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,...

SARGODHA, PAKISTAN: A teenage Christian boy in Sargodha has been in prison on blasphemy charges for over a year, despite being declared a juvenile by a court, with appeals against his arrest facing unnecessary delays. Akash Karamat, who was arrested on August 27, 2023, is...

Clashing tribes in the restive Kurram district of Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province finally signed a peace agreement on Wednesday to end over two months of deadly violence in the area, but a former parliamentarian from Parachinar has little hope that the deal will succeed.  Sajid Turi,...