Pakistan

Pakistan’s HEC launches digitalization project to modernize public universities —————————— The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan is spearheading a digital transformation to modernize public universities nationwide, Dawn E-Paper reported. Launched in 2019 with World Bank support, the Higher Education…

Pakistan Signs UN Agreement to Protect Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction ———————————- Pakistan signed on Monday the United Nations’ Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) at the UN…

Pakistani Islamist militants employ drones to target security forces, officials say —————————- Islamist militants in Pakistan’s volatile northwest region have begun using commercially acquired quadcopter drones to drop bombs on security forces, Arab News reported. This new tactic poses a…

13 Arrested After Honour Killing Video Sparks Outrage in Pakistan ………………. Thirteen individuals have been arrested in Pakistan’s Balochistan province after a video showing the murder of a couple over an “honour” killing went viral, The Guardian reported. The victims…

Pakistan: Deadly Clash Between Two Tribes in Balochistan Claim 25 Lives ——————————— A deadly clash between two rival tribes in Balochistan, Pakistan, resulted in the deaths of at least 25 people and injured 15 others on Sunday, Khaama Press reported.…

Bombay High Court Acquits All 12 Muslims Accused in 7/11 Mumbai Train Blasts After 18 Years ——————— In a landmark verdict, the Bombay High Court has acquitted all 12 Muslim men convicted in connection with the 7/11 Mumbai serial train…

Controversial Remarks in Kerala Spark Concerns Over Rising Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in India ………………… A recent statement by the leader of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) organization in the Indian state of Kerala has drawn widespread condemnation, after he claimed…

Pakistan: Anti-terrorism operations eliminate 14 terrorists ——————————– At least five terrorists were eliminated, two others were injured and eight were arrested in an operation carried out by police and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Malakand district on Saturday…

Senate approves bill to end death penalty for key offences ———————————— The Senate of Pakistan passed four bills, including the Criminal Laws Amendment Bill, which abolishes the death penalty for harbouring hijackers and publicly stripping a woman, Dawn E-Paper reported.…

Heavy monsoon rain leaves many dead in Pakistan, reports weather tracker ——————————— The south-west monsoon brought deadly rains to Pakistan this week, killing at least 63 people, The Guardian reported. Originating as showers in north-west India, a low-pressure area merged…