Pakistan

Parachinar, located in Kurram, has been under siege for over 100 days due to escalating violence, significantly affecting its 800,000 residents, Dawn Newspaper reported. Following a series of attacks, including one that resulted in over 100 fatalities on November 28,…

According to a recent analysis by Gallup Pakistan, Pakistan has the highest annual death toll from smoking in South Asia, surpassing the global average, Dawn Newspaper reported. The Global Burden of Disease 2024 report reveals a smoking-related death rate of…

A coal mine collapse in Sanjdi, near Quetta in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, has claimed 11 lives, with one worker still missing, news reports said. The incident occurred on January 8, 2025, due to a methane gas buildup that triggered an…

Security forces in North Waziristan have conducted intelligence-based operations (IBOs) that resulted in the deaths of nine terrorists, Dawn Newspaper reported. The operations took place in the Dosalli and Esham areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In the first engagement in Dosalli,…

A report has been filed regarding the disappearance of a young Shia pilgrim, Syed Haider Abbas, who has been missing since his return from religious visits in Iraq, ShiaNews.com reported. Despite inquiries from various agencies, none have confirmed that Haider…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif highlighted a staggering figure of over 22 million children out of school in Pakistan during the opening of the International Conference on Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reported. He emphasized the urgent…

According to Pakistani officials, a total of 258 Pakistanis were deported from seven countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and China, in the past 24 hours, Inquilab news agency reported. At Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport, a spokesperson from the Immigration…

A recent report indicates that the polio case count in Pakistan has risen to 70 as of January 10, 2025, Anadolu Agency reported. Health authorities confirmed a new case involving a boy in Karachi, identified by the National Institute of…

Militants kidnapped at least 16 government employees on Thursday in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, VOA reported. The hostages, workers for a mining project linked to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), were ambushed while commuting to…

Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that an international conference titled “Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities” will be held on January 11-12 in Islamabad, Khaama Press reported yesterday. This summit aims to address the pressing challenges and opportunities regarding girls’…