Pakistan

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 details the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), which recorded 58,702 cases and 1,649 deaths. This was…
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US law enforcement seized the websites of two Iranian state-controlled news groups, Press TV and Al-Alam, and of the Al-Masirah TV channel of Yemen's Huthis, statements posted on the websites showed Tuesday. Each site displayed a single…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is ready to be a partner for peace in Afghanistan with the United States, but will not allow US military bases on its soil, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said in an opinion piece published in a leading American newspaper…
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Prime Minister Pakistan, Imran Khan ordered the suspension of officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for purposely ignoring the harassment complaints of a woman. The woman had filed a complaint with the Pakistan Citizen…
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Beirut, June 22, 2021 – United Arab Emirates authorities have forcibly disappeared at least four Pakistani men since October 2020 and deported six others without explanation, apparently based solely on their religious background, Human…
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The positivity rate in Pakistan has dropped drastically in the last few weeks but in the last 24 hours, the country saw a major decline in the cases with just 663 positive cases, 27 deaths, and a ratio of 1.69%, the lowest in eight months,…
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The national airline company, Pakistan International Airlines is to receive two new aircraft (Airbus A320-200s) from Seraph Aviation Group, which is a dedicated aviation asset management and financial adviser in Ireland, source, The News.…
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Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed Pakistan Army’s desire to further enhance bilateral military cooperation and regional partnership with Azerbaijan. The army chief made the remarks during his meeting with Ilham…
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The US military could slow down its withdrawal from Afghanistan due to the gains made by the Taleban insurgents, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday. Mr Kirby stressed that President Joe Biden's deadline of a full withdrawal by…
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KARACHI: The Sindh Police on Monday arrested activists for protesting outside Bilawal House against the Gujjar Nala demolitions. "Karachi Bachao Tehreek", a local organisation that speaks for the rights of the people of Karachi, tweeted…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has again drawn criticism after linking the rise in sexual assault and rape cases in the country to women's dressing. In an interview with "Axios on HBO", Imran Khan said, "If a woman is wearing very few…
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Religious cleric Mufti Aziz ur Rehman has reportedly confessed that he had sexually assaulted one of his pupils at a madrassa in Lahore. The cleric and his sons were presented before the Cantt court on Monday. In response to a police…
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India opened up free vaccinations to all adults in an attempt to bolster its inoculation drive on Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off a muted International Yoga Day hailing the practice's "protective" properties against the…
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Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani and the head of the country's peace process will meet President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday, as the planned American military withdrawal accelerates. Biden has ordered the withdrawal of all US forces…
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Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the recent attacks launched by Houthis towards the Southern region of Saudi Arabia and reaffirmed its support to the Kingdom’s security. “Pakistan reaffirms its full support and solidarity with the…
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