Pakistan

Air India crash victims’ families dissatisfied with ‘vague’ initial report ————————— Families of the Air India crash victims expressed dissatisfaction with the preliminary investigation report, which revealed that both fuel switches were cut off immediately after takeoff, causing engine fuel…

Pakistani Workers Face Minimum Wage Crisis and Labour Exploitation ————————– In Pakistan, a significant portion of the labour force faces exploitation through wages below the government-mandated minimum, an article by Dawn E-Paper reported. The federal minimum wage, set at Rs37,000…

Pakistan Approves Virtual Assets Act to Regulate Digital Currencies ———————————- Pakistan has passed the Virtual Assets Act, 2025, establishing a legal framework to regulate cryptocurrencies and digital assets, The Halal Times reported. The law creates the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory…

Experts Warn Gender-Based Violence Threatens Maternal Health in Pakistan —————————– Experts from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Pakistan (SOGP) have expressed deep concern over rising gender-based violence, particularly against female healthcare providers, urging urgent government action, Dawn E-Paper reported.…

Pakistan: 5 health officials sent on judicial remand following death of 20 babies in Pakpattan hospital ——————— Five health officials have been sent on judicial remand following the deaths of 20 babies at the paediatric ward of Pakistan’s Pakpattan DHQ…

Fatal Attack on Bus in Balochistan Raises Ethnic Violence Concerns ………… A bus traveling from Balochistan to Punjab was attacked overnight, leaving several passengers dead with bullet wounds, officials said. The victims are believed to have been targeted due to…

Pakistan Police Detain 149 Individuals, Including 48 Chinese, in Scam Call Center Bust —————————– Pakistani authorities arrested 149 people, among them 71 foreigners mostly from China, during a raid on a fraudulent call center, Arab News reported citing the National…

Pakistan: At Least Six Killed in Multiple Shootings Across Balochistan ……………… At least six people, including a teenage girl and a soldier, were killed in a series of shootings across Balochistan, Pakistan, on July 8. Unidentified gunmen targeted various locations,…

Imam fatally stabbed Inside Mosque in Pakistan after beating child student ——————————- In Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an imam was fatally stabbed inside a mosque following an alleged assault on a child student, Khaama Press reported. The incident took place…

Dozens missing following flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh —————————– Himachal Pradesh, a mountainous state in northern India, is grappling with severe damage after intense rainstorms triggered flash floods, landslides, and cloudbursts over the weekend, The Guardian reported. The…