Pakistan: Teachers, clerks in Rawalpindi go on strike against changes to pension rules
Oct 13, 2023, at 03:20 am
Educational institutions and several government offices were left paralysed in Rawalpindi city in Pakistan recently after teachers and clerks went on strike over changes to pension rules.
Pakistan: Hindu girl abducted, gang-raped and murdered in Cholistan
Oct 13, 2023, at 03:02 am
An 18-year-old Hindu girl has been allegedly abducted, gang-raped and murdered in Paksitan's Cholistan region, media reports said.
Pakistan: PoK residents demonstrate, defy oppression
Oct 13, 2023, at 02:51 am
People from all walks of life in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) recently took to the region's streets and demonstrated against a range of issues they have been grappling with for an extended period.
Pakistan: Illegal immigrants directed to move to I-12 camps
Oct 12, 2023, at 12:15 am
Police in Islamabad Police have been directed to shift all illegal immigrants to camps set up for them at I-12 on a voluntary basis within 48 hours, media reports said.
Pakistan: Teachers of community schools seek salaries
Oct 12, 2023, at 12:06 am
The office-bearers of the All Basic Education Community Schools (BECS) Teachers Association of the merged area and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are protesting in Pakistan and demanding the government release salaries pending for the last 27 months.
Oct 11, 2023, at 11:48 pm
Baloch Voice Association, in collaboration with Baloch Peoples Congress and Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, organized two conferences within the United Nations during the 54th Human Rights Council Session with the aim of highlighting the severe human rights violations perpetrated in Balochistan by Pakistan.
PoK residents demand basic rights in region-wide protests
Oct 11, 2023, at 11:10 pm
A large section of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) residents recently demonstrated against a range of issues they have been grappling with for an extended period.
Pakistan: Under-construction building collapses in Karachi, three die
Oct 11, 2023, at 10:42 pm
An under-construction building in Pakistan's Karachi city collapsed on Wednesday which left at least three people dead.
Geneva protest: Activists describe BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami as “collaborators of terrorism”
Oct 11, 2023, at 10:38 pm
A group of Bangladeshi political activists, who are currently living in Europe, gathered near the ‘Broken Chair’ sculpture in front of the United Nations in Geneva to condemn the religious extremism and terrorism perpetrated by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami in the South Asian country.
Afghanistan: Another 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Herat
Oct 11, 2023, at 02:52 pm
A second earthquake has hit Afghanistan's Herat region which experienced a magnitude 6.3 quake a few days ago that left over 2,000 people dead.
Five hundred people still missing following Afghanistan earthquake, say UN aid teams
Oct 11, 2023, at 04:43 am
Nearly 500 people are still missing from the worst-affected area of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked Herat province in western Afghanistan on Saturday, UN aid coordinators said on Tuesday.
Nepal Airlines plans to sell its Chinese planes at junkyard price: Reports
Oct 10, 2023, at 11:47 pm
Nepal Airlines is planning to sell its Chinese planes at junkyard price, media reports said.
Pakistan: KP govt did not release fund to local bodies for two years
Oct 10, 2023, at 11:41 pm
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has not released money to the local bodies out of their Rs63 billion share in the development funds in around two years, leaving the system paralysed, media reports said.
Unveiling Pakistan’s role in the Khalistan extremist movement
Oct 10, 2023, at 11:03 pm
The recent surge in pro-Khalistan sentiments in countries like Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia has not only taken the Indian government by surprise but has also revealed the intricacies of global politics.
Pakistan: Smuggling concerns rise amid surge in Afghanistan
Oct 10, 2023, at 03:39 pm
There is a rising concern that smuggling might have spiked after the flow of Afghan transit cargoes through Pakistan witnessed a substantial surge in one year ever since the Taliban took control over the country.
Pakistan: Sikh community expresses concerns over Gurudwara neglect
Oct 10, 2023, at 03:02 pm
The Pakistan Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (PSGPC), responsible for the management and upkeep of Gurudwaras in Pakistan, has been under scrutiny by the Sikh community for its apparent indifference to the deteriorating conditions of these sacred places.
