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Islamabad — Pakistan's population has climbed past 257 million, even as overall growth and fertility rates slow, increasing stress on already fragile infrastructure and the economy. According to US Census Bureau data...
Islamabad, December 11 (ANI) — A military court has sentenced retired lieutenant general and former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years’ rigorous imprisonment, the military’s media wing, the...
Karachi is facing a serious public-health emergency this winter as hospitals report a sharp increase in respiratory infections linked to worsening air quality.
Balochistan , December 11 (ANI): A 22-year-old woman from Sahaky village was critically injured after personnel of Pakistan's Federal Constabulary (FC) allegedly opened fire in the Balgatar area of Kech district, The...
Lahore — For the first time since the 1947 Partition, a Pakistani university has reintroduced Sanskrit instruction, with Lahore University of Management Sciences launching a formal course after an initially popular...
Fresh enforced-disappearance cases have been reported across Balochistan and Sindh, with relatives renewing calls for accountability and an end to alleged rights violations, The Balochistan Post says. Multiple incidents...
Residents of Liaquatabad’s FC Area in Karachi say a vacant plot beside the Government Lal Girls Secondary School has turned into an informal dumping ground, creating hazardous living conditions. Locals report that...
Faisalabad, Pakistan — Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) observed Human Rights Day on December 10 at Vision Hall, Faisalabad, adopting the UN theme "Reaffirming the Values of Human Rights: Our Everyday Essentials." The...
Lahore, Pakistan — December 9: A province-wide wheel-jam strike by goods transporters has brought movement across Punjab to a near standstill, with drivers halting operations to protest heavy traffic penalties and the...
Gilgit (PoGB), December 9 (ANI) — As Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) moves toward its 2026 assembly elections, public frustration is mounting over the composition of the new caretaker administration. Many...
Reports from across Balochistan say security forces in Quetta and Turbat detained nine people who have since gone missing, The Balochistan Post reported. In Quetta, eight men were reportedly held late Tuesday during a...
Jamshoro, Pakistan — On December 8 the Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) organised a large, orderly cultural rally in Jamshoro to mark Sindhi Unity and Cultural Day and press for the recovery of forcibly disappeared...
