New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s poverty rate has risen sharply over the past six years, reversing more than a decade of progress in poverty reduction, a report has said citing the data from economic survey 2025-26.The survey estimates that the proportion of people living below the poverty line increased from 21.9 per cent in 2018-19 to 28.9 per cent in 2024-25, according to Dawn report.The increase comes after years of steady improvement, during which Pakistan had reduced its poverty rate f…
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New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Balochistan is facing acute unemployment and economic insecurity and a new survey indicates that the province has emerged as Pakistan’s poorest region, with the poverty rate rising to 47 per cent.The ‘Pakistan Economic Survey 2025–26; finds that “nearly one in every two residents of the province is living below the poverty line, placing Balochistan well above the national average,” according to the report in Balochistan Post.The report says that Balochistan’…
Quetta, June 13 (IANS) As violence against civilians escalates across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations on Saturday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of one civilian and the enforced disappearance of two others allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) revealed that the dead body of 28-year-old Saddam was dumped on Friday in the D-Baloch area of the Turbat region in the Kech district.“The circumstances surrounding his de…
Quetta, June 12 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations on Friday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of two more civilians and the enforced disappearance of six others allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) revealed that the bullet-riddled body of 19-year-old farmer Shabeer Ahmed was dumped on June 8 in the Basima area of the Washuk district, after remaining missin…
Quetta, June 12 (IANS) Women’s rights activists and social media users have voiced concerns over the easy and unchecked availability of corrosive acid in local markets of Pakistan, following the attack on a female doctor in Balochistan province. Women’s rights activist Riffat Ayesha was quoted as saying by The Media Line – an American news agency covering the Middle East – that Pakistan’s legislative framework has failed to deter gender-based chemical violence. She mentioned that corrosive…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Pakistan is further being engulfed by the very fires it helped to ignite – from the rugged mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the deserts of Balochistan, and the simmering unrest in Pakistan‑Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) to the volatile Afghan frontier – the state is fighting wars it stoked itself. Add to this the turbulence spilling over from Iran, and Pakistan stares at further descent into chaos.Since the major Pakistan-Afghanistan border firefight and the …
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) Two police personnel killed after armed assailants opened fire on them in separate incidents in Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to officials’ statement on Friday, local media reported. On Friday, police constable was returning home after attending a gathering when he was attacked on Bannu-Miranshah Road. As per initial reports, unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him when he was returning home. He suffered critical injuries a…
Quetta, June 11 (IANS) Another Baloch civilian was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation claimed on Thursday.This latest incident comes against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the province.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) mentioned that 28-year-old Noshad Ahmed was targeted and killed by a Pakistan-backed death squad on June 1 on Chedagi Road in the Tasp area in t…
Quetta, June 11 (IANS) Young Doctors Association (YDA) President Dr Hai Baloch has criticised the Pakistani government for its lack of seriousness towards the demands raised by the medical community and announced a protest rally on June 12, local media reported on Thursday. While addressing a press conference at a protest camp outside Civil Sandeman Hospital, Quetta, against the acid attack on Dr Mah Noor, Hai Baloch stated that the government’s inappropriate behaviour had left them with no opti…
Quetta, June 11 (IANS) The grand alliance of various government employees’ associations and trade unions have announced two-day protest and sit-in camps in Pakistan’s Balochistan to raise their demands and protest against the government’s actions against workers who are involved in the struggle for their rights, local media reported on Thursday. The organiser of the alliance, Abdul Quddus Kakar, announced that the protest in Balochistan will begin on Thursday, and a sit-in will be held on June 1…