Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) A young couple, who got married of their own choice, were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Malir area of Pakistan’s Karachi, local media reported on Tuesday. Police said Nadia (20) and Najeebullah (25) were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on their vehicle on Monday, in what seemed to be a case of honour killing, Pakistan-based Geo News reported.According to officials, Nadia’s father Aslam filed a kidnapping case at the police station on May 19 afte…
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Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s out-of-school crisis is not only a social failure but an economic self-inflicted wound, trapping families in cycles in which poverty causes illiteracy and illiteracy leads to poverty, a report has stated. Currently, 25 million children aged between five to 16 years are not enrolled in school in Pakistan. The number of children who are not going to schools is roughly the entire population of Australia not accessing education system that was supposed to be their…
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) Security situation in Pakistan’s Sindh continues to showcase a layered and persistent crisis as province continues to report attacks from Islamist militant groups, sectarian outfits, Baloch and Sindhi separatist formations and criminal ecosystem, especially in Karachi, a report has stated. Sindh reported 10 terrorism-related fatalities in 2026 up to April 19, including eight terrorists, one civilian and one security force personnel, according to the partial data compiled…
Islamabad, May 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s domestic political landscape continues to be shaped by instability, deep distrust, and the enduring dominance of the military over civilian institutions – a year after Operation Sindoor which was launched by the Indian military following the heinous April 22, 2025 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, a report has mentioned.”India’s four-day war with Pakistan in May 2025 left Pakistan facing intensifying political, economic, and social crises at hom…
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Veteran actor Dalip Tahil was seen getting emotional as he remembered his late mother and her unfulfilled wish of revisiting her ancestral home in Hyderabad, Sindh. Taking to his social media, Dalip reshared a video post featuring an old haveli linked to his family roots, as he reflected on the pain and loss carried by families displaced during the Partition.Remembering his mother and her last unfulfilled wish, Tahil wrote about how she had always wished to return to her hom…
Kabul, May 7 (IANS) The heinous Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025 was a watershed moment that led to a near total breakdown of bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. India put the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance after the attack arguing that blood and water cannot flow together and that Pakistan must put its house in order. All formal trade remains suspended, further straining an already fragile Pakistani economy. Pakistan has since blamed India for weaponizing water. This move …
Mumbai, May 03 (IANS) Veteran actress Jaya Prada visited the famous Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam, on Sunday.The yesteryear actress took to her official Instagram handle and uploaded a string of photos from her religious visit. She opted for an orange ethnic wear for her temple visit. The pictures had Jaya Prada posing outside the temple premises with a pooja ki thali in her hand.”Today I got the privilege of visiting the holy Dham of Maa Kamakhya Devi Temple. Mother’s boundless grace and …
Quetta, May 3 (IANS) Rallies, demonstrations, and awareness campaigns were held in several parts of Pakistan’s Balochistan province to mark the International Labour Day, with workers carrying banners and placards highlighting their demands for fair wages, improved working conditions, job security, and access to social protection systems, local media reported. Workers from different sectors participated in these events led by trade unions, labour associations, and civil society organisations. Spe…
Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) Two new polio cases have been reported from Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, bringing the total number of reported cases in the country since the start of this year to three, local media reported on Friday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, an official of the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, told leading Pakistani daily Dawn that two new cases of wild poliovirus – one in Bannu and another in North Waziristan – were confirmed by the National Emergency Op…
Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) Pakistan’s media landscape saw a reduction in space for free expression during the past year due to increasing legal, regulatory, and economic and other pressures, Islamabad-based media watchdog Freedom Network detailed in a report. Titled ‘Regulatory Repression of Freedom of Expression – Legal Controls and PECA Undermine Media and Journalism in Pakistan’, the report stated that the amended Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) law is the most “consequential i…