Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has once again raised concerns over the health condition of its founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and senior party leader Ejaz Chaudhry, blaming neglect and restricted access to healthcare for their deteriorating medical condition. The PTI stated that prolonged detention and restrictions to access medical facilities have worsened the issues faced by its leaders, causing serious complications in each ca…
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Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) Two patients have tested positive for mpox in Pakistan’s Sindh province, increasing the provincial tally to 25 in 2026, local media reported on Wednesday. So far, 122 suspected cases of mpox have been reported in Sindh in 2026. Among them, 25 patients have tested positive for mpox while nine patients have died, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.Currently, Khairpur is the hotspot for mpox in Sindh with 18 confirmed cases, followed by four cases in Karachi and three…
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Sisters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan were once again denied a meeting with their brother at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Tuesday, local media reported.The authorities did not allow Imran Khan’s sisters to enter the jail, following which they returned to the checkpost where they are usually stopped by police, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.“Usually, police do not allow us to proceed onward and the jail administration informs the court that we di…
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) In yet another shocking crime detail emerging from Pakistan, a young girl in Chenab Nagar city of Punjab province was allegedly raped by a man, who lured her to a house with a job offer on social media, local media reported. As per the details reported by local media, a young girl was contacted by a resident of the same town on social media. The suspect allegedly told the young girl that he was living outside Pakistan and needed a maid to take care of his mother, who w…
Quetta, April 14 (IANS) At least two people from Hazara community were killed and three others injured after unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Quetta city of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, local media reported. Senior police officer Muhammad Khair Sumalani stated that the men were attacked on Sunday while there were heading back to Hazara Town from the Hazarganji vegetable market, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.”Unidentified armed men riding motorcycles opened fire at thei…
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Residents in Pakistan’s Karachi have been facing difficulties as the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has failed to ensure gas supply even during meal hours three times a day, local media reported on Tuesday. The SSGC claimed that it was providing gas to households from 6 am to 10:30 pm (local time) without any disruption. However, over the past two weeks, people of Karachi have complained about unannounced gas outages in their localities. The gas shortage has triggered…
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) A police constable was killed and four others injured after law enforcement party heading to provide security for polio teams in Hangu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, local media reported. The incident happened in Thall tehsil of Hangu on the first day of vaccination campaign scheduled for April 13-19. In a statement, the Hangu District police said that unidentified assailants opened fire on a police party, killing a police personnel and injuring f…
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) Amid dissolution of a marriage in Pakistan, no matter which side initiated it, the fact that property, which is usually in the husband’s name, serves as a hindrance to wives’ being able to claim their rights or their worth within the marriage, according to an attorney and human rights activist.As a result, Rafia Zakaria, in an opinion piece in the daily Dawn, says that it is common for married men in the country to exercise financial control over assets in order to e…
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) Women’s presence in Pakistan’s Parliament remains quota driven. Presently, only woman has been elected on general seat while they have become members of Parliament through reserved seats, with the leadership positions, from Chairman to Opposition leader, remain dominated by men, demonstrating failure of political parties, a report said. A new report by the Free and Fair Election Network has revealed that female Senators accounted for 20 per cent of the Senate’s agenda …
Washington, April 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s position on women is not merely a case of gender inequality but reflects a broader systemic failure by the authorities to protect basic human rights. Amid a climate of institutional tolerance, practices such as forced marriages and so-called “honour killings” continue to persist across the country, a report detailed this week.Writing for the US-based online platform ‘Medium’, European political analyst and journalist Dimitra Staikou stated that despite …