Aug 05, 2020: Following a series of terrorist attacks in India especially the one on the Indian Parliament on December 12. by terrorist organizations, the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammad, the Indian government enacted the ...

Aug 2, 2020: Nahid Siddiqui is a world-renowned dancer and choreographer; her groundbreaking performances have won her quite a few awards in the international arena. But even someone as accomplished as Nahid has not been ...

Aug 1, 2020: Traders and business communities have often taken to the streets protesting over the losses they have faced because of the lockdowns. But skilled artists such as the Khalid Hussain Qawal Group of Shahdra are left to fend for ...

Jul 31, 2020: The soothing yet exciting beats of percussion fill the room as Master Sajid Ali uses his precise and complex finger taps to play his beloved tabla. Master Sajid Ali has been associated with this art for the last 35 years. He has experienced various ...

The elderly mother and sister of a woman who was known to be trafficked are still awaiting for her safe return. The woman is located to be in Punjab’s Kamalia area where she was allegedly sold at Rs300,000 by some middle men.

Jul 29, 2020: The governing body of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) has fiercely condemned the manner in which the Pakistan Rangers personnel barged into the premises of the KPC. The historic building of KPC, they said, has been the ...

Jul 26, 2020: When Naseeba Bheel of Haryar village, Mithi (Tharparkar) took her goats for grazing in the fields, she encountered Thakur Bijju of the other clan who lived alongside her's in the area. Naseeba says Bijju grabbed her ...

Jul 25, 2020: In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, all educational institutions have been closed since the start of the lockdown in March. During this time, because of the closure, some private schools have laid off their teachers from the jobs as well ...

Jul 25, 2020: Pakistan held its 11th general elections. Two hundred and seventy two (272) seats of the National Assembly and 593 seats of four provincial assemblies were up for grabs. Over 105 million people were eligible to cast their votes. Although ...

Jul 22, 2020: Senior journalist Matiullah Jan appeared in the Supreme Court today for the hearing of a suo moto case against him. Matiullah was abducted on Tuesday morning but was recovered later at night after a period of 12 ...

Jul 21, 2020: A 12-year-old child bride passed away under mysterious circumstances only three days after her marriage in Dir on Sunday. Naila, a victim of child marriage, was found dead in her room just days after her wedding. The incident occurred ...

Jul 20, 2020: At least 600 employees  lost their jobs after the Pakistan Tourism Corporation motels in the Northern areas of Pakistan were abruptly closed down ...

Jul 19, 2020: Pakistan will resume its routine immunization campaign under the Polio Eradication program on July 20, after nearly a five-month hiatus. Around 800,000 children will receive essential vaccines through a door-to-door campaign ...

Jul 18, 2020: The father of a child who was molested and filmed by a private tutor in Khairpur has alleged that the perpetrator is actually part of an international child pornography racket. Speaking to Voicepk.net about the incident, the victim’s father ...

Jul 16, 2020: This year, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s southern districts reported 21 cases of wild poliovirus (WPV) or poliovirus type 1. Twelve children from Lakki Marwat, four from Tank, two from Bannu, two from South Waziristan and one from ...

Jul 15, 2020: The railway tracks have become completely unsafe and if not immediately upgraded to modern standards, many more dangerous accidents could easily happen in upcoming days, claim train drivers of the Pakistan Railways (PR) ...

Jul 15, 2020: In a twisted turn of events, Pir Bux Khaskheli, who had been taken into police lockup at the Piromal police station in Sanghar for his alleged hand in a murder, was discovered with a noose around his neck, hanging lifeless from ...

Hul 14, 2020: Although Sindh has seen an increase in suicides in the last few years, the real facts and motives behind these incidents often go undiscovered because of a lack of proper investigation. One such incident took place in Tando ...

Jul 12, 2020: On the evening of June 30, forty year old Muhammad Iqbal stepped out of the Mandi Bahauddin jail a free man – the first time after 22 years. It was not an easy walk out of the gate; he had waited, struggled, and even given up ...

