A woman and her two daughters have died after a fire broke out at their home near Adda Lutfabad on Bosan Road in Multan, Punjab. The incident has left the family and local residents mourning as authorities work to determine the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. According to rescue officials, the fire erupted on the second…
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Peshawar has issued arrest warrants for suspended Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and four other Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) figures in connection with the May 9, 2023, attack on Radio Pakistan’s Peshawar building. The court issued the warrants after the prosecution submitted the challan, formally nominating the five individuals as accused…
Wildlife officials have arrested five suspects in Jamshoro, Sindh, after recovering the meat of approximately 1,700 birds during an operation targeting the alleged illegal handling and distribution of bird meat. Authorities said the recovered meat was reportedly intended to be supplied to different districts. According to an official statement, the Wildlife Department conducted a raid…
Financial fraud accounts for 60% of cybercrime cases in Pakistan, according to a briefing given to the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights by officials of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). The officials highlighted the growing use of digital platforms and mobile services to deceive people, steal money and gain unauthorised access to…
Pakistan’s federal government has reduced the price of petrol by Rs3.19 per litre while increasing the price of high-speed diesel by Rs2.25 per litre. The revised rates took effect on October 28, according to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division, introducing another adjustment in domestic fuel prices. Under the new rates, petrol now costs…
Supreme Court Justice Ayesha Malik has challenged victim-blaming attitudes surrounding sexual violence, stressing the need to change social perceptions that shift responsibility for rape from perpetrators to survivors. She made the remarks while addressing the launch of a judicial bench book designed to guide judges handling rape cases in gender-based violence (GBV) courts. The event…
The Pakistan Army has reportedly destroyed several Afghan Taliban check posts in a retaliatory operation following cross-border shelling in Angoor Adda, South Waziristan, that left one person dead and five members of the same family injured. The incident has raised fresh concerns about civilian safety in communities along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
Pakistan will continue raising the Kashmir issue at international forums and supporting the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday as Pakistan and Kashmiris worldwide observed Black Day on October 27. In his message marking the occasion, Dar recalled the arrival of Indian troops in Srinagar…
A video showing a newborn baby with a thick, black moustache has gone viral on social media, attracting millions of views and sparking widespread curiosity. The unusual appearance has prompted humorous reactions, digitally altered images and questions about whether the moustache is real or has been added through editing. Social media posts claim that the…
Police in Mandi Usman Wala, Kasur district, have foiled an alleged attempt to force two underage girls into marriage and arrested five people in connection with the incident. According to police, the case involved girls aged 10 and 16 who were allegedly being forced into marriage. The arrests include the two prospective grooms, a Nikah…
