Pakistan

Pakistan’s wetlands, critical stopovers for migratory birds along the Indus Flyway, are facing a severe decline in avian visitors due to climate shifts and habitat degradation, Anadolu Agency reported. Data from the Sindh Wildlife Department reveals a 50% drop in…

Balochistan Levies has suspended 62 personnel—including senior officers, constables, and drivers—for allegedly soliciting bribes at checkpoints across 18 districts, Dawn E-paper reported. The action, ordered by Director General Abdul Ghaffar Magsi, follows persistent complaints from truck drivers and travelers. A…

At least five people died and 80 were injured as heavy rains, thunderstorms, and cloudbursts battered parts of Pakistan on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported. The fatalities occurred in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (AJK) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, officials confirmed. In AJK,…

Police data reveals that 33 people have been killed by robbers in Karachi over the past five months, with 23 cases solved and 10 still under investigation, said SSP Mohammed Shoaib Memon of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Dawn newspaper…

Over 1,200 Afghan nationals have been released from Pakistani prisons and returned to Afghanistan within the last 15 days, Amu TV reported. Between May 8 and May 24, a total of 1,284 Afghan detainees were freed from various detention facilities…

Prominent Pakistani journalist Latif Baloch was shot dead by unknown gunmen at his home in Awaran, Balochistan, on Saturday, Khaama Press reported. Police reports state that armed assailants stormed his residence and fatally shot him. Authorities have launched an investigation…

Pakistan’s security forces killed nine terrorists linked to India in separate operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Dawn newspaper reported citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The operations targeted “Indian-sponsored khawarij,” a term used for militants affiliated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban…

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday began a five-day diplomatic tour of Turkiye, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan to thank these nations for supporting Pakistan during its recent military standoff with India, media outlets reported. The conflict, which erupted after…

Pakistan has launched its third nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to immunize 45 million children under the age of five. The weeklong campaign, described by officials as a critical intervention in the country’s final push against polio,…

At least 19 people died and over 90 were injured as windstorms and heavy rains battered Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Islamabad on Saturday, Dawn Newspaper reported. Punjab bore the brunt, with fatalities caused by collapsing roofs, walls, and fallen…