Jul 11, 2020: The families of the 19 deceased Sikh pilgrims are now facing another disturbing situation – there is no crematorium in Peshawar to carry out the funeral rites of their loved ones. The families of Mohallah Jogan Shah received the ...

Jul 10, 2020: The families of the 19 deceased Sikh pilgrims are now facing another disturbing situation – there is no crematorium in Peshawar to carry out the funeral rites of their loved ones. The families of Mohallah Jogan Shah received the ...

Jul 08, 2020: After a suspenseful silence, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has finally dismissed the petitions filed against the construction of the Shri Krishna Temple, and has directed the Islamabad ...

Jul 08, 2020: It has been four years since Burhan Wani, a Kashmiri youth who was forced to start an armed struggle for freedom was gunned down by Indian military forces on July 8, 2016. Born on September 14, 1994, Burhan Wani grew up ...

Jul 06. 2020: Shangla receives two to five dead bodies almost every month and several injured miners with permanent disabilities. Senior vice president, Pakistan Mine Workers Federation, Ali Bash Khan believes that poverty and lack ...

Jul 05. 2020: کپٹین خالد تنویر ہیں جنہوں نے اپنی زندگی کے 25 بہترین سال پی آئی اے میں بطور پائلٹ کے گزارے تھے مگر اب انکا نام بھی مشکوک یا جعلی لایسنس رکھنے والے پائلٹس کی لسٹ میں آ گیا ہے جو وفاقی وزیر شہری ہوا بازی غلام سرور خان نے قومی اسمبلی میں پیش کی تھی ...

Jul 05, 2020: A court in Sindh’s Sanghar district has initiated a trial of a rare case that deals with the killing of a pet dog, during an attempt of theft. Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate Sanghar put up the case following the registration of a ...

Jul 05. 2020: Khalid Tanwir is a retired commercial airline pilot who has given 25 precious years of his life to the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA); he has the experience of thousands of flight hours. But on June 25, 2020, a bombshell ...

Jul 04, 2020:On June 28, the deformed body of 25 year old Waziran Begum was discovered near the Indus Highway near the village Wadda Chachar in district Jamshoro, Sindh, but the news did not get any attention until a week later on July ...

Jul 03, 2020: Martyred guard Iftikhar Waheed’s brother Riaz Waheed has been grieving since the day he was shot down by the terrorists in the PSX attack. But at the same time, he is proud of his brother for displaying courage in ...

Jul 01, 2020: Poliovirus cases are surging at breakneck speed in comparison to preceding years and already in a span of one week, two new polio cases have emerged in Balochistan. In the past six months alone, Balochistan has recorded a ...

Jun 29, 2020: The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has reportedly claimed the responsibility of attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) building in Karachi. The BLA has also released the picture of suspected attackers, who were killed ...

Jun 28, 2020: Begum Shah Jaan remembers the day well when her son was shot dead in December 2019. When the shelling took place, her son abandoned his shop and came running towards her, knowing that his mother was ill and ...

Jun 26, 2020: Two local journalists, Syed Ali Achakzai and Abdul Mateen Achakzai were arrested earlier this week and later released. During their arrest they were first moved to Machh jail - around 200 kilometers away from ...

Jun 26, 2020: While students across the country protest the digital divide they are facing, in Larkana, a poor educational infrastructure at an engineering college that is delaying degree programs for almost two years for every batch ...

Jun 25, 2020: Kausar Leghari is a woman who is desperate for the custody of her children and for this she has been protesting outside Karachi Press Club for days. Years ago, Leghari had been a victim of domestic violence. Her husband, Ali Ahmed, ...

Jun 23, 2020: The gash that liberal society received of educationist Junaid Hafeez’s arrest over alleged blasphemy, is still as fresh as it was on the first day. Hafeez, a 34 year old Fulbright scholar, who was teaching at the Bahauddin Zakariya University ...

Jun 21, 2020: In Pakistan, the definition of a child differs, across multiple laws in each of the four provinces. Under labour laws, a child is an individual below the age of 14 years, while under domestic labour laws, the age cap is 15 ...

