So-called ‘honour’ killings in Pakistan continue to plague the nation, the latest victim of the crime is a couple killed in the Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to Dawn, the 21-year-old man and 18-year-old woman were murdered for ‘honour’ in the new mathera area of Charsadda district on Sunday. Families of the victims registered cross First […]
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India nabs over 3000 smugglers between 2018-2020 at borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.
India’s Border Guarding Forces have arrested 3,065 smugglers between 2018 and 2020 from borders with neighbouring Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. Minister of State of Home Nityanand Rai made the declaration in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday while mentioning that drugs like charas, ganja, brown sugar, heroin, opium, marijuana, and arms were seized along […]
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Pashtuns organise rally against Pakistan in New York
Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) held a rally against the illegal detention of Ali Wazir and Pakistan’s proxy war in Afghanistan. Ali Wazir is one of the sane voices of human rights and against military oppression in Pakistan. PTM said in a statement that members party in New York and Connecticut participated in large numbers in this car rally held […]
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2 Pakistan soldiers killed, 9 injured in terror attacks in Waziristan
Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and nine others wounded in attacks by terrorists on security forces in South and North Waziristan tribal districts on Friday and Saturday. The attacks come in wake of escalating Taliban-led violence in Afghanistan. Terrorists attacked security forces in the Shawal area of North Waziristan district near the Afghan border on Saturday. One soldier was killed and two others suffered […]
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Pakistan’s ISI supports Taliban offensive, says Afghan govt
Taliban have intensified their violent campaign across Afghanistan and their military offensive was supported by Pakistani notorious spy agency — ISI, which was trying to align the terror group with Haqqani network and Al-Qaeda, said the Afghan Foreign Ministry. While the Taliban seized over 193 district centres and 19 border districts, the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces […]
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Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rowing a Boat to ‘Nowhere’ Has Set Off a Wave of Memes
Pakistani Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad cannot seem to keep himself out of controversy. Following the daughter of an Afghan envoy to Pakistan being kidnapped, and later released, Ahmad, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed denied the incident and expressed scepticism toward the girl’s account of what happened. If denying the […]
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Pakistan: Cloudburst in Islamabad causes flooding
A cloudburst in Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad has caused flooding in various areas, local media reported on Wednesday. The Office of Deputy Commissioner Islamabad confirmed the news and urged the public to avoid unnecessary movement for the next 2 hours. “Cloudburst in Islamabad has caused flooding in various areas. […]
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England edge Pakistan in 3rd T20I to secure series win
England won the three-match T20I series against Pakistan with a thrilling three-wicket victory here at Old Trafford, Manchester on Tuesday night. England who had won the second match at Leeds by 45 runs on Sunday, took the series 2-1 with a mere two balls left. The home side were set a 155-run target by Pakistan. Opener Jason […]
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Pakistan continues intimidation, harassment of its citizens abroad
Pakistan seems to be emulating its all-weather ally China in intimidating its citizens abroad, particularly dissidents and human rights activists. The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service in the last week of June charged a British Pak national Mohamed Gohir Khan with conspiracy to murder Ahmad Waqas Goraya, a Netherlands-based Pak national and a social media […]
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Pakistan criticises Afghan govt for recalling its envoy, diplomats
Pakistan has criticised Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s decision to call back the ambassador from Islamabad along with all senior diplomats after the daughter of the Afghan ambassador was kidnapped and tortured. Pakistan foreign ministry in a statement reacted to the decision and called the move as unfortunate and ensured the Afghan government of security provided to the Afghan ambassador and […]
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Pakistan not worried over taking action against terrorists, despite remaining in FATF’s ‘grey list’
Despite remaining on the “grey list” of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Pakistan is less worried about the UN-designated terror groups living on its territory amid the US troop withdrawal from neighboring Afghanistan. The terrorist groups against whose leaders and commanders Pakistan is supposed to take action include the […]
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Bomb blast in Pakistan’s Lahore near Hafiz Saeed’s house
At least two people were killed and 16 injured in a major blast in Pakistan’s Lahore on Wednesday, as per reports. The blast reportedly occurred near the Lahore residence of terrorist Hafiz Saeed. Rescue, police, and bomb disposal teams reached the site of the incident, while witnesses said the glass […]
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Pakistan to receive 13 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, says health minister
Pakistan has made an agreement to procure 13 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer, the country’s health minister said today. An exact timeline was not yet available, health minister Faisal Sultan told Reuters, but said the doses would arrive by the end of 2021, under an agreement the government […]
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Pakistan reports 1,194 new Covid-19 cases, 57 more deaths
Pakistan has recorded 1,194 new COVID-19 cases and 57 deaths, the country’s National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) informed on Saturday. The overall cases in the country reached 939,931, including 875,581 recoveries, according to NCOC. As many as 42,717 active cases are under treatment across the country, including 2,760 those who are in critical condition. So […]
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Pakistan govt employees protest, demand 25 pc hike in salaries
Pakistan Government employees on Friday demanded a 25 percent hike in their salaries and protested against the 10 percent hike provision proposed in the national budget for FY2021-22. The protesters said that for the past three years, they had not seen any raise in their salaries. They also demanded that […]