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Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia has been placed on ventilator support after her health deteriorated, hospital doctors said. Cardiologist Shahabuddin Talukdar, chief of the medical board, reported that her...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohaib Afridi has accused authorities at Adiala Jail of denying former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi basic necessities, including warm clothing, despite...
A new Population Council study, backed by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), finds Pakistan’s fertility decline has stalled and shows little change since about 2006. The report, "Unlocking the...
At a Karachi Press Club seminar marking International Human Rights Day, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) urged the government to repeal the 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, halt enforced...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan — A late Thursday-night explosion demolished a government primary school in Mir Ali tehsil’s Ayaz Kot area, Khushhali village, leaving more than 600 children without a local place to study.
Balochistan, Pakistan, December 12 (ANI) — The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has sharply criticized the US Export-Import (EXIM) Bank's decision to approve $1.25 billion in financing for the Reko Diq mining project...
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...
