Coordinated campaigns carried out on social media to incite people, says AJK home secretary – Pakistan
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Home Secretary Chaudhry Guftar Hussain said on Wednesday that the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) had carried out coordinated campaigns using “baseless claims and propaganda” to incite people against the state. Hussain, addressing the media, stated that the banned organisation had resorted to using women and children as “human shields” […]
Private water park near Lahore sealed after nine-year-old girl dies after allegedly getting trapped in drainage pipe – Pakistan
LAHORE: The Lahore district administration sealed a private water park in Batapur on Monday after a nine-year-old girl allegedly got stuck in a drainage pipe and died due to the alleged negligence of park officials, it emerged on Wednesday. Batapur police arrested three officials of Sozo Water Park after registering a criminal case against them. […]
Four bodies, including missing security personnel, recovered in Quetta
Bodies of a missing ASF inspector, ex-CTD corporal, and two others were recovered from Quetta’s Shaban area Police on Wednesday recovered four bodies from the Shaban area of Quetta, including those of missing security personnel and a police officer who had been abducted nearly a month ago. According to sources, the victims were identified as […]
Private water park near Lahore sealed after nine-year-old girl allegedly dies trapped in drainage pipe – Pakistan
LAHORE: The Lahore district administration sealed a private water park in Batapur on Monday after a nine-year-old girl allegedly got stuck in a drainage pipe and died due to the alleged negligence of park officials, it emerged on Wednesday. Batapur police arrested three officials of Sozo Water Park after registering a criminal case against them. […]
Bilawal terms AJK situation concerning, says Kashmir cause, Pakistan’s reputation will be harmed if it persists – Pakistan
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Wednesday that the situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir since last month was “very concerning”, and the longer it persisted, the more harm would be caused to the Kashmir cause and Pakistan’s reputation. Bilawal expressed these views while addressing his party’s office bearers and ticket holders in AJK, where […]
Dar meets SCO secretary general, reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to advancing its objectives – Pakistan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday met with the secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Nurlan Yermekbayev, and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to advancing its objectives, the Foreign Office (FO) said. In a post on X, the FO said that Dar received Yermekbayev, with the two holding a “productive exchange” […]
3 arrested in connection with young doctor’s killing during robbery near Karachi’s Teen Talwar – Pakistan
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a young doctor who was shot dead during a robbery near Teen Talwar in Karachi’s Clifton area, according to a press release issued by South Zone police on Wednesday. Dr Akash Kumar, a doctor at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), was killed on […]
3 more terrorists killed as Operation Shaban continues in Balochistan: state media – Pakistan
Three more terrorists have been killed as security forces and law enforcers continue to carry out Operation Shaban in Balochistan jointly, state media reported citing security sources on Wednesday. According to state-run Pakistan TV, the latest casualties have taken the total tally of terrorists killed during the operation to 88. It further reported that 126 […]
Pakistan publishes its agriculture census, revealing the federation beneath our fields – Pakistan
Pakistan’s latest Agricultural Census reveals shrinking farms, a shift from canals to private groundwater not only bringing shift in agriculture but an emancipation from state, a solar revolution in the fields, an interprovincial food economy, and livestock growth that has far outpaced crop acreage. The state’s desire to count is never entirely innocent. British India […]
Punjab Assembly resolution seeks ban on social media accounts of kids under 16 – Pakistan
LAHORE: A resolution has been submitted to the Punjab Assembly, seeking a nationwide ban on social media accounts for children under the age of 16 without parental consent, amid growing concerns over cyberbullying, online sexual abuse and digital addiction among the minors. The resolution, moved by Punjab lawmaker Sarah Ahmad, urges the provincial government to […]