The Sindh government has launched Pakistan’s first-ever programme to support the education of children of convicted prisoners. The launch ceremony, held at Central Jail Karachi, was attended by Sindh’s Minister for Education and Mines & Minerals Development, Sardar Ali Shah, and Minister for Prisons, Hasan Ali Zardari. This initiative, which aims to provide free education […]
Pakistan on Wednesday denounced the decision by India to declare the ‘Awami Action Committee’ and ‘Jammu and Kashmir Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen’ as ‘Unlawful Association’ for five years. Last year, the Indian authorities had declared several political parties as “unlawful associations” as well, bringing the total of banned political parties to 14 in the occupied region. The decision […]
A JIT has summoned PTI leaders Omar Ayub and Aleema Khan for questioning in an inquiry related to alleged negative propaganda on social media, Express News reported on Wednesday citing sources. According to officials, the JIT issued summons to Ayub and Aleema as part of an investigation into digital content deemed to be in violation […]
The Karakoram Highway has been reopened after landslides blocked some sections of the critical route, after a massive rockfall at Lotar in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kohistan district left thousands of passengers stranded on both sides of the road. According to the GBDMA, continuous rainfall since Monday triggered heavy rockslides at 4am on Tuesday, completely blocking a […]
Contrary to reports claiming the driver of Jaffer Express is killed, he has returned safe and sound. In a video, doing the round on social media, the driver can be seen in a good health. He was talking to someone and informing about his wellbeing. Earlier, it was reported that the driver of the train […]
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday once again laid bare its long-standing grievances over governance and power-sharing issues in Punjab during a high-level meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership. According to sources, Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider, at Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s behest, painted a grim picture of […]
With the skiing season nearing its seasonal end, the winter beauty of snow-covered and picturesque Malam Jabba marks the arrival of spring season in Swat Valley after receiving another snowfall of winter last month. The breath-taking landscape, accompanied by the chirping of birds amidst the pine forests and wildlife, sets the perfect stage for adventure […]
Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly, Ahmad Khan Bhachar, has called for transparency re-garding the Jaffar Express attack, warning against confusion and misperceptions amid rising separatist movements in Balochistan. Meanwhile, Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan asserted that political dialogue cannot take place until law and order is restored, empha-sising that armed groups will […]
In two separate incidents, a father murdered his daughter on her wedding day, while in a separate case, woman was killed by her husband and in-laws over allegations of bad character. Police have registered cases and arrested one of the suspects, while raids are underway to apprehend the others. The first incident took place in […]
A mother and her brother kidnapped an 11-year-old girl in an attempt to implicate their relatives in a fabricated abduction case. Police rescued the child within hours, exposing the plot. Amina Bibi, wife of Mehmood Sheikh, filed a complaint at the City Khanewal Police Station, alleging that her daughter, Zahra Batool, had been abducted on […]