Pakistan

In two separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, security forces have eliminated a total of six terrorists, Dawn online newspapaer reported yesterday. In Dera Ismail Khan district, five terrorists were “successfully neutralised” during an operation. In North Waziristan, another terrorist…

Pakistan’s human rights record took a significant downturn in 2023, with the government demonstrating a “blatant disregard” for the country’s constitution, according to a new report by the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) cited by VOA yesterday. The…

A Pakistani court has ordered the transfer of Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, from house arrest to Adyala jail in Rawalpindi, TRTWorld reported today. Bushra Bibi, who was detained at Khan’s Islamabad mansion since their…

Pakistan has faced its “wettest April since 1961,” with rainfall more than double the monthly average, Al Jazeera Reported citing the country’s weather agency. According to the source, the southwestern province of Balochistan saw a staggering 437% increase in rainfall.…

Security forces in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed six terrorists during a clash, Xinhua reported on Saturday citing the military. According to the statement, the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the North Waziristan district, acting on reported terrorist…

At least 70 people, including 31 security personnel, were killed in 77 militant attacks across Pakistan in April, Anadolu Agency cited a think tank report yesterday. The majority of the attacks, 73%, occurred in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the…

In a historic moment for the country’s space program, Pakistan on Friday successfully launched its first-ever lunar mission aboard China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The iCUBE-Q CubeSat, a collaboration between Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology, China’s Shanghai…

Four terrorists were killed in a clash with government security forces in Khyber district of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, Xinhua reported. The clash was triggered when the troops conducted an intelligence-based operation on the reported presence of…

A district and sessions judge kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Saturday has been recovered, police officials confirmed on Monday. Unidentified gunmen abducted Shakirullah Marwat near the dusty town of Bagwal on Saturday while…

Pakistan has extended the term of a key document allowing Afghans to live in the country legally, providing some relief for refugees fearing deportation, VOA reported. However, concerns persist over Pakistan’s recent moves to expel refugees, with hundreds of thousands…