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In Pakistan, police arrest man for allegedly killing daughter over ‘honour’ after she refused to delete TikTok
Cases of honour killings are prevalent in Pakistan. From January to November last year, a total of 346 people fell victim to ‘honour’ crimes in the country.
Chinese air chief commends Pakistan Air Force’s ‘exemplary performance’ during Pakistan-India conflict
During their meeting, the two air force heads discussed “matters of mutual interest, regional security dynamics and avenues of enhanced bilateral cooperation, particularly in…
Human rights body expresses concern as Pakistan warns criminal action against 27 YouTube channels
It emerged a day ago that an Islamabad court last month ordered YouTube to block 27 channels for disseminating “fake, misleading, and defamatory” content against the…
Pakistani writer Dur e Aziz’s ‘A Splintering’ is a rare novel that dares to ask, what if women wanted more?
The upcoming book is a sharp, unsentimental take on ambition, class and desire.
Islamabad court orders blocking of 27 YouTube channels on cyber crime agency’s request
According to officials, the YouTube channels were “found involved in sharing highly intimidating, provocative and derogatory contents against state institutions and officials of…
Green tokenism: Dawn
Labelled as Pakistan’s first-ever ‘climate budget’, the FY26 budget should have marked a turning point. Instead, it has revealed the government’s shallow engagement with…
US President Trump reiterates claim of averting India-Pakistan conflict by threatening trade halt
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said PM Narendra Modi clearly conveyed to President Trump that at no point during the entire sequence of events was there any discussion, at any…
Pakistan President Zardari appoints chief justices of high courts
President Zardari would administer the oath to Justice Dogar at the Presidency, while the chief justices of the other high courts would take the oath from the respective governors.
Pakistan army chief dismisses ‘factually incorrect’ claims of external input in recent tensions with India
Reuters reported the deputy chief of India’s army alleged last week that China gave Islamabad “live inputs” on key Indian positions during the conflict.