Jun 18, 2020: In a tragic incident a 32 year old woman Hajra Bibi, who was a native of the northern Baluchistan district Qila Saifullah (Muslimbagh) was tortured to death by her husband Muhammad Sadiq and his brother Inamul Haq over a domestic ...

Jun 17, 2020: While a number of laws for children's rights regarding labour are present in Pakistan, there is still the huge question of implementation. Thousands of children are currently employed inside households and become 'invisible labourers' ...

Jun 17, 2020: اکرم  باجوہ  بہاولپور کے چولستانی علاقے میں زمینداری کر کے اپنا گزر بسر کرتے ہیں. اکرم زندگی کی  بیالیس بہاریں دیکھ چکے ہیں اور درمیانی درجے کے ایک ... اکرم نے اپنے بزرگوں سے ورثے میں پایا ہے جنہوں نے  ریتلی زمینوں کو قابل کاشت بنانے کے لئے

Jun 14, 2020: Three year old Khadija Shah has yet to fully understand the fact that her older sister, Zohra Shah, is no longer coming home. Snuggling into her grandfather’s lap, a place of refuge, she often voices out her confidence that her ...

Jun 6, 2020: On June 1, hundreds of community-based vaccinators of the polio eradication program rallied outside the Karachi Press Club to protest against the termination of their jobs. In 2016, over 14,000 vaccinators were hired with the assistance ...

QUETTA: Ever since a violent mob killed a young man in Hazara Town on Sunday, the law and order situation of the city has turned for the worse, now seemingly headed towards ethnic conflict. The tension began when a huge mob attacked ...

The federal government promulgated an ordinance on May 4 which amended various sections of the Companies Act and deleting section 459, which had ensured employment opportunities for people with disabilities (PWD) ...

A major chunk of people from Malakand and Hazara, with symptoms similar to coronavirus, has been avoiding visiting hospitals for COVID-19 testing out of fear, despite there being a rise in cases of the deadly virus in the region. Since after ...

For the last 41 years, students of the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) are running the Patients Welfare Association (PWA) to manage blood donations for needy patients. Like all other matters, the coronavirus outbreak ...

BOL TV became mired in controversy, accused of promoting sectarianism and hatred against the Shiia minority community when a clip from the channel’s daily Ramzan transmission went viral. In the May 19 broadcast of ...

Frontline fighters are being given accolades and are being appreciated all over the world. These are the people who are doing their jobs by putting their lives in danger so that others can stay safe in their homes during these difficult times ...

In an ironic turn of events, the Government has ended up neglecting its own volunteers, who had come forward to work with the Tiger Force. Voicepk.net investigated the situation, only to find that the Tigers had been ...

A staff member of Karachi airport has claimed that the ill-fated PIA flight tried to land twice but failed. Ijaz Masih, who works as a flight cleaner at the Karachi Airport told Voicepk.net that the plane failed in trying to land even though it had ...

A new wave of terrorism has hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the newly merged tribal districts amid the coronavirus outbreak. Five people including two traffic policemen were injured in an explosion on Ashraf Road in ...

Thousands of workers from different factories and industries in Lahore and Karachi have been protesting against the non-payment of salaries and forced layoffs. Workers said that their employers have not paid them their ...

Two young girls were killed in the name of honor over a private leaked video where a boy is seen kissing them. The video went viral over the internet. The incident took place in Tehsil Razmak of North Waziristan in Pakistan’s ...

The frontline of health workers in Balochistan has been largely affected by the COVID-19. At least 92 doctors and more than 100 paramedics have already tested positive. Ilyas Baloch, a doctor from Balochistan who recently recovered ...

Raja Walter, a Christian by faith runs a burger shop in Pakistan’s largest Christian locality of Youhanabad. His business was closed due to the Coronavirus outbreak and the following lockdown, but instead of sitting idle, Walter decided to ...

In order to protect the reputation of her family, a girl allowed herself to be raped for 18 months continuously. For a year and a half, Lahore’s Noor* was raped and tortured by her neighbor Amanat Ali, who also blackmailed her into silence ...

