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Modi govt's 'One Nation, One Election' bills sent to JPC | BJP is desperate: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on FIR against Rahul Gandhi over parliament scuffle | US govt backs India's request to extradite 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana, asks Supreme Court to dismiss his plea | Daal mein kuch kaala hain ya sab kuchh kaala hain? SC questions authenticity of scanned OMRs in Bengal recruitment scam case | BJP is creating chaos to distract attention from Ambedkar row: Rahul Gandhi on Parliament tussle | Assault on me and Rahul Gandhi: Congress chief Kharge's charge over parliament chaos | PM Modi dials BJP MPs hospitalised with injuries over parliament showdown | Ambedkar row: BJP slaps assault charge against Rahul Gandhi in parliament, Cong rebuts with counter-allegation | Rahul, Priyanka, other opposition leaders demand Amit Shah's resignation over Ambedkar row | Kashmir: 5 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Kulgam, 2 soldiers injured

Pakistani TikTok star Imsha Rehman deactivates social media accounts after private videos leak

Nov 13, 2024, at 10:28 pm

Pakistani TikTok star Imsha Rehman has deactivated her social media accounts after facing backlash over the leak of alleged explicit videos online.

Pakistani court sends mastermind, female aide responsible for suicide bombing in Karachi, which killed two Chinese nationals, to 10-day police remand

Nov 13, 2024, at 10:18 pm

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Tuesday remanded two suspects, including the mastermind behind the suicide blast close to Karachi airport that left two Chinese national dead, to 10-day police remand.

Pakistan: Bride only survives after bus plunges into river, 26 dead

Nov 13, 2024, at 10:05 pm

At least 26 people died after a passenger bus that was carrying wedding guests veered off the Thalichi Bridge and plunged into a river in Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Karachi airport bombing mastermind, that left two Chinese citizens dead, arrested

Nov 12, 2024, at 11:47 pm

The mastermind behind the suicide bombing that took place close to the Karachi airport in Pakistan and left two Chinese citizens dead has been arrested, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Several countries condemn Quetta railway station blast

Nov 10, 2024, at 10:33 pm

Several countries, including the USA and the UK, condemned Saturday's suicide blast at a railway station in Pakistan's Quetta region which left at least 26 people dead.

Pakistan: Suicide blast in Quetta Railway Station leaves 25 dead, BLA claims responsibility

Nov 09, 2024, at 09:52 pm

At least 25 people died and 50 others were hurt in a suicide bombing at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan on Saturday.

Shehbaz Sharif congratulates Donald Trump on X, triggers row for using a platform whose access was banned in Pakistan by his govt

Nov 09, 2024, at 08:36 pm

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated US President Donald Trump on his election but triggered a row since X issued a community note against the post.

AQI in Pakistan's Multan crosses 2,135; schools in Punjab province remain shut

Nov 09, 2024, at 08:02 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province is facing unprecedented pollution levels, with several cities experiencing dangerously high air quality readings.

Pakistan: 24 killed, over 30 injured in blast at Quetta railway station in Balochistan

Nov 09, 2024, at 06:25 pm

Quetta/IBNS: At least 24 people were killed and over 30 injured in a blast which took place at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: 20 killed, over 30 injured in blast at Quetta Railway Station

Nov 09, 2024, at 05:35 pm

Quetta/IBNS: At least 20 people were killed and over 30 injured in a blast which took place at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistani province bans people from entering museums, parks, amid deteriorating air quality 

Nov 09, 2024, at 12:20 am

The Punjab government in Pakistan on Friday banned people from entering public parks, zoos, playgrounds and even museums amid rapidly deteriorating state of air quality in the province.

Pakistan: Police register case against security guard for attacking Chinese nationals in Karachi

Nov 09, 2024, at 12:00 am

Pakistani police have registered a case against a security guard who shot and injured two Chinese nationals in Karachi’s Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) Area.

Pakistan: Two shot dead by unknown gunmen in Noshki

Nov 08, 2024, at 11:18 pm

At least two people, including a nephew of BNP-Mengal’s central leader, died after armed men shot them in Pakistan's Noshki area on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Teachers decide to shut down 22,000 primary schools to press for their demands

Nov 07, 2024, at 12:06 am

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa All-Primary Teachers Association (APTA) has announced 22,000 boys and girls primary schools across the Pakistani province will remain shut from Wednesday until further notice.

