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Lawyers hold strike across KP against FCC order
November 10, 2026 Mohammad Danial PESHAWAR Lawyers across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa went on strike on Tuesday to protest an order of…
Press Club Protest Case: Islamabad ATC Grants Bail to Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali
Nov 3, 2026 by Hashir Ahsan ISLAMABAD Anti-Terrorism Court Islamabad has granted bail to…
JAC, WAF condemn misogynistic and derogatory remarks by Captain Safdar against Asma Jahangir and women
November 1, 2026 Press Release LAHORE The Joint Action Committee for Peoples’ Rights (JAC) has…
Bar Councils slate Captain Safdar over remarks on Asma Jahangir and call for legal action
October 31 By Hashir Ahsan ISLAMABAD Strong condemnation by the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) over the inappropriate statements made by PML-N leader Captain…
Media economics cannot sustain independent journalism, panel warns
October 31 By Rehan Piracha KARACHI: Senior journalists, media executives and a provincial minister examined whether Pakistan’s media economy can sustain independent journalism on Voicepk’s Spotlight programme, hosted by Munizae…
Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression formed by journalist unions and civil society
October 26, 2025 LAHORE Senior journalists and anchorpersons, representatives of press unions, political leaders and civil society members have formed a united alliance to protect freedom of expression, strengthen journalists'…
Kashmiri anger festers seven years after Article 370 was scrapped, ICG warns
October 24, 2026 By Rehan Piracha LAHORE Seven years after New Delhi revoked the semi-autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir, Indian-held Kashmir is quieter on the surface but increasingly bitter…
Reporting at a Cost: The psychological toll of journalism
October 10, 2026 By Areeba Bint-e-Saeed LAHORE With over 16 years in the field, Samaa News cameraman Khurram Fiaz was no stranger to dangerous assignments—yet nothing prepared him for the…
Nearly half of region’s extreme poor live in Pakistan, World Bank says
October 8, 2026 By Iqra Manzoor LAHORE Pakistan accounts for about 48 percent of the people living in extreme poverty across the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP),…
11-year-old boy killed over plot dispute; One suspect arrested
Police have arrested the named accused, Kashif, and are awaiting the child’s…
Aaj TV ousts Peshawar Bureau Chief Farzana Ali following Munizae Jahangir’s removal
Following the sudden removal of Spotlight anchor Munizae Jahangir, Aaj TV drops…
“No Response Yet”: Silence on grave human rights violations Surrounding Forced Religious Conversions and Child Marriage of Minority Girls
At a UN Human Rights Council side-event in Geneva, international rapporteurs and…
Violence from terrorism spikes by 83% in Pakistan as security reaches worst level since 2021: CRSS report
The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) Q3 2026 security report…
In-laws murder woman, main suspect arrested; Daughters rescued by police
Sept 29, 2026 By Hashir Ahsan ISLAMABAD Abducted on September 12 from…
Imaan, Hadi finally produced in ATC via Video Link after 248 days; Trial set in new case
Sept 29, 2026 By Hashir Ahsan ISLAMABAD The hearing of the case…
‘Every harassment is not a sexual harassment’: FCC narrows scope of 2010 workplace law
The Federal Constitutional Court has narrowed the scope of the 2010 workplace…
Foreign woman records statement before Lahore magistrate in alleged gang rape case
Sept 28, 2026 By Aitzaz Ibrahim LAHORE A 20-year-old foreign woman who…
SC rejects bail of madrassa teacher accused of sexually assaulting student
If the accused is innocent, he should prove it during the trial,…
ATC directs Adiala jail to hand over Imaan and Hadi’s signed power of attorney to defence counsel
The Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court has directed Adiala Jail authorities to collect, verify,…
Church of Pakistan rejects Sindh, KP Christian family laws bills in present form
The Church of Pakistan has rejected the Sindh Christian Family Laws Bill,…
Twin Cities on Edge: Container lockdowns, school closures, and high security in Islamabad
Authorities in Islamabad have enforced strict security measures, locking down key intersections…