ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the Islamabad High Court judge Justice Babar Sattar outlined several principles about consent and social stigma in cases of rape and sexual assault. The judge ruled in the verdict that consent must...

LAHORE: Under pressure from Islamist extremist groups, police arrested 22 members of the Ahmadi minority community, including children, in the Sialkot district of Pakistan's Punjab province while they were praying at a local place of worship. These mass arrests took place last Friday when a...

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) voiced their concerns over the government of Pakistan's new plan to relocate registered Afghan refugees from Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The organizations are seeking further information on the "modality...

ISLAMABAD: The Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) bill passed by Pakistan's National Assembly has been criticized by human rights activists as an attack on freedom of expression. Journalists seated in the parliament's press gallery walked out of the session as protest. Pakistan People's Party (PPP)...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A group of terrorists abducted four policemen after carrying out an attack on a police post in Umar Raghzai, South Waziristan. The assailants were reportedly armed with both light and heavy weaponry. The attack took place late Wednesday night. According to police reports, they...

The restive town of Parachinar continues to face a lack of necessities and adequate humanitarian aid, as the Kurram Highway has remained blocked for the 111th day. Authorities are reportedly planning a military operation in four village councils of Lower Kurram. According to the police,...