Pakistan State Oil grapples with PKR 800 billion receivables, threatening national energy stability

Nov 05, 2024, at 03:04 pm

Pakistan State Oil (PSO), the nation’s largest oil marketing company, is currently ensnared in a severe financial predicament, with its total receivables soaring to an unprecedented PKR 800 billion.

Pakistan-based company apologises for advertising after thousands of people feel 'scammed' for attending non-existent Halloween event in Dublin

Nov 04, 2024, at 01:11 am

A Pakistan-based company has apologised for mistakenly posting an advertisement for a non-existent Halloween parade in Dublin which drew a large number of people in the city centre of the Irish city.

Pakistani mosque cleric arrested for raping 13-year-old girl

Nov 04, 2024, at 12:45 am

Pakistani mosque cleric was arrested for allegedly raping a minor madrassa student, media reports said.

Pakistan: Minor girl lured to brothel, repeatedly gang-raped

Nov 03, 2024, at 12:10 am

Pakistani police have booked six people, including two women, over the abduction and gang-rape of a minor girl at a brothel in Chiniot city, media reports said.

Pakistani female teachers of Bara college await salary for 10 months 

Nov 01, 2024, at 11:58 pm

Nine female teachers of the newly established Government Girls Degree College in Bara region of Pakistan have been awaiting salaries for the past ten months.

Pakistan: Blast close to school leaves seven people, including minors, dead

Nov 01, 2024, at 08:18 pm

At least seven people, including five minors, died after a blast occurred close to a Girls High School at the Civil Hospital Chowk in Mastung region of Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Balochistan government shuts down over 65 'habitual absentee school teachers' from service

Oct 31, 2024, at 12:24 am

The Balochistan government in Pakistan has removed 65 ‘habitual absentee school teachers’ from service, media reports said.

Pakistan: Woman, man gunned down in the name of honour in Nasirabad

Oct 31, 2024, at 12:11 am

A man gunned down a woman and another person in the name of honour in Pakistan's Nasirabad district on Monday.

Pakistan: Balochistan's public hospitals facing severe medicine shortage amid Congo virus outbreak

Oct 31, 2024, at 12:01 am

Healthcare system in Pakistan's Quetta is struggling with medical shortages reported from two major public hospitals in the city.

Pakistan Maholiati Tahaffuz Movement demand action against worsening environmental condition in Karachi

Oct 30, 2024, at 10:44 pm

A large number of people braved the scorching sun to assembly at the Frere Hall in Karachi city to demand action against worsening environmental conditions.

Five die unknown gunmen open fire on dam construction workers in Pakistan

Oct 30, 2024, at 12:53 am

At least five people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a dam construction site in Panjgur’s Paroom district of Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Human rights advocates discuss the need to ban Pakistan from Commonwealth for human rights abuse and blasphemy laws

Oct 28, 2024, at 05:10 am

Several human rights advocates have said Pakistan should be banned from the commonwealth for misusing blasphemy law and persecution of religious minorities in the country.

Pakistani textile exporters complain decision to slash gas supply to power plants

Oct 28, 2024, at 03:40 am

The Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has slammed the government's decision to discontinue gas supply to the  Captive Power Plants (CPPs) from Jan 1.

Pakistan: Large number of teachers boycott assessment test fearing failure

Oct 28, 2024, at 02:11 am

A large number of teachers in Pakistan's Punjab region boycotted the Training Need Assessment (TNA) test which was held on Saturday, fearing failure in the examination.

Pakistan: Balochistan National Party Mengal announces series of protests against atrocities committed against people

Oct 28, 2024, at 01:50 am

Balochistan National Party Mengal (BNP-M) leader Agha Hassan Baloch has announced a series of protests against the atrocities committed against people of the Pakistani region.

Pakistan: Suicide blast on a checkpost in North Waziristan leaves eight dead

Oct 27, 2024, at 10:39 pm

At least eight people, including four policemen and two security officials, died after a suicide bomb blast rocked a joint police and security forces checkpoint in the Eidak area of North Waziristan district on Saturday, media reports said.