In Focus
Mohmand’s Struggle for Water
By Fatima Nazish MOHMAND Bashir Khan has 10 to 15 acres of land in Tehsil Halimzai. For years, the land…
Balochistan’s fruit caught between an unreliable grid and an expensive sun
In Balochistan’s apple heartland, unreliable…
Sexism Alert! Fawad Chaudhry’s recent remarks on women on bikes stirs anger online
A tweet by senior political…
No Signal, No Power: How Girls in Northern Pakistan Are Shut Out of a Connected World
In northern Pakistan, digital inclusion…
September 27 Long March unlikely; PTI must broaden its political narrative: Sher Afzal Marwat
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and…
September 27 Long March unlikely; PTI must broaden its political narrative: Sher Afzal Marwat
September 15, 2026 Staff Report ISLAMABAD Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Sher Afzal Marwat has said that he does not believe the long march…
Guardians of the Republic: The men & women who kept democracy alive in Pakistan
September 15, 2026 By Xari Jalil LAHORE Democracy in Pakistan has rarely enjoyed smooth sailing. Its timeline is marked by suspended constitutions, military coups, press blackouts, and political purges. Yet, if…
Lahore vigil calls for action against gender-based violence
September 5, 2026 By Aitzaz Ibrahim LAHORE Rights activists, civil society members and citizens gathered at Liberty Roundabout in Lahore on Saturday evening, to protest against the rising gender-based violence…
Voicepk Exclusive Interview with EU Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis
Munizae Jahangir: Hello and a very warm welcome. You are watching VoicePK.net Exclusive. Just recently, the GSP+ status report was released by the European Union, and it set some…
Pakistan’s GSP+ renewal in 2029 ‘not certain or guaranteed’, says EU ambassador
August 31, 2026 By Xari Jalil Since January 2014, Pakistan has GSP+ status and can benefit from preferential access to the EU market. In compliance with the GSP Regulation, Pakistan…
A Bleak Road to Justice: Mob rule, forced conversions, and the broken promises of minorities’ rights
August 22, 2026 By Xari Jalil LAHORE As United Nations marks the 'International Day Commemorating the Victims of Religious Based Violence', in Pakistan, religious minority communities have a long and…
Supreme Court dismisses Zahir Jaffar’s review petition, upholds death sentence in Noor Mukadam murder case
August 22, 2026 By Xari Jalil ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition filed by Zahir Zakir Jaffar challenging the death sentence awarded to him for the murder…
Families of Army Public School martyrs still await justice more than 11 years on
August 21, 2026 By Syed Zahid Usman PESHAWAR As the world marks the International Day in memory of the victims of terrorism, the victims' parents of the 2014 Army Public…
SC Registrar Office Returns Federal Govt’s Petition Against Imran Khan’s Hospital Transfer
The federal government's review appeal against the decision to transfer Imran Khan to the hospital was returned after objections were raised, following its submission to…
16-year-old girl brutally murdered in the name of ‘honour’ over tattooed letters on her arm
The cycle of honour killings in Sindh shows no signs of stopping. The latest incident emerged from Tando Allahyar, neighbouring district of Hyderabad, where 16-year-old…
Waiting for Identity: An Afghan family’s story on World Humanitarian Day
On World Humanitarian Day, the focus is on protecting people in crisis. For Afghan families in Peshawar, that crisis includes fighting for legal identity. This…
‘Both of them caught fire and turned into coal’: Supreme Court acquits last 3 accused in Shama & Shahzad Masih lynching case
Twelve years after Christian couple Shama and Shahzad Masih were thrown into…
HRCP report: How Pakistan’s children are being exploited online — and why the system keeps missing them
The HRCP report warns that online child sexual exploitation in Pakistan is…
South Asian rights councillors troubled by ongoing media suppression in Pakistan
The South Asian Councillors for Human Rights, Democracy and Peace, have expressed…
You have jailed our children, show some empathy IHC remarks during hearing on Kashmir-related cases
A division bench of the Islamabad High Court, comprising Justice Khadim Hussain…
After citizenship cleared, ‘Chai Wala’ Arshad Khan moves IHC over passport
August 8, 2026 By Hashir Ahsan ISLAMABAD Arshad Khan, who is informally…
“Pray for Me, I Am Dying”: Viral final video highlights Afghan desert border tragedy
A heartbreaking final video showing one of the 19 Afghans who died…
Munizae Jahangir signs off TV show after 11 years: Concern arises within journalist circles & political leaders
July 23, 2026 By Xari Jalil LAHORE “Forced censorship is not just…
In Kohistan, half a million women have no one to tell their story
Across Pakistan, women are entering journalism, filmmaking, and digital media in growing…
Latest death of MQM-A worker in judicial custody renews allegations of being targetted “We are being systematically targeted”
The death of an MQM-A worker in Hyderabad Central Jail last week…
Poisoned by the Cure: How a broken health system is infecting Balochistan’s sickest children with HIV
In Balochistan's largest hospital, children with thalassemia are contracting HIV through unsafe…
They should be in class; instead, they are in your kitchen
On World Child Labour Day, Pakistan counts at least 8.5 million domestic…
Less rain, more heat: Pakistan braces for volatile monsoon
Northern Pakistan is expected to receive near-normal to slightly above-normal rainfall despite…