Pakistan: Protests continue in Balochistan over enforced disappearances

IANS | April 20, 2026 9:22 PM

Quetta, April 20 (IANS) A Baloch family on Monday staged a sit-in protest on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway at Sahaki Balgatar in Balochistan's Kech district following the enforced disappearance of a relative, demanding his immediate and safe recovery.

Rising paediatric HIV cases highlight unsafe practices in Pakistan's healthcare system: Report

IANS | April 20, 2026 9:08 PM

Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The rise in paediatric HIV cases in Pakistan's Karachi is the consequence of a healthcare system that continues to tolerate unsafe practices despite knowing their cost. Figures from the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Centre and Indus Hospital point to a disturbing escalation as admissions of HIV-positive children have increased within a year, with many of them aged below five years.

Pakistan woefully unprepared to confront online abuse

IANS | April 20, 2026 8:41 PM

Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The latest annual report by the Digital Rights Foundation has revealed that online abuse in Pakistan is evolving faster than the systems designed to contain it, a report has stated.