Kabul, April 6 (IANS) Taliban on Monday claimed that it has captured a Pakistani border post in Eastern Afghanistan after a clash with the soldiers of the neighbouring country, local media reported. Local officials confirmed the exchange of fire betweenTaliban forces and Pakistani soldiers in a border area, Amu TV reported citing Taliban-run national broadcaster RTA. They said that an outpost was captured during the clashes and casualities have been reported on the Pakistani side.The incident co…
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Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Residents in Peshawar and other parts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been facing difficulties due to acute shortage of natural gas as CNG stations remained shut across the province, local media reported on Monday. Majority of school van and bus operators have suspended their services due to unavailability of CNG while public transporters have increased fares after they started using petrol, placing further financial burden on residents, Pakistan’s leading daily ‘…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s sharp increase in domestic petrol and diesel prices is being seen as an unavoidable response to rising global oil costs triggered by the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran, even as the move is expected to intensify inflationary pressures across the economy, a report has said.The Pakistan government recently raised petrol prices steeply before rolling back Rs 80 within 24 hours, after an earlier increase of Rs 137 had pushed rates to Rs 458 per litre, acco…
Kabul, April 3 (IANS) Local residents have accused Pakistani soldiers of targetting civilian houses in the Tani district of Afghanistan’s Khost late Thursday as fighting continued on the country’s border with Pakistan. According to sources, many local residents have started leaving their homes to escape the violence while casualties were also reported from the region, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported. However, no verified death or injury had been confirmed so far.Meanwhile…
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday strongly criticised the government’s steep increase in petrol and diesel prices, warning that the move would further burden citizens already grappling with rising inflation and economic hardship.According to the rights body, the decision to take petroleum products to their historical highest levels comes at a time when the public is already grappling with severe inflation and economic pressure, raising fears that the p…
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) The Pakistan government has announced a sharp increase in fuel prices, with petrol rising by 43 per cent and high-speed diesel (HSD) by 55 per cent, according to local media reports. The price of petrol has been raised by Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 137.23 per litre from PKR 321.17 to PKR 458.41 while price of HSD has been increased by PKR 184.49 per litre from PKR 335.86 to PKR 520.35, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. The price of kerosene has been raised by PKR 34.0…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) As many as 109 Pakistani nationals were among at least 2,722 persons from the Asia-Pacific region who died or disappeared around the world in 2025 while trying to enter other countries illegally, Pakistani media reported citing the latest stats released by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). This marked the second consecutive year when over 2,700 people have died across the world, exposing the persistent risks faced by migrants and an urgent need to stre…
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) In yet another shocking crime details emerging from Pakistan, four men allegedly gang raped a woman in a van that moved around the Baga Sheikhan area which comes under the jurisdiction of Rawat police in Pakistan’s Punjab province, local media reported. A police spokesperson said special teams have been set up to arrest the accused and raids were being conducted. He further mentioned that victim’s medical examination has been conducted, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn rep…
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) The participants of a jirga have urged governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to stop the border clashes and resolve their differences through dialogue, local media reported on Wednesday. A ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan Peace Jirga’ was organised in Pakistan’s Peshawar on Tuesday under the auspices of a think-tank Aspire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and National Reform Movement (Qaumi Islahi Tehreek). Various political and religious leaders, representatives of business community and med…
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Highlighting the constraints being faced by Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Pakistan, particularly in Punjab province, a recent report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has revealed that the civic space has been narrowed through bureaucratic, legal and financial pressures. “The need for regulation is neither new nor unreasonable. States are entitled to ensure transparency, financial accountability and compliance with the law. Yet, as the report…