Pakistan

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…

Gunmen Attack Passenger Bus in Balochistan, Leaving Three Dead ……………… At least three people were killed and seven injured when armed assailants ambushed a passenger bus in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, Khaama Press reported. The incident took place on Wednesday, July…

Pakistan to Close Utility Stores Corporation by July 31 Amid Privatization Push ……………… Pakistan will shut down the state-run Utility Stores Corporation (USC) by July 31 as part of a broader initiative to reform and privatize underperforming public sector entities,…

UK Lifts Ban on Pakistani Airlines After Safety Reforms ………………. Britain has lifted a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines, allowing them to apply to resume flights to and from the UK, Al Jazeera reported. The decision comes as Pakistan intensifies…

Pakistan to Launch Centralized System for Pilgrimages to Iran and Iraq …………….. Pakistan’s government is rolling out a centralized system to regulate pilgrimages to religious sites in Iran, Iraq, and Syria, the country’s Religious Affairs Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf announced…

Pakistan Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged Entrapment in Online Blasphemy Cases ………………. A Pakistani court has directed the government to launch an inquiry into claims that young people are being deliberately trapped in online blasphemy cases, following appeals from hundreds…

Air India crash victims’ families dissatisfied with ‘vague’ initial report ————————— Families of the Air India crash victims expressed dissatisfaction with the preliminary investigation report, which revealed that both fuel switches were cut off immediately after takeoff, causing engine fuel…