Pakistan

Pakistani journalist Khalil Jibran was shot dead this week, marking the 6th such killing this year, VOA reported in an article yesterday. The latest premeditated murder highlights a worsening climate for press freedom in the country. In response, Reporters Without…

A fire erupted in a Faisalabad home in Pakistan on Wednesday after a laptop exploded while charging, leaving two children dead and seven others injured, Dawn newspaper reported today. The injured, including women and children as young as three, suffered…

An Ahmadi place of worship in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir was attacked by a mob of over 150 extremists on the first day of Eid al-Adha, News Intervention reported yesterday. The attackers, identified as members of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) group, vandalized…

In a move to ensure security, authorities in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have banned Afghan refugees from entering the provincial capital Peshawar during the religious occasions of Eid al-Adha and Muharram, Khaama Press reported yesterday. Capital City Police Chief Qasim…

In a recent intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district, five terrorists were killed on Sunday, Dawn Newspaper reported yesterday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was carried out in response to…

On Sunday, the Pakistani Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire with the Islamabad government during Eid Al-Adha, as reported by news outlets. This truce comes amid a resurgence of militant violence in Pakistan. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is closely allied…

Residents in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal districts face rising insecurity due to militant activity and military operations, VOA reported in an article yesterday. Locals say they are caught between threats from militants like the TTP and harassment by security forces, the…

Two terrorists, including one in police custody, were killed in a shootout with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Peshawar, the capital city of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Xinhua reported yesterday. According to a CTD statement, the incident occurred when police…

Two lawyers were shot dead in Attock, Pakistan on Saturday by an ASI officer from the elite forces who held a grudge against one of the lawyers from a family court case, Dawn Newspaper reported yesterday. The deceased advocates were…

The United Nations is warning that up to 200,000 people in Pakistan could be affected by the upcoming monsoon season, which is expected to bring heavier rains than usual, Arab News reported yesterday. Mohamed Yahya, the UN’s Resident Coordinator in…