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Pakistan man booked for 'blasphemy' over Facebook post

Sep 24, 2024, at 12:38 am

Pakistan police have registered a case against a man for allegedly posting blasphemous post on Facebook.

Policeman dies after blast hits vehicle which was part of a convoy escorting dignitaries from 12 nations in Pakistan's Swat

Sep 23, 2024, at 03:25 am

A policeman died and three others were injured on Sunday after their vehicle, which was part of a convoy that was escorting dignitaries from 12 nations, was caught in an explosion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district on Sunday.

Pakistan reports yet another polio case

Sep 21, 2024, at 06:59 am

Pakistan has diagnosed yet another polio case, taking the total number of diagnosed cases in the country this year to 18.

Another mpox suspect arrives in Pakistan's Karachi airport

Sep 21, 2024, at 06:39 am

A passenger, who is suspected to be infected by mpox, landed at Pakistan's Jinnah International Airport on Thursday.

Police constable guns down blasphemy suspect in Quetta lockup

Sep 15, 2024, at 12:07 am

A police constable was gunned down by a blasphemy suspect inside a lockup in the Quetta region of Pakistan, media reports said.

Pakistan: Two cops die in bomb blast in Quetta

Sep 14, 2024, at 11:50 pm

At least two policemen were killed and another was injured in a planted bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta region on Saturday.

Pakistan: Polio vaccination team members, including woman, tortured in Rawalpindi

Sep 14, 2024, at 11:18 pm

A female vaccination team member belonging to the Punjab Health Department was tortured and deprived of her belongings by a group of employees of Cantonment Board Chaklala in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city recently.

Pakistan: JUI-F leader shot dead

Sep 12, 2024, at 12:54 am

A local Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader was shot dead by unknown men in Pakistan's  Noshki town on Tuesday.

Pakistan: 13 people, including six cops, injured after explosion rocks South Waziristan

Sep 10, 2024, at 09:18 pm

At least six police personnel and seven civilians were hurt after an explosion rocked Pakistan's Wana region in South Waziristan district on Monday.

Murder trial of three Pakistani people in UK to begin on October 7 over death of 10-year-old girl last year

Sep 10, 2024, at 12:00 am

The trial date for three Pakistani people, who are accused of murdering a 10-year-old girl in Surrey, has been set by a UK court on October 7.

Three die in two separate terror attacks in Pakistan

Sep 09, 2024, at 05:31 am

Two separate terror incidents in Wana and Lucky Marwat area of Pakistan have left at least three people, including two head constables, dead, media reports said.

Pakistan: Case filed against three for 'raping' school teacher

Sep 08, 2024, at 12:11 am

Kot Addu city police in Pakistan have registered a case against a man and two of his accomplices for allegedly raping a woman schoolteacher and even depriving her of Rs5 million on the pretext of arranging US visas for her and her family.

Pakistani national residing in Canada charged with plotting terrorist attack against Jews in New York on Oct 7 anniversary

Sep 07, 2024, at 03:07 pm

A Pakistani citizen residing in Canada has been arrested on Sept. 4 in Canada in connection with a terrorist plot to kill Jews in New York in the USA. He was held close to the US-Canada border after an FBI investigation and based on a complaint filed in the Southern District of New York.

Local journalist gunned down in Pakistan's Mastung

Sep 07, 2024, at 01:09 am

Unknown gunmen shot dead a local journalist who was working with a news agency in Pakistan's Mastung region on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Unidentified armed men kidnap cop in Bannu

Sep 07, 2024, at 01:02 am

Unidentified armed men kidnapped a cop from his home in Pakistan's Bannu region, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan: Police officer shot down by unknown gunmen in Quetta

Sep 05, 2024, at 12:10 am

A police officer was killed after unknown gunmen shot at his car in Quetta City in Pakistan on Tuesday.

Pakistan: 40-year-old female teacher shot dead in front of her father for allegedly refusing marriage proposal

Sep 04, 2024, at 04:10 pm

A 40-year-old Pakistani female school teacher was shot dead in front of her father for allegedly refusing a marriage proposal.

Pakistan: Karachi mall opening turns chaotic, unruly mob damage, loot goods

Sep 03, 2024, at 12:29 am

The opening of the Dream Bazaar Mall in Pakistan's Karachi city recently turned into a nightmare with an unruly mob rushing inside the commercial building, vandalising it and even looting goods with police remaining absent from the scene.

Pakistan: Man gets lifer for desecrating Quran

Sep 01, 2024, at 12:39 am

A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for desecrating the Quran in 2021 within the remits of the Korangi police station in Karachi.

Pakistan: Four government employees kidnapped at gunpoint in DI Khan

Aug 29, 2024, at 10:28 pm

Four Pakistani government employees were kidnapped at gunpoint from  Kulachi tehsil of DI Khan district, media reports said on Thursday.

Pakistan: Rawalpindi registers 17 dengue cases in past 24 hours

Aug 29, 2024, at 10:08 pm

Rawalpindi has reported 17 dengue cases in the past 24 hours, struggling to contain the disease in the rainy season.

Pakistani industrialist Danish Iqbal's wife Natasha appears unremorseful after allegedly crushing two people to death, netizens slam her

Aug 28, 2024, at 08:11 pm

A Pakistani industrialist's wife was caught on camera appearing unremorseful after allegedly killing two people after hitting them with her car in Karachi city has triggered anger in the country.

Balochistan’s cry for freedom: A struggle against oppression by Pakistan

Aug 28, 2024, at 01:17 am

The recent surge in violence across Balochistan, where over 70 lives have been lost in just a few days, underscores a grim reality: the people of this resource-rich yet impoverished province in southwestern Pakistan are being pushed to the edge by a state that has failed them.

Pakistan: 40 people die in separate attacks by gunmen across Balochistan

Aug 27, 2024, at 01:09 am

In separate shooting and grenade attack incidents at least 40 people were killed in Balochistan while 21 terrorists were also eliminated, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: 23 passengers offloaded from vehicles then shot dead by terrorists in Balochistan

Aug 26, 2024, at 10:18 pm

At least 23 passengers were offloaded from buses and trucks in Balochistan's  Musakhel area which left at least 23 people dead, media reports said.

Pakistan plans to introduce polymer plastic currency notes soon

Aug 26, 2024, at 03:48 pm

Pakistan, a country battling a tough financial crisis, is planning to introduce plastic currency in the country as an experiment.

Pakistan: 11 dead after bus overturns on Makran coastal highway

Aug 25, 2024, at 11:18 pm

A bus overturned in Pakistan which left at least 11 people dead and 35 others injured.

Pakistan: Bus crash leaves 25 dead

Aug 25, 2024, at 09:42 pm

A bus, which was travelling from Kahuta to Rawalpindi, in Pakistan fell into a ditch leaving at least 25 people dead, media reports said.

Pakistan: Four gas company employees abducted

Aug 25, 2024, at 04:45 am

Unknown people have abducted four employees of  Sui Northern Gas company in Pakistan's Bakakhel area with their vehicle.

Pakistan: Employees of Balochistan university protests against non-payment of salary

Aug 25, 2024, at 04:42 am

Hundreds of employees of the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (Buitems) recently took out a procession in Pakistan's Quetta city after their salaries were not paid for several months.