Category archives for: Pakistan

SC turns down Hussain Nawaz’s objection on JIT members

The Supreme Court on Monday, turned down Hussain Nawaz’s petition to drop two of its members from the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed to probe the Panama Papers case. “We are not going to remove any JIT member on mere conjecture unless something concrete comes up because the prime minister is the one being investigated,” […]

Khaadi under fire for violating workers’ rights, providing inhumane work conditions

One of the country’s largest brands and an apparel industry giant, Khaadi, has found itself in the middle of a huge social media and public outrage over the treatment of its workers. A number of workers were fired from Khaadi for raising their voice against the inhumane practices meted out to them in the factory. […]

Teachers push tortured teenage girl from third floor

Two government school teachers from Lahore took torture to a whole new level by pushing a girl off from the third floor of the school building in Shahdara. The fall resulted in the girl fighting for her life and receiving life-threatening injuries. The incident took place on May 23, but the school administration tried to […]

Deaf, mute woman raped by Army sepoy on Lahore-bound train

A deaf and mute woman was allegedly raped on a Lahore-bound train near Bahawalpur by an Army sepoy. The woman had to undergo medical examination thrice by the authorities, making the matter difficult for the family of the victim. According to the details provided, a woman named ‘S’, a mother of three was travelling with […]

Sindhi feudal lord arrested for interfering with law in child rape case

An influential feudal lord and senior politician belonging from Kandhkot was arrested by the police on Monday, after he claimed that he had ‘settled’ a case involving the gang rape of a 12-year-old girl by imposing a fine of Rs. 1.8 million on the culprit. Sardar Taj Mohammad Domki claimed that he had helped the […]

Hussain Nawaz questions credibility of two investigators part of JIT

The current ruling party of Pakistan, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N), is under the public eye these days due to the Panama Papers case which is underway. The Prime Minister’s son, Hussain Nawaz, was summoned by the Supreme Court to record his statement in the case. Even though Hussain appeared, he did express his concern […]

Power outages in Peshawar lead to violent protests

The scorching heat, long Ramadan fasts and the unscheduled power outages in Peshawar, have driven people to come out on the streets and mark their protests in a violent manner. According to the latest reports, people from across Khyber Pakhtunknwa province took to the streets in different parts of the province, in order to protest […]

Disheartened father seeks Army Chief’s help for son’s recovery

A teacher whose son went missing in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) region, is asking for the help of the Army Chief, General Qamar Bajwa, to help in finding his son. Raja Naseer Khan has made an appeal to the general to direct the intelligence agencies to help locate his teenage son who went […]

The world is wondering why Melania Trump wore a veil in Vatican and not in Saudi Arabia

The First Lady of United States (FOTUS), Melania Trump, is on a foreign tour of different countries along with her husband, President Donal Trump, and already a number of questions have popped up regarding her tour. One of the leading questions on people’s mind is why Melania chose not to cover her head in Saudi […]

Jared Kushner under scrutiny by FBI for possible Russian links

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Ivanka Trump’s husband, Jared Kushner, is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the Russian probe, according to the latest media reports. Russia has been accused of helping Trump to become the president of the United States, but these claims have been refuted by Trump and Russia, […]

Karachi police register ‘fake’ FIR against four brothers

Some officers from the Sindh police registered a ‘fake’ FIR against four brothers on Thursday night, who were reportedly involved in a road accident with the police vehicle. When news got out that the FIR was completely false, the Sindh home minister took notice of the incident and has ordered an inquiry into it. According […]

Pakistani woman beaten to a pulp in Australia

A Pakistani-American student by the name of Mehreen Ahmad, was badly beaten and later left in a pool of her own blood outside an apartment building in Perth on Friday night. Mehreen had moved to Australia two years ago in order to study primary school teaching. She had been living there independently while her family […]

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