Pakistan

Pakistan: Youth faces employment crisis amid rising economic challenges

Amid the increase in youth population in Pakistan, the employment crisis has grappled the country, Pakistan-based ARY News reported. The…

2 months ago

Karachi residents stage 12-hour protest over power, water shortages

Residents of Karachi staged a sit-in protest on Hawkes Bay Road in front of Mauripur Main Bazar, blocking traffic to…

2 months ago

Pakistan faces severe education crisis with over 26 million children out of school

Pakistan's Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training informed Pakistan's National Assembly that more than 26 million children are still…

2 months ago

Karachi witnesses surge in street crime, reports 5,960 incidents in August

Karachi has witnessed a surge in street crime, with 5,960 incidents reported in August alone, ARY News reported. According to…

3 months ago

Enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings rampant in Balochistan

Enforced disappearances remain a severe issue in Balochistan, with recent reports from The Balochistan Post (TBP) highlighting 37 cases involving…

3 months ago

Baloch rights activist barred from flying, detained for three hours at Karachi airport

Baloch rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch was stopped from flying abroad by immigration officials and was detained for over three…

3 months ago

Pakistan: Petition filed against education department as govt schools in Sindh face shortage of textbooks

The students of public schools in Sindh have been waiting to receive textbooks from government, even after two months since…

3 months ago

Protesters block Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karakoram Highway over unfulfilled promises on road, water projects

In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, residents of Ranowali and Dubair areas in the Lower Kohistan district took out…

3 months ago

Pakistani national charged with plotting terrorist attack in New York City, arrested in Canada

A Pakistani national residing in Canada was arrested after being charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to…

3 months ago

Pakistan: Baloch rights organisation Paank condemns amendments to anti-terrorism act

Baloch rights organisation Paank has condemned the recent amendments to Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act, which grants absolute powers to military and…

3 months ago

Pakistan: Opposition coalition to hold multi-party conference over deteriorating security in Balochistan

Expressing deep concern over Balochistan's worsening situation, grand opposition alliance on Wednesday - Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP) - has called for…

3 months ago

Baloch diaspora protest in London, Amsterdam against Pak atrocities in Balochistan

The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), a Baloch organisation advocating for Baloch independence from Pakistan, staged a protest outside the British…

3 months ago

Pakistan: Discovery of six bodies in Balochistan raises alarm

At least six dead bodies have been found in different parts of Pakistan's Balochistan, causing alarm and deepening the ongoing…

3 months ago

EAM Jaishankar calls China a ‘unique problem’ at ET World Leaders Forum

Calling China a 'unique problem', External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is not the only country in the…

3 months ago

Pakistan: Mass rally held against enforced disappearances in Karachi

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Karachi on August 30, 2024, to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced…

3 months ago

“Era of uninterrupted dialogue with Pakistan is over,” says EAM S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday did some plainspeaking about India's relationship with its neighbour Pakistan. Speaking at the…

3 months ago

Pakistan: Quetta Press Club faces new restrictions amidst press freedom concerns in Balochistan

In what is being seen as a move to further restrict freedom of speech, the Quetta Press Club in Pakistan…

3 months ago

Pakistan: Traders’ body joins protest against tax hike, inflated electricity bills

The Pakistan City Traders Association joined a nationwide strike against inflated electricity bills, rising inflation, and the new tax regime…

3 months ago

Violence inevitable amid long-standing struggle for Independence in Balochistan: Baloch leader

Days after the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) launched a series of coordinated attacks across Balochistan, killing over 70 people, Baloch…

3 months ago

Over 41 pc women in Pakistan suffer from anaemia with 14.4 pc being underweight: Report

More than 41 per cent of women in Pakistan suffer from anaemia, with 14.4 per cent being underweight and 24…

3 months ago

Pakistan government falls short of loan target in July

Awaiting the approval of a USD 7 billion bailout from the IMF's executive board, the Shahbaz Sharif government faced a…

3 months ago