Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) While the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a recent joint US–Israel aerial strike, prompted celebration among members of the Iranian diaspora around the world, in Pakistan, angry protests turned violent, resulting in 35 deaths and injuries to over 100 people with no arrests so far, a report highlighted on Tuesday.“Angry mobs have attacked several buildings, including the American Consulates in Karachi and Lahore, United Nations offi…
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New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s Safe City projects have evolved from being anti‑terrorism measures to an infrastructure of daily surveillance of its population in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi, a report has said.The report from Human Rights Research Center said networked surveillance cameras, biometric interfaces and central command centres now form the backbone of urban policing.”Facial recognition links national ID databases with real-time tracking, which makes it possible to identify…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes is particularly unsettling for Iran’s neighbours such as Pakistan, which will be adversely impacted on the economic front, according to an article in China Daily.com.”There is great sorrow and concern (in Pakistan). The war seems to be intensifying,” said Salman Bashir, former foreign secretary of Pakistan.”It could reshape the entire Middle East, affect the world economy, and could last a long time. It…
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Several key roads in Pakistan’s Karachi have been shut for traffic for the fourth consecutive day due to security arrangements after protests erupted following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, local media reported on Thursday. As many as 11 people were killed, and several others were injured in Karachi during protests outside the US Consulate following Khamenei’s killing. According to the traffic police, barriers were placed and personnel wer…
Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) The United States has ordered non-emergency government employees and family members of staff at its consulates in Lahore and Karachi to leave Pakistan, citing safety concerns, according to an official statement.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the US Embassy in Pakistan said the US State Department had directed the departure of non-essential personnel and their families from the two missions. It added that there has been no change in the status of the US Embassy in I…
Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) Several key roads in Pakistan’s Karachi remained shut on Wednesday for the third consecutive day due to the prevailing security situation after protests were held following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, local media reported. As many as 11 protesters were killed while several others were injured in Karachi during the protest held outside the US Consulate after Khamenei’s death.Barriers have been placed at the railway crossing at Mai Kolachi…
Ottawa, March 2 (IANS) The Canadian student who was arrested in Pakistan while conducting research for his dissertation has not been granted bail. Hamza Ahmed Khan’s brother, Awes Ahmed Khan, said that there was no reason to keep his brother in prison, local media reported. “There is no reason to keep him behind bars. It feels like the system wants to punish him before a trial. We’ve not slept properly in a week,” Canada’s leading media outlet CBC News quoted Awes as saying.Hamza Ahmed Khan, a d…
Quetta, March 2 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has expressed grave concern over the deteriorating health condition and “unlawful detention” of its chief organiser, Mahrang Baloch, calling on the Pakistani authorities to ensure urgent medical care and her release.According to the BYC, Mahrang’s health has significantly worsened over the past six months in custody. The rights body added that during this period, she repeatedly submitted multiple applications to the jail su…
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) Widespread demonstrations in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) over the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei entered the second day on Monday as people in large numbers continued their protest with arson and violence across the region. At least 11 people have died in the Skardu district of PoGB after security officials opened fire on the protesters as they vandalised and torched a UN office.In view of the situation, the local administration has…
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) The US Embassy in Islamabad on Monday announced that visa appointments, as well as American Citizens Services, have been cancelled for the day following the violent protests that unfolded the previous day.In a post on X, the US Embassy said, “All appointments for US visas and American Citizen Services are cancelled for today, March 2, at the US Embassy in Islamabad and the US Consulates General in Karachi and Lahore.”Violent protests took place outside the US Consulate …