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Lahore — Federal Energy Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik, a close ally of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, described himself on Saturday as an “ordinary worker” of the team led by the prime minister and Field Marshal Asim Munir...
Dhaka — Bangladesh's High Court on Sunday refused bail to Hindu monk Brahmachari Chinmoy Krishna Das, noting that he is currently being tried in a lower court in Chattogram in connection with the killing of a lawyer in...
Peshawar, May 10, 2026 — A sharp rise in petroleum prices has deepened economic distress in Peshawar and across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, prompting dozens of transport operators to stage a protest at the Hajji Camp Terminal...
Islamabad, May 10, 2026 — New increases in petroleum levies announced by the federal government have triggered strong criticism from industry groups and legal bodies, who say the measures will deepen economic pain for...
Karachi, May 10, 2026 — Outrage is mounting across Karachi as thousands of residents say taps remain dry despite official assurances that water supply has been restored. Citizens in multiple neighbourhoods say they have...
May 10, 2026 — The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has accused Pakistani state forces and allied officials of forcibly displacing Baloch and Sindhi residents from longstanding coastal settlements in Karachi, calling the...
Colombo — One of Sri Lanka’s most senior Buddhist monks, Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested Friday night on allegations of sexually abusing a minor, police said. Hemarathana, the chief priest of a...
Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Pakistan's military spokesperson, drew online criticism after questioning why Indian officers addressed the media in English during a briefing on Operation Sindoor. The...
Lahore, May 9, 2026 — Punjab’s new wheat procurement model has stalled after private firms backed out and farmers refused to sell at the government-set price, according to reporting by Dawn.
Despite annual observance of International Domestic Workers Day, millions of domestic workers in Pakistan—especially in Punjab—continue to suffer exploitation and insecurity years after the passage of the Domestic...
Balochistan, Pakistan — May 9 (ANI): Fauzia Baloch, a member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has accused Pakistani security agencies of trying to force her out of the organisation by linking her political...
Frankfurt (Germany), May 9 (ANI) — The Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) has accused Pakistani authorities of systemic torture and human rights abuses against political prisoners and ordinary inmates in prisons across...
