Moulana Hidayat Ur Rahman Baloch has announced the party will participate in the civic polls in Pakistan.
Pakistan: International conference cancelled at Karachi University amid security threats
May 22, 2022, at 02:46 am
Karachi, Pakistan: An international conference, which was scheduled to be held at the University of Karachi (KU), has been cancelled amid security risk threats.
Pakistan: Protest held in Quetta over arrest of Baloch woman
May 22, 2022, at 02:35 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Protest was held in front of the Quetta Press Club in Pakistan over the recent arrest of Noor Jehan from Balochistan’s Turbat by the Counter-Terrorist Department, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan calls for nationwide protest following arrest of Shireen Mazari
May 21, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) on Saturday called for a nationwide protest following the arrest of Shireen Mazari, former Human Rights Minister and senior PTI leader, by Punjab province's anti-corruption department.
Former Pakistani minister Shireen Mazari arrested
May 21, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Islamabad: Senior Pakistan-Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister for human rights Shireen Mazari was arrested from Islamabad , Geo News reported Saturday.
China is secretly increasing sea-borne oil imports from Russia at bargain prices
May 21, 2022, at 04:44 am
China has increased the purchase of Russian oil at discounted rates, Reuters reported.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to visit China
May 20, 2022, at 11:31 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will go to China from May 21 to 22 on his first official foreign visit since assuming office in April to discuss bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans wheat export
May 20, 2022, at 08:13 pm
Kabul: The Taliban on Friday banned the wheat exports from Afghanistan with immediate effect in order to meet domestic demand.
Afghanistan: Taliban issues diktat, directs female TV presenters to wear masks while going live
May 20, 2022, at 03:17 pm
Kabul: The Taliban’s Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prohibition of Vice has issued yet another bizarre diktat by which female TV presenters are directed to wear masks while going live.
Afghanistan: Attempted suicide cases, involving mostly women, rising in Badakhshan
May 19, 2022, at 01:09 am
Kabul: Health officials in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province has said around 30 people, who attempted to commit suicide, have been brought to the hospital in the past three months.
Pakistan rupee close to touching 200 mark against dollar
May 19, 2022, at 12:58 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani rupee continues to record a new low against the US dollar, trading at Rs 199.61, in the inter-bank market on Wednesday.
Pakistani TikToker faces flak for making video where she can be posing by forest fire
May 18, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistan TikToker recently drew flak from the public and social activists over posting a video of a forest fire in Islamabad's Margalla Hills.
Afghanistan: Taliban clash with Tajik border guards close to Sher Khan Bandar
May 18, 2022, at 10:16 pm
Kabul: Tajik border guards and Taliban forces recently fought on the border between the two countries near Sher Khan Bandar, local sources in Kunduz province told Khaama Press.
Acute water shortage staring Pakistan in the face, warns Pakistani minister Sherry
May 18, 2022, at 10:06 pm
Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Monday said Pakistan will need to conserve water and reduce impact of climate change or else it will become a water scarcity-hit country by 2025.
Pakistan: Highway blocked in Balochistan to protest against arrest of two women
May 18, 2022, at 09:58 pm
turbat: Hundreds of women blocked a highway between Turbat and Hoshab as they demonstrated against the arrest of two women on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Journalists continue demonstrations demanding release of colleague
May 18, 2022, at 09:50 pm
Bara: Journalists of three press clubs in Khyber district, political leaders and social activists recently demonstrated at the Khyber Chowk in Bara to demand the release of journalist Khadim Khan.
Pakistan: Pemra warns TV channels over airing content against state institutions
May 18, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued a directive to satellite TV channels and asked them to refrain from telecasting content against state institutions.
Pakistan: FIR registered in killing of two Sikh men
May 18, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Islamabad: The counter-terrorism department (CTD) has filed First Information Report into the recent killing of two Sikh traders in Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Two suspects of Karachi Saddar blast killed during encounter with security forces
May 18, 2022, at 08:26 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan security forces have killed two suspected terrorists who were involved in the Karachi Saddar blast, media reports said on Wednesday.
Taliban authorities end Afghanistan's human rights commission
May 18, 2022, at 03:23 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has dissolved five crucial departments of the former U.S.-backed government, including the country's Human Rights Commission, media reports said on Wednesday.
Taliban authorities end Afghanistan's human rights commission
May 18, 2022, at 03:21 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has dissolved five crucial departments of the former U.S.-backed government, including the country's Human Rights Commission, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban orders female UN staff to wear hijab
May 18, 2022, at 02:28 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban rulers issued yet another bizarre diktat as they directed female staff members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to wear the hijab, media reports said.
Pakistan: Over 15,000 more schools needed for 4.7m out-of-school children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
May 18, 2022, at 06:02 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Elementary and Secondary Education (E&SE) Department will require to establish 15,000 additional government schools for the enrolment of a total 4.7 million out-of-school children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
China Eastern jet crash was intentional: Reports suggest after black box data recovered
May 18, 2022, at 05:56 am
Flight data retrieved from a black box that was recovered from a China Eastern jet which crashed earlier this year indicates someone in the cockpit intentionally caused the disaster, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Pakistan: People demonstrate over restoration of snapped internet service in Bajaur
May 18, 2022, at 05:51 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: Residents of Pakistan's Mamond tehsil region on Sunday staged demonstration demanding early restoration of the internet service, which has been suspended across most parts of Bajaur district for over two months due to security reasons, media reports said.
Chinese teachers at NED leave Pakistan after Karachi University suicide attack
May 18, 2022, at 05:44 am
Karachi, Pakistan: All the Chinese teachers at the NED University have left Pakistan following the terror attack in Karachi University last month.
POK's Kohala hydropower project: Chinese firm Sinosure reluctant to accord approval
May 18, 2022, at 05:18 am
Islamabad: China Export & Credit Insurance, Sinosure, is currently reluctant to accord approval to 1124-MW Kohala Hydropower Project in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), a project of CPEC, media reports said.
Pakistan: SCA urges govt to declare Sindh as ‘calamity-hit’ due to water shortage
May 18, 2022, at 04:48 am
Quetta, Pakistan: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) in Pakistan has expressed deep concern over the acute water shortage faced by the area during the ongoing summer season.