Prior to the lockdown, 40 year old widow Shabana was able to feed her family twice a day by working as a domestic worker. But when the pandemic descended upon the city, her employers closed their doors in her face, fearing ...

S* believes that she was seriously depressed when she was 9 years old when her grandmother, whom she was very close to, passed away. Her parents had assumed that her erratic behavior were part of her growing up, and her ...

For a very long time, the religious minorities of Pakistan have been seeking a body that will monitor their problems and difficulties and provide solutions for them. This has been the main purpose of what should have been ...

Every year, during the fishing season, the men and women from the poor fisherfolk community take their boats out to sea so that they can catch fish from the deeper waters of the Arabian Sea. But stormy weather and a rough ...

Instead of monitoring other sectors and eliminating the evil of child labor, the municipal committee in Sindh’s Khairpur district has hired children, from 10 to 15 years, for the purpose of cleaning sewers. But besides everything ...

Despite being on the front lines, media personnel - including reporters, camerapersons, and photojournalists, have not had the luxury of reporting safely. As the contagion spreads, journalists put their own safety on hold at times ...

  By Our Correspondent Human rights activists in Shangla have strongly condemned an illegal act of the local police for frequently uploading suspects’ photos on social media, especially those suspects who...

Among the stories abound of the miseries of an untold number of people facing unemployment, poverty, and other problems, during the lockdown, Ahmed Azeem’s story shines through, like a ray of hope for many. Azeem heads the ...

As it had been feared by many, the lockdown that had been imposed around the country in order to contain the spread of the deadly Coronavirus has ended up in worsening the economic woes of those who belong to the underprivileged segments of ...

Shock and tragedy hit a village in Shangla after a young woman was killed by her uncle over a domestic issue. Locals of the Shumbar village spent the day in deep distress, as they got to know about the blatant murder of the young woman, ...

Healthcare workers in Pakistan are getting increasingly restless with their situation: ever since the Coronavirus pandemic hit the country, they have been repeatedly asking for Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs), but to no avail. On April ...

No matter how calm and lush it is on the outside, Islamabad nowadays is reeking of conflict and confusion internally. It seems that much like our Government, ‘Islamabadis’ too are unsure of how to proceed with their lives. A thick cloud of ...

By Zulfiqar Kunbhar As the world struggles with the deadly Coronavirus, in Pakistan, its second most populous province Sindh is also making headlines in local news for its constant battle...

Twenty-two years Riva Jogi belongs to a gypsy snake charmers’ clan in Sanghar, Sindh. In his routine life, Riva leaves home daily to go to mainstream public places so that he may show his snake stunts to people. For jogis, who are the snake ...

Lack of legislation to protect animals in Pakistan: Pictures of a dog with bullet wounds in his neck and face surface online and then more evidence of the alarming increase of violence against animals in Karachi amidst the prevailing lock-down. ...

Students from South-Waziristan are raising their voices over what they say is a blow to their academic futures thanks to the lack of quality internet in their region. Earlier on April 2, the students staged protests outside the Wana Press ...

by Syed Amir Taqvi: In Chunian, Kasur. 8-year-old Fatima's own father admitted to sexually abusing and murdering his daughter.

By Rina Saeed Khan The citizens of Lahore are finally breathing in clear air this spring. From hazardous Air Quality Index (AQI) readings of above 200 in November,...

“When I joined Punjab police I swore that I would lay my life for the country and we (police officials) must be ready to do our duty anytime, anywhere.”

    With the lockdown, people have been pushed back inside their homes. No one wants to risk being outdoors, for fear of contracting the Coronavirus. Yet the heroes who battle...

  When Taj Baloch said goodbye to his friend, he did not know it would be the last time that he would see him. Because Sajid Hussain Baloch, journalist and...

Yazman Mandi a gateway to the great desert of Cholistan, was a scene of kidnapping of a young girl. A pretty 15-year-old Hindu girl, Bhambo Mai was kidnapped and...

