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.
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Heavy rainfall and flooding devastate Pakistan, death toll climbs to 258
ISLAMABAD: Heavy rainfall and relentless flooding have swept across Pakistan, claiming at least six lives in the past 24 hours and driving the nation’s monsoon death toll to 258, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported on Thursday.
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.
Monsoon onslaught: Death toll climbs to 252 as floods and landslides devastate Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s monsoon death toll climbed to 252 on Wednesday, with 10 more fatalities reported amid relentless rains that have unleashed flooding, landslides, and house collapses nationwide, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
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.”
Deadly floods ravage Pakistan’s north, leaving tourists dead and missing amid monsoon deluge
ISLAMABAD: Heavy monsoon rains unleashed catastrophic floods across Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region on Monday, killing at least three tourists, injuring four, and leaving 15 others missing in the Babusar area of Diamer district.
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.
Pakistani mountaineer killed in avalanche on K2
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani mountaineer perished on Friday after an avalanche swept through a climbing route near Camp 1 on K2, the nation’s tallest and most perilous peak, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP).