Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) The videos circulating on social media showing Pakistani police personnel using brute force against the Maachhi community -- a traditional fishing group -- in the Sindh province have raised grave concerns.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Assurances made in 2019 by PPP Co-chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah that 100 per cent of the royalties generated by the Thar Coal project would be dedicated to the development of Tharparkar district in Sindh remain unfulfilled, a report in the Karachi-based Business Recorder publication has highlighted.
Quetta, March 31 (IANS) Three security personnel were killed and four others injured in two separate attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan province, according to officials, local media reported on Tuesday. The incident included an attack on a patrolling squad in Quetta and a gun battle at a police station in Jhal Magsi.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Poverty in Pakistan has surged to 43.5 per cent, according to the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC), indicating a far graver situation than official estimates by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and the Planning Commission, which place poverty at 28.9 per cent, according to an article in the Karachi-headquartered Express Tribune.
Madrid, March 31 (IANS) Despite the attacks on Saudi Arabia by Iran in recent weeks amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, Islamabad has so far refrained from deploying significant forces to support Riyadh under the bilateral defence agreement.
Quetta, March 31 (IANS) Gas supply to Quetta and several districts of Pakistan's Balochistan province has been disrupted after unidentified assailants blew up the main gas pipeline at Western Bypass area, local media reported on Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The recent surge in global oil prices is testing Pakistan’s fragile macroeconomic stabilisation and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) tolerance of Islamabad’s decision to cushion domestic fuel prices signals a shift in approach, a new report has said.
Geneva, March 31 (IANS) Pakistan came under international scrutiny over not only domestic rights abuses but also a widening pattern of targeting critics abroad during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, a report said on Tuesday.
Tehran, March 31 (IANS) Iran's parliament has kicked off a process to approve a plan to exercise smart management over the Strait of Hormuz.
Wellington, March 31 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has defended his Government’s targeted cost‑of‑living support amid soaring fuel prices, saying that while New Zealand cannot control global energy markets, it must help those most affected.
