Pakistan

Several academics read papers and held discussions on the varied aspects of Islamic Art on the 2nd day of The Islamic Art Festival organized by Lahore Arts Council Alhamra and Pakistan Arts Council Karachi at Alhamra Arts Centre, The Mall.…

At least 20 people have been killed in Pakistan’s flood-hit south after a minibus crashed into a deep and water-logged ditch. The vehicle crashed late on Thursday in Sehwan region of the southern Sindh province, local police official Khadim Hussain…

At least six policemen were killed in a terrorist attack in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Wednesday, an official said. The terrorists riding motorcycles opened fire at a police patrol van in Shahabkhel area of Lakki Marwat district,…

Yesterday, the religious and scientific community in Pakistan condemned the continued ban on the Husseini preacher, Sayyid Shahanshah Hussain Al-Naqvi, from entering Punjab and holding religious lectures. A joint statement by a number of Shia scholars in the country, which…

The London-based non-profit humanitarian organization ‘Who Is Hussain?’ has launched a campaign to provide clothing to victims of recent flash floods in Pakistan.Schools, crops, livestock, and homes have been destroyed in Pakistan, leaving families in urgent need of temporary shelter…

The Pakistani television channel, Baaghi TV, published, on its official website, an editorial in which it emphasized the immortal role of the Karbala incident and the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein bin Ali, peace be upon him, in the course…

The catastrophic floods in Pakistan have pushed the country to the brink. These floods follow the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation and the most severe heat-wave the country has faced in more than 60 years. Pakistan already has some of the…

The growing cases of water-borne and vector-borne diseases remain a concern, especially in Sindh and Balochistan, where standing water remains, according to a report by OCHA. Over 7 million children and women require immediate access to nutrition services, and around…

UNICEF’s representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil warned on Friday, October 7th, in a press briefing in Geneva that more children in Pakistan will die without immediate international support, and revised funding appeal to US $173.5 million.  “Pakistan’s catastrophic floods have…

The UN’s decision to increase the appeal for aid in response to the Pakistan floods from US $160 million to $816 million will mean humanitarian organizations and the Pakistan government can better help families in need as the country faces…