Athens, June 29 (IANS) Despite receiving the largest share of water under Pakistan’s 1991 Water Apportionment Accord, Punjab Province has continued to encroach on the allocations meant for other provinces, aided by its upstream advantage, a lack of transparency in water measurement, and weak enforcement of the accord.The situation underscores the irony of Pakistan, which expects that India forgo its share of river waters while Islamabad fails miserably to ensure equitable distribution among its …
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) In another round of military strikes, Pakistan security forces Sunday carried out ground operations along the Afghanistan border, coupled with airstrikes deeper inside, said reports.Pakistan claimed that the attacks were targeted at militants in response to multiple attacks across the border, while the Afghan government said that they left dozens of civilians dead or injured, including women and children, the reports said.Since October 2025, Pakistan has escalated its m…
Quetta, June 28 (IANS) Four police personnel were injured after a bomb exploded near their vehicle in the Dasht area of Mastung district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, local media reported on Sunday. An explosive device was planted by unidentified assailants along the Mian Ghandi Link Road near Pir Wali on Saturday, and the blast took place when the police vehicle carrying prisoners from Dasht court to Mastung jail passed through the location, police said, The Express Tribune reported. The …
Kabul, June 22 (IANS) The frontier between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which has historically remained volatile, is entering a new phase of confrontation as none of the two sides is indicating willingness to step back. Recently, Taliban authorities announced that Afghanistan had conducted overnight airstrikes in Pakistan, a move if confirmed, would be one of the most assertive actions taken by the group since seizing power in August 2021, a report has detailed. In a statement issued on June 19, Af…
Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) The killing of an elderly Sikh couple inside a gurdwara in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has sparked fears among religious minorities, who have said they have long been targeted by radical Islamist groups, a report has detailed. On June 17, Jagannath Wanti (72) and his wife, Asa Wanti (69) were inside a gurdwara in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mardan when unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire and fled, police said.Sahib Singh, a Sikh elder from Peshawar said, “The…
Kabul, June 19 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence on Friday claimed that that it conducted airstrikes against alleged ISIS-linked targets in Pakistan, local media reported. In a statement issued on Friday, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence said that its forces carried out overnight airstrikes against what it said were ISIS-linked facilities in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan, Afghanistan-based news agency Khaama Press reported.The ministry said that the places that…
Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) As many as seven people were killed and eight others were injured after heavy rains and windstorm lashed several parts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Friday. Roofs and walls of several houses and shops collapsed after windstorm and torrential rain lashed Paharpur city and surrounding villages of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan on Thursday. Rescue teams and local conducted relief operation to find victims from rubble and took the…
Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) As many as 8.6 million children are engaged in child labour in Pakistan, with more than 6.6 million involved in hazardous labour that poses a threat to their health, safety and future, according to a national report launched by the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), local media reported on Friday. The report “Pakistan: Child Labour Surveys, Evidence for Action” was the first nationally represent…
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday expressed grave concern over persistent extrajudicial killings in Pakistan’s Punjab province, where 808 police ‘encounters’ reportedly have resulted in the deaths of 1,100 suspects.According to the HRCP, the organisation had earlier cautioned the Punjab government that the Crime Control Department (CCD) Punjab appeared to be routinely using lethal force as a tactic to “control” crime.Since the CCD was form…
Washington, June 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s hard-state doctrine may give its security establishment the “illusion of control”, but even on its own terms, it is failing. A doctrine presented as discipline and security must ultimately be judged by its ability to ensure stability, a report has highlighted. Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir has introduced a new political vocabulary for the country’s ruling establishment: the “hard state”. In official discourse, it is defined as “discipline, national sec…