5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Khuzdar

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck 86 kilometres northeast of Khuzdar in Balochistan on Friday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reported. Several districts in Sindh and Balochistan experienced earthquake tremors, according to the Seismic Monitoring Centre of the PMD. Initial tremors were recorded at a magnitude of 3.8, followed by a second quake measuring 5.8. The tremors […]

Imran health row triggers PTI-govt showdown in Senate

Heated scenes unfolded in the Senate on Thursday after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senators staged a protest over Imran Khan’s health, placing his photographs on their desks, prompting objections from treasury members and ultimately forcing the chair to adjourn proceedings. The confrontation followed remarks by Opposition Leader and Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) chief Allama Raja Nasir […]

China orders milk toxin tests

China’s national market regulator instructed infant formula manufacturers on Thursday to conduct tests for the toxin identified in a global product recall, which has been linked to a Chinese biotech company. Since December, several manufacturers, including Swiss giant Nestle, have issued recalls of infant formula that could be contaminated with cereulide in more than 60 […]

Trump dismantles legal basis for US climate rules

President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked a landmark scientific finding underpinning US regulations to curb planet-warming pollution, marking his biggest rollback of climate policy to date. The repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 “endangerment finding” was paired with the immediate elimination of greenhouse gas standards on automobiles. But it also places a host of […]

Sindh University pro-VC suspended

The Sindh government has suspended Professor Azhar Shah, pro-vice chancellor of the University of Sindh’s Dadu campus, after videos circulated on social media allegedly showed him intoxicated, using inappropriate language, and creating a disturbance on campus. According to an official notification issued by the Universities and Boards Department on Feb. 10, the provincial government directed […]

Voicing the quiet inside

In a culture long conditioned to disguise pain behind polite smiles and whispered prayers, Pakistani celebrities are beginning to speak openly about depression, anxiety and emotional collapse—turning private suffering into public conversation, and slowly dismantling a stigma that has shadowed generations. For years, mental health in Pakistan was a topic discussed in hushed tones or […]