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Pakistani women storm into DI Khan grid station to demonstrate against prolonged power cut

May 15, 2024, at 11:35 pm

A large number of women, who were demonstrating against prolonged powercut, stormed into a grid station in DI Khan region of Pakistan recently, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Seven-year-old raped in Karachi

May 14, 2024, at 08:07 pm

An unknown man raped a seven-year-old girl in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.

Pakistan Rangers opened fire on thousands of locals in Muzaffarabad, PoK activist urges India to summon Pakistani envoy

May 14, 2024, at 07:18 pm

A prominent political activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) has urged the Indian government to summon the Pakistani envoy for an explanation after Pakistan Rangers opened fire on thousands of locals in Muzaffarabad recently.

Teen girl burnt to death in Pakistani village for refusing to marry a man selected by her family

May 14, 2024, at 12:39 am

A 17-year-old woman was allegedly burnt and beaten to death by her parents after she refused to marry a man they selected in a Pakistani village named  Liaqatpur.

Young Baloch man goes missing in Pakistan's Turbat

May 13, 2024, at 04:38 am

A young Baloch man has gone missing in Pakistan's Turbat city, media reports said.

Cleric arrested for allegedly raping nine-year-old student in Pakistan mosque

May 12, 2024, at 12:00 am

A Pakistani cleric in Larkana was recently arrested for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old student in a mosque.

Pakistan official says TTP's attacks have increased significantly in past two years

May 11, 2024, at 10:55 pm

Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan Asif Ali Durrani has claimed that terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan's attacks in the country, emanating from Afghanistan, have spiked significantly ever since the Taliban took control over the neighbouring nation in 2021.

PoK witnesses massive protest over unjust taxes

May 11, 2024, at 08:33 pm

A massive protest was witnessed in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK)'s Mirpur region on Friday over unjust taxes imposed on them, media reports said.

Gangrape cases in Pakistan: Cop among seven arrested

May 10, 2024, at 11:43 pm

At least seven accused, including one police constable, have been arrested over two gangrape cases in Pakistan.

Pakistani administration deploys troops in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir ahead of May 11 protest, tension rises

May 10, 2024, at 11:41 pm

Pakistani administration is deploying troops in the Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) ahead of the May 11 protest, triggering protest and tension in the region.

Pakistan: Terrorists blow up a private school for girls in North Waziristan

May 10, 2024, at 11:30 pm

Unidentified terrorists blew up a private girl's school in Pakistan's North Waziristan district on Wednesday.

Baloch students ask Pakistani authorities to end enforced disappearances

May 10, 2024, at 11:26 pm

Baloch Student Council (BSC) Islamabad has claimed students of their province are facing harassment in Pakistan's Islamabad city.

Pakistani primary school teacher arrested for allegedly raping class five student

May 09, 2024, at 09:33 pm

Police have arrested a Pakistani primary school teacher on charges of raping a girl student whp is studying in class five.

Pakistan's JI to demonstrate against growing power crisis in Karachi

May 09, 2024, at 09:25 pm

Pakistan's Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has announced it will demonstrate against a growing power crisis in Karachi city and inflated electricity bills.

Farmers in Pakistan demonstrate against water shortage, demand action against corrupt officials

May 08, 2024, at 11:43 pm

Farmers whose lands were located at the tail-end of Manharo minor (water channel) in Pakistan staged a sit-in to block Moro-Bandhi road outside a local press club near Bandhi on Monday in protest against what they described as ‘artificial’ shortage of irrigation water.

Pakistan Army alleges plot to kill Chinese engineers was hatched in Afghanistan

May 08, 2024, at 03:05 pm

The Pakistan Army has alleged that the plot to kill Chinese engineers in a suicide attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla region Mar 26 was hatched in Afghanistan.

Teen married to 70-year-old man in Pakistan, several detained

May 08, 2024, at 12:05 am

Police have detained several people for their alleged involvement in solemnising the marriage of a teenage girl to a 70-year-old man in Pakistan.

Fata-KP merger: FQJ to hold ‘grand’ protest on May 8

May 07, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Fata Qaumi Jirga (FQJ) has announced it will organise a 'grand protest' in Jamrud region of Pakistan on May 8 against the merger of tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Pakistan: Milk prices likely to witness massive jump in Karachi

May 06, 2024, at 05:13 am

People in Karachi are expected to face more trouble and face the pocket pinch with milk prices escalating by Rs. 50 per litre.

No teacher to educate students in a Pakistani school for past four months, locals protest

May 05, 2024, at 12:35 am

The residents of  Ghar Shamozi area in Barang tehsil region of Pakistan recently staged a demonstration against lack of teachers in the local government middle school for boys.

Two explosions in Balochistan leave one dead, 20 injured

May 05, 2024, at 12:22 am

At least one person died and 20 others were injured in two explosions which hit  Duki district in northern Balochistan on Thursday.

BNM protests against state-sponsored oppression against Baloch people in South Korea

May 05, 2024, at 12:16 am

The South Korean chapter of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) recently staged a protest at Biff Square in South Korea’s Busan when they demanded an end to the “state-sponsored” oppression against the Baloch people, media reports said.

Baloch rights activist claims Pakistan Army pushing locals to bonded labour

May 03, 2024, at 11:31 pm

Baloch rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch recently expressed concern over the atrocities committed by  Pakistan Army on locals in  Mashkay region of Balochistan.

Pakistani labourers, daily wagers demonstrate demanding fixed employment contract

May 03, 2024, at 11:24 pm

Several labourers and daily wagers have organised protests close to Yaadgar-e-Shuhada in Pakistan for a fixed employment contract, media reports said.

Senior journalist Maulana Muhammad Siddique Mengal dies in Pakistan blast

May 03, 2024, at 11:21 pm

A blast hit Balochistan's Khuzdar district which left senior journalist Maulana Muhammad Siddique Mengal dead, media reports said on Friday.

Bus overturns in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan, 20 die

May 03, 2024, at 11:18 pm

At least 20 people died and 21 others were hurt after a passenger bus overturned on the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.

Girl gang-raped in Pakistan's Rawalpindi

May 01, 2024, at 11:48 pm

A girl was gang-raped allegedly by two suspects in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city recently, police said.

Pakistani health institutes paying exorbitant rent for private buildings

May 01, 2024, at 10:55 pm

Some institutes of the Punjab Specialized Healthcare Medical Education Department are paying hefty monthly rent to private buildings, making things difficult for the national exchequer by increasing the financial burden.

Pakistan continues to grapple with inflation, price rise and power cuts

May 01, 2024, at 02:24 pm

Cash-strapped Pakistan has been battling various odds in recent times  making the life of common people difficult.

Two labourers gunned down by unknown attackers in Pakistan

Apr 30, 2024, at 10:53 pm

Unknown armed motorcyclists shot dead two labours in Pakistan's Kech district on Sunday, media reports said.