In a statement issued in Geneva on January 16 2023, United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concerns at the reported upsurge in abductions, forced conversions and marriages of underage girls and young women from religious minorities in Pakistan. They emphasised on urgent action to curb this practice and ensure justice for victims. The […]
Victoria Gowri, a lawyer, was today sworn in as an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court after the Indian Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking reconsideration of the SC Collegium’s recommendation to appoint her. A section of lawyers of Tamilnadu were opposing her elevation on the ground that she was closely associated with the BJP, having […]
The death of a dictator, especially one who has inflicted immense cruelty and suffering upon countless individuals, should not be celebrated. Instead, it should serve as a sombre reminder of the tremendous injustices committed under their rule and the need for accountability and justice. The fact that such individuals often die of old age, comfortably […]
The federal Cabinet on Wednesday inducted two more members, according to a notification issued on Wednesday, making Pakistan’s cabinet world’s largest. The Cabinet Secretariat said that Chaudhry Abid Raza and Moeen Wattoo have been appointed as special assistants to the prime minister (SAPMs) with the status of state ministers. Just a day earlier, five members […]
The Counter Terrorism Department of Karachi Police arrested an IS suspect on Wednesday. The police claim they have taken an Islamic State-linked militant involved in ‘collecting donations meant for Afghanistan’ into custody. “Acting on a tip-off, the CTD conducted a raid in the Korangi Industrial Area and detained an important commander affiliated with the global […]
President Arif Alvi in a letter to ECP chief has urged the Election Commission to ‘immediately announce’ a date for elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab to put an end to the ‘dangerous speculative propaganda’. In Arif Alvi’s letter to ECP chief Sikandar Sultan Raja on Wednesday, Alvi stressed that polls are to be held […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar was interrupted by a citizen during a press conference on Wednesday when the former federal minister was questioned about his willingness to go to jail as per former premier Imran Khan’s announcement of “jail bharo tehreek”. While hurling questions at the PTI leader, a citizen asked, “Do you have […]
Britain’s Royal Mail has unveiled the first postage stamps to feature the image of King Charles III, following his ascension to the throne last September. From coins and banknotes and to the official royal cypher used by the government, Britain has been slowly introducing replacements featuring the new monarch since his mother’s death in September. […]
Caretaker governments have taken over in both Punjab and KP after the provincial assemblies in both provinces were dissolved by Imran Khan last month. Imran Khan who warned earlier that he will become more dangerous (Khatre Naak) is trying to prove himself right. Imran thinks his actions will add more instability to the unstable system, […]
In July 2022, 28-year-old Haroon Jan finished storing away a carefully planned stock of firewood in his home in Mankyal village, in northern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Jan planned to use the wood to keep him and his family warm through the coming winter, and for maintenance of their house. But just a month later, […]
In a statement issued in Geneva on January 16 2023, United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concerns at the reported upsurge in abductions, forced conversions and marriages of underage girls and young women from religious minorities in Pakistan. They emphasised on urgent action to curb this practice and ensure justice for victims. The […]
Victoria Gowri, a lawyer, was today sworn in as an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court after the Indian Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking reconsideration of the SC Collegium’s recommendation to appoint her. A section of lawyers of Tamilnadu were opposing her elevation on the ground that she was closely associated with the BJP, having […]
The death of a dictator, especially one who has inflicted immense cruelty and suffering upon countless individuals, should not be celebrated. Instead, it should serve as a sombre reminder of the tremendous injustices committed under their rule and the need for accountability and justice. The fact that such individuals often die of old age, comfortably […]
The federal Cabinet on Wednesday inducted two more members, according to a notification issued on Wednesday, making Pakistan’s cabinet world’s largest. The Cabinet Secretariat said that Chaudhry Abid Raza and Moeen Wattoo have been appointed as special assistants to the prime minister (SAPMs) with the status of state ministers. Just a day earlier, five members […]
The Counter Terrorism Department of Karachi Police arrested an IS suspect on Wednesday. The police claim they have taken an Islamic State-linked militant involved in ‘collecting donations meant for Afghanistan’ into custody. “Acting on a tip-off, the CTD conducted a raid in the Korangi Industrial Area and detained an important commander affiliated with the global […]
President Arif Alvi in a letter to ECP chief has urged the Election Commission to ‘immediately announce’ a date for elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab to put an end to the ‘dangerous speculative propaganda’. In Arif Alvi’s letter to ECP chief Sikandar Sultan Raja on Wednesday, Alvi stressed that polls are to be held […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar was interrupted by a citizen during a press conference on Wednesday when the former federal minister was questioned about his willingness to go to jail as per former premier Imran Khan’s announcement of “jail bharo tehreek”. While hurling questions at the PTI leader, a citizen asked, “Do you have […]
Britain’s Royal Mail has unveiled the first postage stamps to feature the image of King Charles III, following his ascension to the throne last September. From coins and banknotes and to the official royal cypher used by the government, Britain has been slowly introducing replacements featuring the new monarch since his mother’s death in September. […]
Caretaker governments have taken over in both Punjab and KP after the provincial assemblies in both provinces were dissolved by Imran Khan last month. Imran Khan who warned earlier that he will become more dangerous (Khatre Naak) is trying to prove himself right. Imran thinks his actions will add more instability to the unstable system, […]
In July 2022, 28-year-old Haroon Jan finished storing away a carefully planned stock of firewood in his home in Mankyal village, in northern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Jan planned to use the wood to keep him and his family warm through the coming winter, and for maintenance of their house. But just a month later, […]
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