Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, covering 45 vulnerable rural districts in Pakistan, has revealed that 7.5 million people – 21 per cent of the population assessed – face crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity from December last year to March 2026. Of these, 1.25 million people are in emergency, a rung below famine and marked by food shortages and increasing malnutrition, a report has stated. The data showcases that too man…
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New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Even as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Pakistan for stabilising its economy under the ongoing support programme, fresh data shows that poverty and income inequality have sharply worsened, raising serious concerns about the social cost of recent reforms. While key macroeconomic indicators such as fiscal balance and the current account have improved, millions of citizens are facing rising hardship — highlighting a growing gap between economic stabilisat…
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) The Lahore police remains clueless about the whereabouts of a Canadian national, who was allegedly kidnapped on February 19, local media reported. Hamza Ahmad Khan, a Canadian citizen who is doing doctoral research, disappeared in the early hours of February 19 after leaving his residence in Lahore, according to the First Information Report (FIR) lodged at the police station, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.The FIR was registered after Khan’s friend, Yousuf Rashee…
Quetta, Feb 21 (IANS) Amma Hoori, who waited years for her missing son’s return and passed away carrying that grief on February 16, represents hundreds of mothers in Balochistan bearing the consequences of Pakistani policies and collective punishment. The pain endured by mothers like her has become part of collective political consciousness, shaping perceptions of the relationship between the Baloch population and the Pakistani state, a report said on Saturday.“Amma Hoori’s life was marked…
Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed and 13 others were injured after a suspected gas explosion triggered a residential building collapse in the Soldier Bazaar area of Pakistan’s Karachi, local media reported on Thursday, citing rescue services. The incident took place at a house in Gul Raza Colony of Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar area. The injured and deceased people were taken to Civil Hospital, Pakistan’s leading daily, Dawn, reported.A District Ea…
Karachi, Feb 19 (IANS) At least six people were killed after a gas explosion triggered a partial building collapse in Pakistan’s Karachi, local media reported, quoting officials on Thursday. The blast took place at a house in Gul Rana Colony of the Soldier Bazar area, where a suspected gas leak is believed to have caused the explosion. Following the incident, emergency teams rushed to the spot and began rescue operations. So far, 11 people have been pulled out from the debris and shifted to a ne…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Plagued by chronic losses and mounting debt, Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have for years drained public funds that could have been spent on sectors such as healthcare and education, with frequent equity injections, subsidies, loans and sovereign guarantees reducing the pressure on these entities to fix their inefficiencies and instead of reform, the outcome has been a growing pile of liabilities, a Pakistani media article said.Poor political will, coupled …
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Police in Pakistan arrested 35 Afghan migrants during inspection raids carried out in Peshawar over the past week, local media reported on Tuesday. As per the details, police conducted 41 search and inspection operations in different parts of Peshawar during the past week. During the operations, 35 undocumented Afghan nationals in Pakistan were deported, Pakistan’s Samaa TV reported.Police also detained 233 suspected individuals and legal proceedings were initiated again…
Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 14 others injured after an explosion occurred near Miryan Police Station in Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, local media reported. According to a statement by the police, the blast took place as explosive material planted in a motorcycle detonated. The two deceased people include a child, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.Emergency teams reached the spot and took the bodies and injured people to hospitals…
Quetta, Feb 16 (IANS) Majlis Wahdat-i-Mulimeen’s (MWM) provincial leader Allama Ali Hasnain Husaini slammed the Pakistani government over its response to peaceful sit-ins led by top opposition leaders and stressed that authorities would face full responsibility if the protesters face any harm, local media reported on Monday. Husaini criticised the denial of food, water and essential medicines to Senate Opposition leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri and National Assembly Opposition Leader Mahmoo…