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Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J&K for fourth consecutive day

Pakistan continued ceasefire violation on the line of control on the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said

How a 10 billion-tree plan is restoring Pakistan's lost forests

Pakistan is among the six countries that face the biggest impact from climate change, according to the United Nations, with risks of floods, melting glaciers and droughts

Pakistan returns $1 billion of Saudi Arabia's soft loan, officials say

Analysts say it is unusual for Riyadh to press for the return of money

Convicted habitual rapists in Pakistan could be castrated under new law

Convicted habitual rapists in Pakistan could be chemically castrated after President Arif Alvi on Tuesday approved a new anti-rape ordinance. Alvi's approval came after Pakistan's Cabinet last month approved the anti-rape ordinance, which called for the chemical castration of rapists with the consent of the convict and setting up of special courts for rape trials. The law would ensure speedy trial of rape cases against women and children for which special courts would be established throughout the country. The courts will wrap up the cases within four months, the President's office said in a statement. The concept of chemical castration for first or repeated offenders has been introduced mainly as a form of rehabilitation, and subject to consent of the convict. The law stipulated that anti-rape crisis cells would also be set up for conducting medico-legal examination within six hours of the incident. Also, a countrywide registry of sexual offenders would be established with the he

Pakistan opposition asks PM Imran Khan to quit by Jan 31 or face movements

Pakistan Democratic Movement, the country's 11-party opposition alliance, has demanded PM Imran Khan-led government to quit by January 31 or face intensified movements by opposition parties

Impossible but Pakistan army wants to wipe out Mohajirs, says MQM founder

The MQM founder stated that "our elders" broke India in the name of Islam and made Pakistan but raised the question as to who got the benefit of making Pakistan

Covid-19 runs unchecked in Pakistan's overcrowded prisons: Report

A human rights report released Monday harshly criticized Pakistan's response to the coronavirus threat faced by tens of thousands of inmates stuck in overcrowded and often unsanitary prisons. Instead of following through on promises to ease prison overcrowding made when the pandemic first hit, Pakistan's government has actually increased its inmate population by over 6,000 between April and August, from 73,242 to 79,603. Some of the few who were freed were later rearrested. The joint report by London-based Amnesty International and Justice Project Pakistan said inmates face a growing risk of infection, and called for renewed efforts to free certain prisoners, particularly the elderly, women and prisoners of conscience. As Pakistan braves the second wave of COVID-19, prisoners remain dangerously exposed as the authorities not only failed to reduce overcrowding, they actually worsened it, said Rimmel Mohydin, South Asia regional campaigner for Amnesty International. In the first week

US looks to turn tide as Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine reaches public today

Expects to immunise 100 million people in the first three months of 2021

At least 25 injured in an explosion in busy market in Pakistan's Rawalpindi

At least 25 people were injured in an explosion in a busy market near a police station in Pakistan's Rawalpindi, officials said

Pak PM, Bill Gates to continue joint efforts in tackling Covid-19 and polio

Growing security challenges in recent years have made it increasingly difficult to run anti-polio campaigns in different parts of Pakistan

World Bank okays $300 mn loan to Pak to tackle climate change, solid waste

The Washington-based lender approved $200 million for the Sindh Resilience project and $100 million for the Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency project

Pak lawmakers to resign en masse to paralyse govt: PDM chief Rehman

The political crisis in Pakistan has deepened after an 11-party Opposition alliance announced that the lawmakers will resign en masse by the end of this month from parliament to paralyse the government and force Prime Minister Imran Khan to call early snap polls. The decision was taken after the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of 11 Opposition parties formed in September this year to overthrow Prime Minister Khan's government, held a marathon meeting in Islamabad. PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced on Tuesday night that a consensus was reached on resigning from parliament. "All lawmakers will submit their resignation letter to their party chiefs by 31st December," he said, flanked by PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz and PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The exact timing of stomping out of assemblies would be decided later, said Rehman. Soon after the election in 2018, he had urged the Opposition leaders not to take oath to join parliament due to alleged rigging. Bu

US names Pak, China as nations of concern for religious freedom violations

The US has designated Pakistan and China among eight other countries that are of particular concern for violation of religious freedom, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said

US on alert after link found between a state govt website, ISI-linked firm

The US and the Nevada government have been put on alert after a suspicious link was found between the state government website and a Lahore-based firm allegedly linked to Pakistani intelligence

Imran Khan govt focusing on false propaganda, not real issues: Nawaz Sharif

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif said the incumbent PM Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government was solely focusing on false propaganda while choking the poor and their jobs

Virgin Atlantic to start flight operations to Pak from Dec 13: Report

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) granted approval to Virgin Atlantic to start its flight operation in response to its request made on December 2, the Dawn reported

Pakistan trying to link Jadhav matter with another Indian's case: MEA

India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for trying to link the Kulbhushan Jadhav case with another case of an Indian, who has completed his sentence but is still in jail and awaits repatriation.

Pakistan to start coronavirus vaccination drive from April 2021

Pakistan's coronavirus caseload rose to 4406,810 on Thursday after 3,499 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

Benazir Bhutto's youngest daughter makes political debut at a rally in Pak

Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, the youngest daughter of Pakistan's deceased PM Benazir Bhutto, made her political debut in Multan at a rally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement

Pak condemns terrorism, cautions against extremist incidents at SCO meet

Pakistan on Monday condemned terrorism in all its forms and cautioned against the recent rise in extremist and racist incidents, during a high-level virtual SCO meeting hosted by India.