Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s monsoon death toll has risen to 97 after 11 more people were killed and 25 others injured in rain-related incidents, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.Eastern Punjab province remained the worst-hit during the latest reporting period, recording seven deaths and 20 injuries. Southern Sindh reported two deaths and two injuries, while northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and northern Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) region each…
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Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) As many as 3,172 cases of gender-based violence were reported in Pakistan in the first six months of 2026, including 18 cases involving transgender persons, according to Sahil’s Six Months Cruel Numbers Report, local media reported on Friday. According to the report, 644 murders, 514 cases of torture, 462 abductions, 363 suicides, 280 rapes, 175 injuries, 132 honour killings, and 21 other crimes, including harassment, gang rape and pornography cases were reported in P…
Islamabad, July 23 (IANS) A police personnel was killed after unidentified assailants opened fire on him in Sarvekai area of Upper South Waziristan district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Thursday, citing officials. The officials said police constable, deployed at Sarvekai police station, was heading to perform his official duty when unidentified assailants opened fire on him near a stream in the Moley Khan Sarai area, Pakistan-based daily Dawn reported. He su…
Islamabad, July 23 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and 19 others injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since July 19 due to heavy rains and flash floods, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) statement, local media reported on Thursday. The deaths occurred after house roofs and walls collapsed and people were swept away by flash floods. The deceased comprise eight children, seven men and three women, while the injured include 11 men, four women and fo…
Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) As many as eight people were killed and 14 others were injured in rain-related incidents in Gujranwala, Narowal, Pakpattan and Lahore cities of Pakistan’s Punjab province, local media reported on Wednesday. At least six people, mostly children, were killed and 10 others were injured in rain-related incidents in Gujranwala city. Meanwhile, a trailer fell into a ditch after slipping due to the rain on GT Road Bypass in Gujrat. According to the rescue officials, the fatali…
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) Police in Pakistan’s Lahore city have arrested a man after a firing incident was reported near Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar’s car, local media reported. The incident happened in Lahore’s Defence A area while Tarar was travelling with his family on Saturday night. Police has identified the suspect as Osama, who was arrested shortly after the incident. Officers also found the firearm used in the firing and seized the vehicle involved. According to police, …
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) Police has detained 40 undocumented Afghan nationals during the ongoing crackdown on illegal foreign citizens in Charsadda city of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported on Monday. Charsadda Deputy Commissioner Azmatullah Wazir said that detained Afghan officials were shifted from the city police station to the Peshawar holding centre. He said the detained individuals would undergo legal and administrative formalities before being deported through the Torkh…
Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) The ongoing discourse about the legal and social protections of minors reflects that the current framework for protecting children in Pakistan is fundamentally inadequate. By calling for a more robust implementation of children’s rights, Pakistan is admitting that a child’s welfare should not be an issue of familial discretion but a guaranteed legal entitlement, a report has detailed. The current situation requires a systematic effort to support the rights of minors, mo…
Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) Public transport fares have increased, freight charges have been raised, and a nationwide strike threat has been issued by the petrol pump operators after the Pakistan federal government’s policy of frequent revisions in fuel prices, local media reported on Sunday. After the Pakistan government raised prices of petrol and diesel on Friday, transport operators in Rawalpindi and Islamabad revised fares with immediate effect. Public transport fares have increased by 15 to …
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) A police personnel and a 22-year-old woman were allegedly shot dead in yet another case of honour killing in the Jalkot area of Upper Kohistan in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Friday. Speaking to journalists, Upper Kohistan DPO Tahir Iqbal Khan said, “The accused family first killed the woman and then the policeman after declaring them ‘Chor’ in accordance with a local custom after discovering that they were in a relationship”, Paki…