Happening in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

How was a nine year old schoolgirl subjected to brutality in Swat?

An orphaned girl in Madyan's Koza Kali area of Upper Swat was allegedly sexually assaulted and killed, police said. The…

4 arrested in alleged gang-rape of 2 women of same family

September 10, 2026 By Rehan Piracha LAHORE Police have arrested all four armed suspects, along…

The Kalash Tribe’s only school, working to save its mother tongue without govt help

September 9, 2026 By Islam Gul CHITRAL Amid the foothills and dense forest of the…

1million compensation, a govt job, announced by Chief Minister KP in visit to Ayat Noor’s family

August 29, 2026 By Xari Jalil LAHORE Ayat Noor case update Chief Minister Suhail Afridi has taken notice of the incident Meanwhile, the Chief Minister KP, Sohail Afridi, after the…

Tragedy in Haripur: Demand for justice grows as community mourns 5 year old Ayat Noor

August 25, 2026 By Xari Jalil LAHORE The grief-stricken family of five-year-old Ayat Noor was handed her body on Tuesday, August 25, following a post-mortem examination—bringing a heartbreaking end to…

Grieving mother demands speedy justice as cases of crimes against children spike in Mardan

August 19, 2026 By Abdul Razzaq MARDAN Fourteen year old Nouman, the son of Shabina Bibi, a resident of Garo Shah village in Mardan district, was allegedly shot dead by…

Supreme Court approves bail for Afghan citizen married to Pakistani woman

August 7, 2026 By Hashir Ahsan ISLAMABAD   The Supreme Court of Pakistan has approved post-arrest bail for Jalat Khan, an Afghan national married to a Pakistani woman, while providing…

Traders threaten march to Islamabad over 10-month closure of Pak-Afghan border

August 5, 2026 By Islam Gul Afridi TORKHAM A continuous closure of the Pak-Afghan trade route border for the last 10 months has pushed the border economy to the brink…

The long road to the ballot box: Women in Lower Dir still wait to be counted

August 1, 2026 By Iqra Manzoor LAHORE Women in Lower Dir remain far less likely than men to be registered voters, according to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) a…

16-year-old beauty parlour worker gangraped in Nowshera, prime suspect arrested

A 16-year-old girl employed at a beauty parlour in Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was allegedly abducted and gang-raped, police said. A case has been registered…

PHC restrains authorities from deporting Peshawar man over blocked ID card

A man named Quaid-e-Azam, a honorific often used with the name of the Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was stopped from being deported after the…

A spate of violent and sexual abuse cases involving madrassa students has renewed concerns over child safety and lax oversight of religious seminaries in Punjab. The NCRC has called for stricter monitoring of seminaries, madrassas, schools, and other child-care institutions —

The Speaker of the Punjab Assembly informed the House on Tuesday that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has halted the Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders and Anti-Social Behaviour Bill 2026 and has assured that it will be reconsidered. He directed the Assembly Secretariat to formally

A new policy and notification which has set a fresh deadline for Afghans who are overstaying their welcome in Pakistan, has left Afghan nationals with a massive challenge: that of renewing visas. (UNHCR) stated
The directive was issued on Sunday by the Ministry of Interior to

پختونخوا حکومت اور پولیس کے لئے وبال جان بنتی امن کمیٹیاں اور افغان عسکریت پسندوں کی تشکیلوں سے متعلق محقق و تجزیہ کار سیف اللہ خان محسود کی تفصیلی گفتگو

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کامران خان، جس کی والدہ پاکستانی اور والد افغان ہیں، نے اپنی والدہ کی دستاویزات کی بحالی اور پاکستان میں قانونی رہائش کے حق کے لیے پشاور ہائیکورٹ سے رجوع کیا ہے۔ کامران کا کہنا ہے کہ افغانستان میں نہ اس کا کوئی سہارا ہے، نہ رہائش، اور نہ ہی مستقبل محفوظ دکھائی دیتا ہے۔ اس لیے

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Monday approved the release of over Rs5 billion to provide compensation and food support to internally displaced families from the Tirah area of Khyber tribal district.

The funds, amounting to Rs5.499bn, will be used to compensate

Opposition leaders belonging to the Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) staged a two-hour sit-in on Monday after police stopped their delegation from travelling to Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The delegation, led by National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai and

A woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband following a domestic dispute in Jaranwala's Soofi Di Kothi village, police said on Monday. The victim, identified as 30-year-old Nida Bibi, was the mother of four children.

Police said the suspect, Shahbaz Ahmad, allegedly

Should elected representatives from migrant seats be eligible to become ministers, or should that privilege belong only to representatives elected from within AJK?

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Although most rules governing inheritance are the same for both Sunni(Hanafi) and Shia sects, there is one significant difference between them.

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“Half of Mirpur lives in Islamabad and Bahria Town. If people object to allocating just 3,500 jobs out of 105,000 to Kashmir migrants, then the problem runs much deeper.” A strong statement from Abdul Majid Khan on representation, migration and the jobs debate.

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A police crackdown on a Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) sit-in in Quetta resulted in multiple arrests on Monday, June 29, as protesters demonstrated against the life sentences handed to Dr Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Shahji. The protesters, numbering around 50 — predominantly

HRCP is deeply concerned by the recently proposed Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders and Anti-Social Behaviour Bill, which appears to confer sweeping powers on the executive to impose intrusive restrictions on individuals without adequate judicial oversight or due-process

KARACHI: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has suspended the licence of Geo News for 15 days with immediate effect over the airing of a programme that the regulator said contained a "religious visualisation" liable to hurt the religious sentiments of

NANKANA SAHIB / SHEIKHUPURA: Two separate cases of alleged sexual assault involving vulnerable girls were reported in Punjab on Sunday, with police arresting the suspects in both incidents.

