22-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report PESHAWAR/ ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI/ KURRAM: Neither the local, national and international media reported one of the largest “Shia Target killing Incidents” of the year of 2024 nor none of one political, religious and social leader even any of human rights activists or organization raised …

21-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report PESHAWAR/ KARACHI: Gunmen in northern Pakistan killed at least 38 people in two attacks on Thursday, officials told media, part of a sectarian conflict that has claimed dozens of lives in recent months. Sunni and Shiite Muslim tribes have been engaged in intermittent …

09-11-2024 By SJA Jafri QUETTA/ KARACHI: At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police and other officials told media. Pakistan is grappling with a surge in strikes by separatist ethnic militants …

22-10-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government has approved new constitutional amendments to give legislators more power in appointing the top judge, a move seen as sidelining the courts that have allegedly favored jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill was passed early …

08-10-2024 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KARACHI: Two Chinese nationals have been killed and at least 10 people injured in a suspected suicide attack near Karachi airport in Pakistan. A third body, not yet officially identified, is thought to be that of the attacker, the BBC understands. The Chinese embassy …

09-09-2024 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD: Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Pakistani capital, demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been behind bars for more than a year on what his party calls are politically motivated charges. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf …

27-08-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ QUETTA/ KARACHI: More than 77 people have been killed in four assaults amid several reported incidents of violence in Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan while over 30 militants have also been shot dead by Security Forces and almost 4 Pak …

26-08-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies QUETTA/ KARACHI/ MUSAKHAIL: Separatist militants killed at least 39 people in “coordinated” attacks in southwestern Pakistan on Monday that largely targeted Shia-Muslims, ethnic, political, government officials said. In one of the attacks, dozens of militants stopped vehicles travelling on a highway …

23-08-2024 By SJA Jafri + Agencies LAHORE/ LONDON: A Pakistani man has appeared in court to face charges of cyber-terrorism after allegedly spreading disinformation on his clickbait website thought to have fueled anti-immigration riots in the United Kingdom. Farhan Asif was accused of publishing an article on his Channel3Now website …

16-08-2024 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military has said it arrested three retired officers in connection with the investigation into former spy chief Faiz Hameed, who faces a court-martial on charges of corruption and misuse of power. The arrests were tied to the proceedings against Hameed, who led the powerful …