Pakistan: KU teachers go on strike over non-payment of dues
Sep 23, 2023, at 12:22 am
The Karachi University Teachers Society (KUTS) began an indefinite strike on Friday to protest against the non-payment of dues for over a year.
Activist Javed Ahmad Beigh highlights the plight of Shia minority community members in Pakistan
Sep 23, 2023, at 12:10 am
Javed Ahmad Beigh, a prominent socio-political activist, has highlighted the plight of Shias in Pakistan and said the community members live under a constant shadow of fear due to an unannounced crackdown by the state on this minority group.
Pakistan: Karachi street criminals using latest weapons
Sep 22, 2023, at 11:53 pm
Pakistani criminals are using the latest weapons in street crimes and targeted killings in the last three months, media reports said.
Take note of human rights violations in PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan: UKPNP chairman urges UN
Sep 22, 2023, at 11:43 pm
United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) president, Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, has urged the United Nations to take note of the violations which are taking place in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan.
Sep 22, 2023, at 11:16 pm
A Sikh Hakeem (doctor) has sought police protection for his community members after he allegedly received a threatening letter from an unidentified person while going to Taxila from Saddar region of Pakistan.
At UN Assembly, Nepali Prime Minister urges focus on common goals
Sep 22, 2023, at 11:08 pm
Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prime Minister of Nepal emphasized the importance of collective action in tackling global challenges through peaceful means and diplomatic dialogue.
Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami to observe sit-in in Lahore from today to protest against rising inflation
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:39 pm
Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced it will observe a three-day sit-in demonstration in Pakistan's Lahore city to protest against rising inflation.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan forcing Christians, Hindus in Pakistan to embrace Islam
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:36 pm
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a far-right Islamic political party in Pakistan, is forcing Hindus and Christians in the country to convert themselves to Islam.
More than 2 million Pakistanis' data hacked from restaurant database, now up for sale
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:28 pm
In a shocking revelation, data of over 2 million Pakistani citizens has been compromised and put up for sale online after some hackers gained access to a private company-made database used by hundreds of restaurants, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two minor Hindu girls abducted, converted to Islam and then married off to Muslim men
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:24 pm
Two minor Hindu girls were forcibly converted to Islam after being abducted in Pakistan's Sindh region recently.
UAE bans import of frozen fresh meat from Pakistan via sea after 'fungus' found in a consignment
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:22 pm
The United Arab Emirates has banned the import of frozen meat from Pakistan through the sea route after fungus was allegedly found in a consignment of meat.
Pakistan is begging for money while India has reached the moon: Former PM Nawaz Sharif
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:10 pm
Blaming the country's former generals and judges for its economic woes, ex-Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif has lamented that Pakistan is begging money from the world while neighbour India has sent Chadrayaan-3 to the moon and even hosted a major global event like G20.
Members of China’s persecuted communities and rights groups demonstrate in London
Sep 20, 2023, at 11:18 pm
Members of China’s persecuted communities and rights groups recently peacefully demonstrated outside the InterContinental Hotel in Mayfair in London where the Chinese Embassy was hosting its 74th anniversary celebration of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Sep 20, 2023, at 11:10 pm
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released a report that said it has documented over 1600 cases of human rights violations committed by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities in the past 19 months.
Pakistan’s terror refuge shattered: Unraveling safe havens
Sep 20, 2023, at 07:11 pm
In a stunning exposé that peels back the layers of clandestine terror networks, India Today’s special report reveals a dramatic shift in the once-secure sanctuaries for enemies of India.
Taiwan says it detected 103 Chinese military aircraft, 9 naval ships
Sep 20, 2023, at 12:44 am
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence has said it has tracked 103 Chinese military aircraft and nine naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Sunday and 6 a.m. on Monday, media reports said.
UNHRC: Pakistani Christian activist highlights mistreatment of minorities
Sep 19, 2023, at 11:44 pm
A Christian human rights activist recently exposed the way Pakistan is mistreating them and even using the national security law to persecute minority communities.
Bara elders express concern over a rise in targeted killings in Pakistan
Sep 19, 2023, at 11:26 pm
The elders of Pakistan's Bar Qambarkhel tribe in Bara region took serious exception to increasing incidents of targeted killing and demanded of that law enforcement agencies take immediate steps to improve the situation.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan Civil Servants protest discrimination
Sep 19, 2023, at 11:21 pm
Civil servants belonging to Gilgit-Baltistan Civil Service in Pakistan recently observed a pen-down strike on the eve of the caretaker prime minister's visit to protest against discriminatory clauses persisting in Rules of Business 2009.
Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education
Sep 19, 2023, at 11:17 pm
The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the second anniversary of the Taliban’s edict banning secondary education for girls.
Pakistan: Rawalpindi man arrested, booked over desecration of Bible
Sep 19, 2023, at 01:31 am
A man has been arrested and booked for allegedly desecrating the Bible in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan.
Pakistan: CTD official shot by armed men in Quetta
Sep 19, 2023, at 12:20 am
Armed men shot dead a constable of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police in the Jail Road area of Pakistan's Quetta city on Saturday.
Pakistan: Transporters threaten wheel-jam strike in KP over petroleum price hike
Sep 19, 2023, at 12:14 am
The business community, transporters and political activists of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan have expressed their displeasure over the increase in petroleum prices and asked the federal government to withdraw it.
Handling children's data in Europe: Chinese-owned TikTok fined 345 million euros
Sep 18, 2023, at 02:58 am
Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has fined Chinese-owned short video platform TikTok for breaching privacy laws related to the processing of children's personal data in the European Union.
Pakistan: Students of Karakoram University in Gilgit protest against fee hike
Sep 18, 2023, at 01:35 am
Students of Karakoram International University (KIU) in Pakistan's Gilgit city recently demonstrated against the administration for an unprecedented fee hike.
Pakistan: Security forces gun down two suspected terrorists
Sep 18, 2023, at 12:31 am
Jaffarbad: Security forces have gunned down two suspected terrorists in Jaffarabad area of Pakistan's Balochistan region on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Unemployment figure in Pakistan to touch 5.6 million this year, says ILO report
Sep 17, 2023, at 08:55 pm
The unemployment figure in Pakistan, a country suffering from a financial crisis, is projected to hit 5.6 million this year, as per data released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Sep 17, 2023, at 08:35 pm
Baloch activists are blaming the Pakistan Army is using “excessive force” against civilians when they intensify their search to find six young footballers abducted in the Dera Bugti area of Pakistan's Balochistan region.
Internet still banned in Gilgit-Baltistan, online traders and students face trouble
Sep 17, 2023, at 06:23 pm
Local administration continued to suspend internet services in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region amid sectarian tension between Sia and Sunni communities, causing trouble to the residents of the region.
Karachi's Erica Robin becomes first Miss Universe Pakistan, conservatives target her
Sep 17, 2023, at 01:29 am
Karachi: Karachi-based Erica Robin has done something unthinkable as she won the ‘Miss Universe Pakistan’ contest recently.