Sargodha, Pakistan – It is just before 4am on a chilly November morning and Maryam Bibi, 34, is waiting in a small, musty room for her 16-year-old son Suleman to get ready so they can leave for work.   They will start work before sunrise, as they do seven days a...
Cash-strapped country, Pakistan, in the first half of the current year, has witnessed an alarming rise in terror and suicide attacks claiming the lives of 389 people in the nation, Dawn reported citing Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) report. In the report, the data revealed that...
Geneva , June 29: Human rights activists, intellectuals and diplomats gathered in Geneva on Wednesday to voice concern over the persecution of ethnic and religious minorities by Pakistan and China through systematic torture and discrimination. They raised concern over the gross human rights violations committed by Pakistan against Baloch, Sindhi and the Pashtuns, and against the...
CHAMAN: Over a dozen high-risk prisoners escaped from the Chaman District Jail in Balochistan on Thursday, causing a major security breach and prompting a swift response from local law enforcement agencies. The jailbreak occurred early Thursday morning during the period allotted for Eid prayers. According to police officials, prisoners from...
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized 5kg of heroin dropped by a Pakistani drone from a farming field near Khalra village falling under the Bhikhiwind sub-division. The contraband was packed in two packets which were further attached with an iron hook mostly used for hanging from drones. Divulging more, a...
As a leader of Pakistani American community of Staten Island, I want to bring something to the attention of the people of Staten Island and the Staten Island Advance.   Pakistan is a nuclear power in Southeast Asia with 240 million people.   Due to deteriorating economic and political conditions in Pakistan, members...
Born in 1952 to a wealthy Pashtun family in Lahore, Pakistan, Imran Khan had access to quality education and a nurturing environment for his cricket passion. A gifted athlete, Khan played his first Test match for Pakistan at 18, marking the beginning of an illustrious two-decade career. His charisma...
Karachi – AD Ports Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement Thursday to take over the running of part of Pakistan’s main Karachi docking facility in a deal worth an immediate $220 million, the company said.   The deal will come as a shot in the arm for...
Over two thousand Pakistanis who were attempting to move to Italy illegally have been detained in Libyan jails.   Ihsan Ullah whose brother is arrested in a Libyan jail, said huge number of Pakistani nationals have tried to move to Italy illegally recently.   He said that his brother Aman Ullah has been...
Pakistan is facing polycrisis in the shape of political instability, constitutional sleight of hand, teetering economy on the verge of collapse, cold shoulders from friendly countries, and a monster of climate induced challenges. Close examination of reports released by different global authorities: UN, IMF, World Bank on different subjects ranging...