Three women killed for honour in 24 hours in Khairpur By Xari Jalil Four year old Sohnan seems to have retracted into her shell as she watches people pass by, busy...

By Xari Jalil With the Corona virus (COVID-19) making the headlines this week, Aurat March that took place only last week, seems to have faded away into the background,...

غیرت کے نام پر اکیس سالہ لڑکی اور ایک ماہ کا بچہ قتل کوٹ ادو کی رہائشی صغری بی بی اپنے ایک ماہ کے پوتے حسین  علی کے کپڑے آج...

By Xari Jalil   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK-4KMbOu_A LAHORE: For Afshan Latif, the death of Iqra Kainat came as a grim foreboding at least twice before. It was after the whole Kashana sexual abuse case had...

When Sana* bought tickets for the recently held Solis Festival in Islamabad, she had no idea what she would end up encountering. From being groped, to having her cell...

16 years ago, in October of 2004 the Congress government in India and General Musharraf who ruled Pakistan at the time decided to open their side of Kashmir to...

It was not until after the second anniversary of Zainab Ansari's rape and murder that the National Assembly finally passed a child protection bill to ensure the basic rights of...

Since a few days, Pakistan has been hit with a sudden and acute shortage of 60 essential medicines - some of them life-saving. Hospitals, especially the Out Patient Department (OPD)...

    By Xari Jalil KARACHI Nagina Bibi cannot sleep properly, not knowing where her little girl is. Huma Younus, 14, a student of the eighth grade was abducted on October 10, 2019,...

LAHORE: When Rang Elahi – a landlord based in Lahore passed away in June 1990 - it was discovered that he had not made any will about the distribution...

It was not until after the second anniversary of Zainab Ansari's rape and murder that the National Assembly finally passed a Child Protection Bill. The Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery...

The escalating tensions between Iran and the United States have raised serious concerns globally. After pulling back from the brink of war, leaders in the United States and Iran...

In India, massive crowds of young people took to the streets to join protest against their Government’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, which grants citizenship on the basis of religion...

In June 2017, Irfan Masih, a sanitary supervisor from Umerkot went down the sewer only to choke on poisonous gases, and faint. Doctors at the Umerkot Civil Hospital refused...

December 13th, Lahore: At the Lahore High Court lawyers chanted slogans against the PTI government. The media had been banned from court premises – lawyers were livid over coverage...

Background Pakistan has a history of covert operations carried against governments, politicians, activists and even common citizens. In 1998, the Supreme Court held that covert surveillance of judges and information...

Report by Ayesha Nazar and Asra Haque   A village near Manga Mandi: Rows of green bricks are laid out early in the morning, the workers toiling away in the biting...

  By Xari Jalil LAHORE It was four in the evening when 15 year old Maria Jalal, was alone at home, and she heard a knock at the door. Making her way...

  Staff Report ISLAMABAD It was the second time this week, on Friday, when journalists at the Dawn Islamabad office found themselves stranded inside their office building. Outside, an unruly mob chanted...

By Asra Haque and Ayesha Nazar   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tifjtZjBlQ&feature=emb_title Let down by successive democratic governments and banned by military dictatorships for over 35 years, the students of Pakistan came out on the streets,...

ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of students from 20 different student organizations, under the umbrella of the Student Action Committee, gathered at the National Press Club on Friday to march towards Islamabad’s...

By Asra Haque & Ayesha Nazar LAHORE In the season of right wing, all-men politics, a video of a young woman enthusiastically singing a famous poem written against the British Raj at the...

LAHORE: Twelve year old Shehroon Riaz wants to run away from the brick kiln. It is where he is destined to work, just like his father.

By Xari Jalil   LAHORE When Afshan Bibi, a resident of Lahore’s Chungi Amar Sadhu - a factory area – had her child, she was alarmed to see how underweight he was....

By Xari Jalil   LAHORE “These people should be taught such a lesson that they never do this to any woman ever again,” says Amrit Shahzadi. Her voice is heavy with emotion,...