Quetta, July 5 (IANS) The government of Pakistan’s Balochistan is mulling legal action against the Sindh government over what it termed the unfair distribution of canal water after the latter’s Chief Minister and other authorities have failed to ensure that their province received its approved share, local media reported on Sunday. The continued reductions in water supplied by Sindh despite an improvement in river flows have resulted in a shortage of canal water in Balochistan, Pakistan’s The Ex…
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Quetta, July 3 (IANS) At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after a bus fell into a ravine in the Danasar area on the Sherani–Zhob highway near the border between Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Friday, local media reported. The bus was heading from Quetta to Peshawar when the accident took place. As many as 40 bodies were recovered from the site of the accident while eight injured people were taken to the Trauma Centre in Zhob, leading Pakistani da…
Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) Residents in Pakistan’s Punjab province are facing hardships due to unannounced power outages amid scorching temperatures, local media reported on Thursday. Business owners and residents said that they were facing power cuts for several hours amid the heatwave. Residents have also reported that their electronic appliances like air conditioners, refrigerators, televisions and water motors have been damaged due to repeated power outages, low voltage and power fluctuations,…
Islamabad, June 30 (IANS) Pakistan has been ranked last globally — 148th out of 148 countries — in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025. Pakistan’s overall gender parity score also dropped from 57 per cent in 2024 to 56.7 per cent in 2025. These numbers showcase the inequalities faced by women in Pakistan regularly across economic participation and independence, social freedoms, political representation, education, health and personal agency and autonomy, a report has det…
Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) Pakistan has been witnessing a rise in online sale of narcotics in recent years with the digital transactions making it easier to access drugs. Youngsters in Pakistan are not only consuming drugs but are also being manipulated into becoming drug couriers, a report has detailed. Drugs traffickers are using technologies and global instability to introduce novel drugs and aggressively sell them in new markets, an editorial in leading Pakistani daily ‘The News International…
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Universities continue to increase and degree programmes continue to expand in Pakistan. However, concerns remain about the quality of graduates in Pakistan, a report has stated. “Pakistan’s higher education sector has expanded significantly over the past two decades. New universities have emerged across the country and enrolment figures have increased while thousands of graduates enter the job market every year. Yet quantity has not necessarily translated into quality…
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) In a horrific incident, a three-year-old girl was found dead inside a sack near her home after being sexually assaulted and murdered in Quaidabad area of Malir district in Pakistan’s Karachi, local media reported. The victim, identified as ‘K’, went missing while playing outside her house. Her father said that the family searched for her in the neighbourhood after which they ultimately found her body in a sack at the street near their residence.Police took the body of t…
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Residents in Pakistan’s Karachi faced difficulties in preparing ‘sehri’ and iftar meals for Ashura due to gas and electricity outages, local media reported on Friday. K-Electric has claimed that it has exempted several areas from scheduled loadshedding till Muharram 11. However, people in many areas had to use alternate options to ensure electricity during religious gatherings, Pakistan-based daily Dawn reported.Large parts of the city, including Saddar, Burns Road, Lya…
Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) A French woman and her five children were rescued in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after her husband kept them captive at home and abused them for more than 10 years, a report has detailed. The French national, identified as Sylvie Yasmina, has alleged that her husband assaulted them physically and mentally “on a daily basis” and called him “very violent”, BBC Urdu reported, citing police.One of their sons managed to get out of the house and filed a police repo…
Quetta, June 23 (IANS) The protest launched by the Balochistan Grand Alliance continued for the fifth consecutive day on Monday as the government offices and institutions remained shut in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, local media reported on Tuesday. Leaders of the Grand Alliance said employees are united for their legitimate and constitutional demands and vowed to continue the movement until the authorities agree to their demands, Pakistan-based daily The Express Tribune reported.The allianc…