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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…
Journalists observe Black Day remembering 2007 emergency by General Musharraf
November 03, 2026 By Aitzaz Ibrahim, Hashir Ahsan and Shaukat Korai Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi Protest…
UN experts warn terror listing of JAAC violates international law
November 03, 2026 Staff Report LAHORE Six United Nations human rights experts have told the…
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 expressed deep anguish and outrage over the misogynistic and derogatory remarks made against the late…
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…
Bahawalpur: 2 arrested after transperson Zoya Malik dies following alleged assault
October 28, 2026 By Aitzaz Ibrahim LAHORE Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the death of Zoya Malik, a transperson and former victim support officer in Bahawalnagar, following…
AGHS jail visits lead to acquittal of woman serving life term in husband’s murder case
October 28, 2026 By Ahmed Saeed LAHORE The Lahore High Court has acquitted a woman serving a life sentence for murdering her husband after lawyers from the AGHS Legal Aid…
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'…
Man gets death sentence for repeatedly sexually abusing stepdaughter
October 23, 2026 By Hashir Ahsan ISLAMABAD An Additional District and Sessions' Judge of the Anti-Rape Special Court Islamabad has sentenced a man with death penalty, heavy fines and a…
PTI challenges emergency, governor’s rule in PHC; lawyers differ over maintainability, fundamental right
The National Assembly and Senate have approved the proclamation of emergency in…
21-year-old Saba allegedly killed in Vehari over her family’s “suspicion about her character”
A 21-year-old divorced woman was allegedly stabbed to death in Vehari in…
Man accused of raping former fiancée after engagement called off
Lahore's Faisal Town Police have arrested a man accused of raping his…
Layyah Christian community awaits cemetery boundary wall, land allocation for burial ground
Christian communities in Layyah are awaiting action on two long-pending demands: the…
Shiekhupura: Mob sets ablaze Christian man’s home and clinic forcing dozens of families to flee village
More than 35 Christian families fled their homes in Gharyal Kalan, Sheikhupura,…
Lahore woman killed by husband after history of domestic violence; Father-in-law arrested
A 22-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death with a wire by…
SC acquits woman 6 years later in step child’s murder case after rejecting televised ‘confession’
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has, due to lack of evidence, ordered…
Faisalabad: Man kills wife, then stages death as an attack by “unidentified gunmen”
Sumaira Bibi, was shot dead in the fields of Thikriwala, Faisalabad on…
Rawalpindi police arrest ADC HQ’s husband after domestic violence, illegal confinement FIR
Additional Deputy Commissioner Headquarters Maleeha Sahar lodged an FIR against her husband…
Married against her will, then abused: Khanpur female constable’s video before alleged suicide attempt challenges police version
Saba Kanwal says she was married to her cousin against her wishes…
Punjab to set minimum marriage age for Christians at 18
The Punjab Assembly's Standing Committee on Human Rights and Minority Affairs unanimously…
In-laws murder woman, main suspect arrested; Daughters rescued by police
Sept 29, 2026 By Hashir Ahsan ISLAMABAD Abducted on September 12 from…