As an angry mob, motivated by blasphemy claims, set fire to churches and wreaked havoc on Christian homes in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad recently, this incident in particular reminds everyone of another distressing chapter in Pakistan's history.
In an editorial, human rights activist Saima William writes that the Jaranwala incident...
New Delhi , May 5: A rights activist has slammed Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who is in Goa to attend the SCO Foreign Ministers' meeting, over the killing of seven school teachers in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Thursday.
Condemning Zardari over the mass killing of Shia teachers in Pakistan , Shujaat Ali...
Islamabad , April 25: Poverty in Pakistan and inflation in these months have made life extremely difficult for poor people, Pak vernacular media reported.
The majority of Pakistanis are living below the poverty line and 80 per cent of unskilled labourers are not getting a salary of (PKR) 25,000 minimum announced ten months ago.
Director of...
Lacking even the meagre comfort of an after-dinner cognac to calm their nerves, the assembled billionaires listened silently as their guest’s rage washed over the gathering. The Islamic punishment for a mere thief, the Karachi Chamber of Commerce was told in 1986, was the amputation of his hands. The tax-evader,...
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday said the armed forces would not be allowed to take “unconstitutional steps” as a six-judge bench indefinitely adjourned the hearing on a set of petitions challenging the trials of civilians in military courts.
The bench, headed by the top judge,...
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is on the verge of collapse as a top official of the national flag carrier has warned that flight operations are feared to be suspended by September 15 if emergency funds are not provided, Geo News has learnt.
Speaking to Geo News on Wednesday, a senior director of the...
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) and former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan enjoy a deep nexus, with a top commander of the militant outfit resisting the arrest of the latter, reports said.
The TTP has allegedly issued a statement instructing its Mujahidins, affiliated groups & supporters to make sure that they vote...
Gilgit-Baltistan , February 27: The ‘expression of speech’ and ‘media freedom’ is still a distant dream for journalists and activists serving in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Gilgit-Baltistan region.
In a roundtable discussion organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on the theme, “The right to information in Gilgit-Baltistan”, the...
Dushanbe , February 28 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Tajikistan on Tuesday morning.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the quake struck at 09:51 am at a depth of 185 kilometers at a longitude of 72.95 and latitude of 37.90.
"Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.8, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 09:51:03 IST, Lat: 37.90 & Long:...