In the first case, police arrested a man accused of raping a physically disabled girl in

LAHORE: A minor student was allegedly subjected to severe torture at a seminary in Lahore's Kahna area on Sunday, leaving him with multiple injuries and requiring hospitalisation. Police said they had arrested the seminary's administrator, identified as Tahir, while efforts were

کوئٹہ میں بلوچ یکجہتی کمیٹی کے احتجاج پر پولیس کا کریک ڈاؤن۔ پولیس مظاہرے کے شرکاء کو منتشر کر رہی ہے۔ بلوچ یکجہتی کمیٹی نے ڈاکٹر مہرنگ اور صبغت اللہ شاہ کو سنائی گئی عمر قید کی سزا کے خلاف برما ہوٹل سریاب روڈ پر احتجاج کی کال دی تھی۔ پولیس اور سیکیورٹی اہلکاروں کی بڑی تعداد،

Punjab's proposed Anti-Social Behaviour Bill has triggered alarm over sweeping executive powers, including freezing bank accounts, blocking CNICs and passports, confiscating phones and removing a person's online presence, all before conviction. Even the Punjab Assembly Speaker

افغان سٹریٹیجک ڈیپتھ اور جدید ٹیکنالوجی سے لیس طالبان

جہادی مائنڈ سیٹ کے 50 سال

امن کمیٹی کا ایس ایچ او کو سمن

گڈ ، بیڈ کی کنفویژن اور عوام کی بےاعتمادی

فرنٹ لائن پاکستان میں حکومت اور پولیس کے لئے وبال جان بنتی امن کمیٹیوں اور افغان عسکریت پسندوں کی تشکیلوں سے متعلق محقق

The role of Kashmir migrants in Azad Jammu & Kashmir’s political system remains one of the most debated issues in AJK politics.

In this episode of Rights Watch, former Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and Member of the AJK Legislative Assembly Abdul Majid Khan responds

Sindh’s Rs3.56 trillion budget for 2026–27 presents a mixed picture: higher overall allocations for key sectors like education and health, but reduced development spending in several rights-linked areas including education, health and climate protection. Experts say the real test

A shocking incident has come to light in Sargodha, in which a 14-year-old boy was allegedly buried alive after he reported sexual abuse. Police on Saturday said they had arrested three individuals, including the prime suspect, in connection with this case. This is the second

Here is a breakdown of how inheritance is shared according to Pakistani law after someone passes away.

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KARACHI: Police have yet to submit the final charge sheet in the Gul Plaza fire case, nearly six months after the January 17 inferno that killed 72 people, despite the prosecution previously returning the investigation report over defects that remain unaddressed.

According to

ضلع سرگودھا کے علاقے جھال چکیاں میں ایک چودہ سالہ بچے کو مبینہ جنسی زیادتی کی شکایت کرنے پر زندہ زمین میں دفن کرنے کی کوشش کا انکشاف ہوا ہے۔ پولیس نے اس سنگین واقعے کے مرکزی ملزم سمیت تین افراد کو گرفتار کر لیا ہے۔

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The Punjab government has presented a Rs 5.903 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2026–27, showing an overall increase of 10.7 percent compared to last year’s Rs 5.335 trillion budget. However, despite the larger overall budget, allocations under the annual development budget

In this episode of Know Your Rights, we explore inheritance laws in Pakistan and examine how assets are distributed among legal heirs under the law. We break down the principles governing inheritance, including the division of property, businesses, financial assets, and other

What does an acid burn actually feel like?
An acid attack survivor describes the pain, the trauma, and the life-changing consequences that follow long after the attack is over.
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Why do acid attacks continue to occur in Pakistan, and should acid be available for domestic use at all?

In this episode of Rights Watch, we examine the growing debate around acid regulation, acid attacks, and public safety. Our guest, Gul Hasan of the Punjab Women Protection

A shutter-down strike was partially observed across Balochistan on Wednesday as the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) called for a day of protest against the conviction and life imprisonment sentences handed down to its leaders, Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah.

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Tirah victims demand immediate release of promised govt compensation

The KP govt has been urged to honour its promise and ensure…

Is banning TikTok an effective regulation? Petition in PHC sparks fresh debate

A petition filed in the Peshawar High Court seeking a crackdown on…

Flooded registration centre compounds misery for Tirah’s displaced families

The registration process for families displaced from Tirah Valley in Khyber district…

Landi Kotal holding camp overwhelmed by an influx of returning refugees

Afghan refugee returns from Pakistan have surged since the July 10 deadline.…

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…

Afghan businessmen fear being forced to sell their businesses at throwaway prices before deportation

Ajmal Khan, who belongs to Afghanistan, has been running a scrap business…

Traders, industrialists up in arms over withdrawal of tax incentives in former FATA and PATA

Traders and industrialists in the the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)…

Return date for Tirah IDPs set for October, concerns persist

The process of returning families displaced from Tirah Valley to their homes…

Forced exodus, broken promises, and the hidden crisis of Tirah Valley

A fact-finding mission by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has…

Pakistani traders lose Rs 280b, Afghanistan Rs 140b in 9 months of border closure

The nine-month-long closure of border trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has caused…

North Waziristan: Students, traders struggle without 3G/4G mobile internet due to digital blackout

The continued absence of 3G and 4G mobile internet services in North…

A son of Pakistani mother and Afghan father fights for legal identity, approaches Peshawar High Court

Kamran Khan, whose mother is Pakistani and father is Afghan, has approached…