Traffic disruptions reported in multiple areas of Karachi once again on Thursday as protests and sit-ins against the killing of 11 Shia Hazara miners in Balochistan earlier this week continued for the third day in the metropolis. Protests ongoing since 9 am at 20 locations in the city, according to a statement by the Karachi […]
Despite Prime Minister Imran Khan’s request to move ahead with the final rites of the slain miners and an assurance that he would visit them “very soon”, Balochistan’s Shia Hazara community continued to protest for a fifth straight day on Thursday in Quetta, refusing to bury those who were brutally killed over the weekend in […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday urged the protesting members of Balochistan’s Shia Hazara community to bury the bodies of the miners killed in a brutal attack in Mach, promising he would visit them “very soon”. On Sunday, armed attackers slit the throats of 11 miners in a residential compound near a mine site in […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced a star-studded list of 25 foreign players who have made themselves available for the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Players part of the ‘Platinum’ category – foreign stars of the highest pedigree – include the likes of David Miller, Rashid Khan, Chris Gayle, and […]
The Lahore High Court ruled on Monday that the two-finger and hymen tests of rape survivors were “illegal and unconstitutional”. The verdict announced by LHC judge Justice Ayesha A Malik in a petition challenging the virginity tests of rape survivors. The 30-page verdict stated that the testing methods were “unscientific having no medical basis; therefore […]
The U.S. Congress has passed the ‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’ which will expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women to receive higher education under a merit and needs-based programme. The bill requires the USAID to award at least 50% of scholarships under a Pakistan-based higher education; scholarship programme to Pakistani women. Passed by […]
At least 11 coal miners were killed in the Mach area of Balochistan on Sunday after armed militants kidnapped them and took them to a nearby area before opening fire at close range. Police authorities said the miners were on the way to work when armed militants kidnapped them and took them to the nearby […]
Easypaisa has taken another step towards a digital ecosystem; by adding a diverse range of government fee payments to its platform; thus, enabling users to pay dues to the government; with just a few taps from their mobile phone. Payments to major departments working under the federal and provincial governments; including the Federal Board of […]
A 22-year-old student was shot dead by Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) personnel in the G-10 area of Islamabad on Saturday. According to reports, Osama Satti was coming after dropping his friend in the area of Shams Colony. Speaking to the reporters, Farrukh Satti, cousin of the slain; said that ATS personnel were on patrol in the […]
A police constable shot dead a man while trying to flee after killing a woman; also a murder suspect, who took to the orthopedic ward of the KDA; Teaching Hospital here in police custody. SHO KDA police station Saifullah Khan told that Shamoon, a proclaimed offender wanted in a murder case; said he came from […]
