Pakistan witnessed a dramatic increase in militant violence in January 2025, with at least 74 attacks recorded nationwide, marking a 42% surge from the previous month. The wave of violence, largely attributed to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has raised serious concerns over the country’s security situation and the government’s...
Pakistani exports have become uncompetitive after the government doubled gas prices for in-house power generation by factories, endangering the target of a three-year goal of increasing exports to $ 60 billion
The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) informed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday about the development through a letter.
In a...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan has written a letter to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, 'criticising the establishment’s policies' and calling for a review of its approach towards national security and governance.
The letter, sent from Adiala Jail, highlights Imran's concerns over what he describes...
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her brothers for making TikTok videos in Pakistan's Jhelum region.
According to police sources, the incident took place in Jhelum’s Dhoke Korian, when neighbours had objected to the victim’s video-making, which led to a confrontation within the family.
The brothers allegedly opened fire...
As Kashmir Solidarity Day approaches, United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) leaders Shaukat Ali Kashmiri and Jamil Maqsood, UKPNP President of the Foreign Affairs Committee have strongly criticised the Pakistani government for its oppressive policies in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB).
Both leaders denounced Islamabad’s persistent exploitation...
A man who recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States confessed to shooting dead his teenage daughter, motivated by his disapproval of her TikTok content
According to the report, the shooting happened on a street in the southwestern city of Quetta on Tuesday. Initially, the suspect, Anwar...
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) is staging a nationwide "Black Day" protest on Friday against the controversial PECA Amendment Bill.
Demonstrations are taking place across the country, with journalists wearing black armbands while covering events. Union offices and press clubs have been draped in blac.as a symbol of...
A convoy of oil tankers was attacked by unidentified armed men in the troubled northwest Pakistan to disrupt the supply of diesel and petrol to Kurram district, police said.
Gunmen opened fire on the convoy in the Bagan area on Monday. However, no damage was reported, with oil carriers...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party has decided to walk out of talks with the government aimed at defusing tensions that have dominated the country’s political landscape for the past three years, prompting fears of new street confrontations between the opposition party and law enforcement.
After three rounds of...
Pakistan’s political landscape has long been marred by a disturbing and powerful contradiction: a so-called democracy that is, in practice, under the suffocating control of its military. While the country has seen the rise of civilian governments, the military continues to pull the strings behind the scenes, stifling free...
