Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Access to policing for women in Pakistan remains uneven due to structural gaps, cultural barriers, and limited representation. From Punjab to Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, women in Pakistan continue to face challenges both as citizens seeking justice and as officers working within the system, a report has detailed. “Across Pakistan, the presence of women in policing is slowly expanding, but progress remains uneven. While policy measures and individual success stories s…
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Kabul, March 30 (IANS) One person was killed and 16 others were injured after Pakistani forces launched rocket and heavy weapon attacks on residential areas in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, local media reported on Monday, quoting officials. The shelling hit areas near Asadabad and nearby homes, sparking fears of a wider border escalation.Taliban spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said that the attack targeting civilian homes occurred at around 5 p.m. (local time) on Sunday. He said that injured peopl…
Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary Arbab Shehzad Khan said that Pakistan-Afghanistan peace jirga will be held in Peshawar on March 31 to urge leadership of two nations to ease tensions and work towards peace, local media reported on Sunday. While addressing a press conference at Peshawar Press Club, Khan, who is head of Aspire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which, along with Qaumi Islahi Tehreek, is organising the jirga, said the national and political leaders, tribal elde…
Islamabad, March 24 (IANS) Crackdown on undocumented Afghan refugees in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is expected to intensify after Eid holidays, as per reliable sources, local media reported on Tuesday. The authorities had imposed a temporary halt on arrests during the Eid period to allow families to observe the festival peacefully. As the Eid celebrations concluded, law enforcement personnel are poised to resume strict actions, targeting Afghan refugees who do not have valid documents, Pakist…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Pakistan Super League (PSL) will begin as scheduled on March 26, but only at two venues, with no spectators, to conserve resources such as petrol amid the Gulf war, Pakistan cricket chief Mohsin Naqvi announced on Sunday.The decision followed an extensive meeting with the eight franchises and a consultation with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.“Pakistan Super League will start as per schedule on March 26 as we have to safeguard its credibility and there was no wind…
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…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s benchmark KSE‑100 index plunged nearly 10 per cent on Monday amid escalating geopolitical tensions due to the US-Iran war along with the country’s ongoing military operation in Afghanistan dampening investor sentiment.The index was at 151,798.54 at about 2:19 pm, down 9.68 per cent. The KSE‑30 index fell around 9.8 per cent before trading was halted for an hour, after which the market reopened taking KSE‑30 to trade about 7.3 per cent lower.The sell…
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) A local court in Pakistan has sent hundreds of Afghan nationals to jail who were detained during the crackdown launched on foreigners residing illegally in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Monday. The Afghan refugees, who were sent to jail on judicial remand on Sunday, were arrested on Saturday when the law enforcement personnel conducted the crackdown, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. The judicial magistrate, Mohammad Anwar Khan, directed…
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 1 (IANS) The US Embassy in Islamabad said on Sunday that it is monitoring reports of protests at the US Consulates General in Karachi and Lahore and calls for demonstrations at the US Embassy in Islamabad and Consulate General Peshawar, as it advised US citizens in the country to monitor local news and observe good personal security practices. In a statement shared on X, the US Embassy in Islamabad said: “We are monitoring reports of ongoing demonstrations at the US Consulates G…