International aid pours in for Afghanistan after devastating quake
Oct 10, 2023, at 05:44 am
In the aftermath of a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck northwest Afghanistan, the international community is rallying to provide critical assistance to the affected region.
Pakistan: Terrorist killed in clash with security forces
Oct 09, 2023, at 06:49 pm
Islamabad/UNI: One terrorist was killed by security forces during a clash with terrorists in North Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Sunday night.
Pakistan: Off-duty cop shot dead in Pakistan as he resisted robbery
Oct 09, 2023, at 05:03 am
An off-duty policeman was shot dead when he attempted to resist robbery in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday.
Pakistan: PMDC project manager dies as IED blast hits Quetta
Oct 09, 2023, at 03:20 am
An IED blast in Quetta region of Pakistan on Sunday left the project manager of the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) dead, media reports said.
Pakistan-Afghanistan: UN agencies call Islamabad to protect refugees
Oct 09, 2023, at 01:24 am
Following Pakistan’s announcement to repatriate Afghan nationals, the UN’s refugee and migration agencies together appealed to Islamabad on Saturday to continue protecting those who sought safety in the country and could be “at imminent risk if forced to return”.
Afghanistan: Death toll due to earthquake touches 2060, rescue operations continue
Oct 09, 2023, at 12:42 am
The death toll due to the earthquake which hit war-hit Afghanistan's Herat region has touched 2,060.
Taiwan investigating firms which allegedly helped China's Huawei
Oct 07, 2023, at 11:33 pm
Taiwan is investigating four firms whether they broke US sanctions or its own investment rules when they provided services to Chinese companies that are reportedly helping Huawei build chip factories, media reports said.
PoK people demonstrate demanding tax-free electricity
Oct 07, 2023, at 11:29 pm
A large number of people hit the streets of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Thursday as part of their steady campaign in favour of their demands which include tax-free electricity, subsidised wheat flour, and abolition of the unwarranted perks and privileges of the political and bureaucratic elite.
Oct 07, 2023, at 11:22 pm
Several Afghanistani artists, musicians, demonstrated in front of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees office in Pakistan's Quetta city recently as they expressed serious concern over Islamabad's decision to expel illegal foreign nationals.
Pakistan: Several coalmines closed in Balochistan, thousands lose jobs
Oct 07, 2023, at 11:15 pm
A large number of workers have lost their jobs due to the closure of hundreds of coal mines across Pakistan's Balochistan province, media reports said on Saturday.
Attacks on Ahmadiyya community continue in Pakistan
Oct 06, 2023, at 11:22 pm
As the world celebrated the 12th Rabbi-ul-Awwal, or Eid-ul-Milad-un-Nabi as the birthday of Prophet Muhammed, the radical Muslims in Pakistan’s Punjab province chose to attack and demolish Ahmadiyya Baits (Ahmadiyya places of worship), an episode marking yet another way minorities are harassed in the country.
PoJK residents protest against Pakistan, Army, demand merger with India
Oct 06, 2023, at 10:01 pm
Massive protests broke out in the Abbaspur area of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir region against Pakistan and the Pakistani Army as they voiced their concerns regarding basic public facilities in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Pakistan: TTP threatens Shia population in Sindh
Oct 06, 2023, at 09:59 pm
Tehreek-e-Taliban, Pakistan (TTP) leader Omar Khorasani vide Ghazi Media Network issued a threat letter to the Shia population of Sindh province of the harshest actions for making blasphemous comments against the companions of Prophet Muhammad.
Pakistan needs to substantially increase its investments in human development: World Bank
Oct 05, 2023, at 09:02 pm
The World Bank’s report, Pakistan Human Capital Review (HCR), Building Capabilities Throughout Life, underlines the need for Pakistan to significantly increase investments in human capital to address the severe gaps it faces in education and health outcomes particularly.