Four detained in rape-murder case of Rawalpindi orphan girl – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Four suspects, including two women, were detained after exhumation of the body of an orphan girl who was killed by poisoning after being subjected to sexual assault and torture for several months allegedly by her brother-in-law and his accomplice. The exhumation revealed that the girl was eight months pregnant when she was poisoned in […]
Lahore’s Jallo worker ‘opens’ tigers enclave, lets big cat roam park – Pakistan
LAHORE: In a shocking incident on Sunday, one of the three tigers at Jallo Park here came out of its enclosure after an employee allegedly opened its door deliberately. Fortunately, the beast was sedated by the staff and moved back to the enclosure without anybody getting harmed. As per park officials, they were informed by […]
Trump announces talks with Canada, Mexico over sweeping tariffs – World
US President Donald Trump said he will discuss the punishing tariffs he has levied on Canada and Mexico with both countries on Monday, after arguing that Americans may feel economic “pain” from the 25 per cent duties but that it will be “worth the price”. Speaking to reporters after he flew back to Washington on […]
Finance: Missteps may prove costly
Pakistan’s Foreign Office adjusted its position — within a week — on US President Donald Trump’s announcement about retrieving leftover American military equipment from Afghanistan. The Foreign Offices said: “These weapons have been used by terrorist organisations, including Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, to carry out terrorist attacks in Pakistan.” The FO spokesman had previously said: “This is […]
Another PAEC contract worker freed from captivity in Lakki Marwat – Pakistan
LAKKI MARWAT: A kidnapped contractor of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) was freed by militants after three weeks on Sunday, a local tribal elder confirmed. Irfanullah, who was kidnapped along with 17 PAEC contract workers on January 9, was handed over to the leaders of a jirga at an undisclosed location, said Naseer Turab, […]
Terror attacks, security operations surged in January – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The country witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks in January 2025, surging by 42 per cent compared to the previous month. According to a data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), a think tank, at least 74 militant attacks were recorded nationwide, resulting in 91 fatalities, including 35 […]
Terror attacks, security operations surged in Jan – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The country witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks in January 2025, surging by 42 per cent compared to the previous month. According to a data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), a think tank, at least 74 militant attacks were recorded nationwide, resulting in 91 fatalities, including 35 […]
Pakistan’s fertility rate has declined, says UN – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Fertility rate has declined in Pakistan from six live births per woman in 1994 to 3.6 per woman in 2024, says World Fertility Report 2024 of the UN. The advance unedited report, which is yet to be released, says that reducing adolescent birth rates through targeted interventions offers profound socioeconomic benefits, that can also […]
Kurram fragility – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
JUST as the people of Kurram began to see some relief in the form of convoys laden with essentials reaching Parachinar and other parts of the district cut off from the rest of the country due to bloodshed, fresh violence on Friday showed that calm in the tribal district can be shattered very easily. Local […]
On the wounds of Partition – Pakistan
LAST week, the Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature at Lums hosted a screening of the forthcoming documentary film, Buhay Khulay Rakhi (Keep the doors open). Directed by Nida Mehboob and produced by historians Ali Usman Qasmi, Ilyas Chattha, and Ali Raza, the film centres on stories of trauma, identity, and belonging of those separated […]