‘Bol Meri Machhli, Kitna Pani?’ — A Pakistani children’s game and the rising tide of climate crisis
What was once a game is now an alarm bell for a world dealing with an environmental crisis.
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Flooded, forgotten, forsaken — Pakistan’s endless monsoon crisis
Underneath the fatal climate events that have hit the country's mountainous north are factors that are controllable yet ignored every year, every time.
Pakistan’s interior ministry reports 200 child sexual abuse cases since 2022
222 accused parties were arrested, of which only 12 were convicted. 163 remain under trial, while 15 have been acquitted and 26 remain at large.
We have videos of downed Indian aircraft: Pakistan interior minister
Pakistan said it downed six Indian planes during the conflict, including advanced French-made Dassult Rafale jets. India’s highest-ranking general has also acknowledged that its…
Worn clothing imports rise in Pakistan as poverty surges to 45 percent
A significant number of people, unable to afford locally made branded goods, have turned to second-hand clothing markets known as landa bazaars or flea markets.
Pakistan NA passes anti-terrorism act amendments allowing 3-month ‘preventive detention’ of terror suspects
In November 2024, the government quietly introduced the bill in the NA, seeking to grant military and civil armed forces the authority to keep individuals facing terrorism charges…
US tariff on Indian rice opens market for Pakistan
Pakistan’s basmati rice exports have witnessed steady growth in recent years. According to the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), the country exported approximately…
Over 17,000 Pakistanis imprisoned abroad, Senate panel told
The meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development was held to discuss problems being faced by under-trial/convicted Pakistanis…
‘You cannot snatch even a drop from Pakistan,’ PM Shehbaz warns India on restricting water flow
Pakistan termed any attempt to suspend its water share an “act of war,” noting the Indus Waters Treaty had no provision for unilateral suspension. It later said it was…
US State Department designates Balochistan Liberation Army, Majeed Brigade as foreign terrorist organisations
The US State Department on August 11 added the Balochistan Liberation Army and its alias, the Majeed Brigade, to its Foreign Terrorist Organisation list, according to a press…