ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department warned on Monday that a “more intense” monsoon spell will sweep across much of the country starting today, threatening to worsen a crisis that has already claimed 279 lives since late June.
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German consulate in Karachi halts visas for non-EU citizens
KARACHI: The German Consulate General in Karachi suspended visa services for non-European Union citizens Monday, canceling all appointments “until further notice” and leaving Pakistani applicants with no clear path forward.
Pakistan braces for new monsoon deluge, flash flood threat July 29-31
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is bracing for a fresh onslaught of monsoon rains from July 29 to 31, with meteorologists warning of potential flash floods, urban flooding, and landslides across multiple regions.
Pakistan presses social media giants to block terrorist accounts
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government on Friday issued an urgent call to global social media companies to immediately block accounts operated by banned terrorist groups, accusing them of exploiting platforms like X, Facebook, and WhatsApp to spread propaganda that threatens both national and international security.
Islamabad High Court suspends order to investigate blasphemy law misuse
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday suspended an earlier order directing the government to form a commission to investigate the misuse of the nation’s blasphemy laws, a deeply contentious issue that has sparked violence and public unrest across the country.
SCP denounces ‘weaponising’ infertility against women in legal disputes
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Wednesday condemned what it called a “distressing and sorrowful” practice: wielding infertility, or even its mere suspicion, as a cudgel against women in legal disputes.
Brutal honor killing in Balochistan leads to arrests as postmortem reveals grisly details
QUETTA: Eleven suspects, including a tribal leader, have been arrested in connection with the brutal honor killing of a man and woman near Quetta, Pakistan, as postmortem examinations revealed the victims were shot multiple times at close range.”
Pakistan confronts ‘dual threat’ of flooding as monsoon rains intensify
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is confronting a “dual threat” of urban flooding and flash floods as another spell of heavy rain and thunderstorms looms, according to the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
Pakistan arrests suspect after chilling video shows couple shot dead in “honour” killing
QUETTA: A chilling video that surfaced on social media this week, showing the brutal execution of a couple in a desert in Balochistan, has ignited a firestorm of condemnation across Pakistan and thrust the persistent scourge of “honour” killings back into the national spotlight.
Senate moves to replace death penalty with life term for certain crimes amid EU trade pact
ISLAMABAD: The Senate passed a bill this week that seeks to abolish the death penalty for harboring hijackers and for publicly stripping a woman of her clothes, a move aimed at aligning the country’s laws with its international obligations under the GSP+ trade agreement with the European Union.