New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Pakistan is a democracy, but only technically. After Asim Munir took over as the chief of the Pakistan Army, he has managed to get almost all institutions under his control. While major agencies such as the ISI are under the control of the Pakistan Army, Field Marshal Asim Munir now proposes to get all the police forces under him.An official said that the proposal is to have a single command and every major institution relating to security would under the control of the …
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Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) A newly married couple – Nadia Aslam and Najeebullah Aziz – were shot dead in Karachi in yet another case of honour killing in Pakistan. The woman’s own brother was the main suspect in the case and police have claimed to have arrested him. However, the question arises why did the police not check when he followed the couple along with his accomplices after they left the court, a report has stated. “…The murder of Nadia and Najeeb could be prevented if the authorities w…
Islamabad, May 30 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Sindh province, Syed Murad Ali Shah, expressing grave concern over the enforced disappearance of a 38-year-old Baloch man, Dad Shah from Karachi and the subsequent harassment and intimidation of his family by Pakistani forces. In a letter addressed to Sindh’s CM, Amnesty International said that Dad Shah was taken on April 21 from his residence by personnel reportedly o…
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…
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 …