Category archives for: Pakistan

PIA pilot suspended for sleeping during international flight

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilot has come under fire for sleeping during an international flight and handing over the plane to a trainee pilot while he slept. According to reports, a senior PIA pilot by the name of Captain Amir Hashmi was found sleeping in the business class compartment of the PK-785 flight which […]

Pakistani students on exchange program to India sent back after receiving death threats

A group of 50 students and their teachers had gone to India as part of a cultural exchange program. However, after receiving death threats from a Hindu nationalist group, the students were immediately sent back to Pakistan. According to the details provided, a Delhi-based NGO by the name of Route2Roots had invited 50 Pakistani students […]

PEMRA revokes Bol News’ license

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has revoked the satellite television licenses which were earlier granted to Bol News and Bol Entertainment (Pak News). The decision was taken because the network had failed to secure clearance from the interior ministry, which it was supposed to in order to keep on operating. The decision to […]

Ten suspects refuse to accept charges in Mashal Khan lynching case

Mashal Khan lynching case continues and so far, 47 accused in the case have been arrested. However, it was reported on Tuesday, that as many as ten suspects have refused to accept charges which have been levied against them in the case. The accused who have refused the charges include two staffers and eight students […]

Model found dead in Karachi hotel room: Husband on the run

A newly wed woman was found dead in her hotel room in Karachi under mysterious circumstances on Sunday. The woman, whose identity is being kept confidential, was a model by profession and she had gotten married just two months ago. The police and family of the deceased model believe that the heinous crime was committed […]

Yasir Hussain makes inappropriate joke about child molestation at award ceremony

The 5th Hum Awards took place last week, and what people are talking about most regarding the award show is the distasteful joke that the host of the show, Yasir Hussain, cracked about child molestation. Even though the audience seemed to explode into a fit of laughter, the social media world did not share the […]

FIA arrests two Omanis for buying kidneys from illegal transplant clinic in Lahore

On Monday, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested two foreigners who had bought kidneys from an illegal clinic in Lahore which was raided a few days back. The arrests were made so a clear message could be sent out that our country is not a hub for illegal organ transplant. The FIA Assistant Director Jameel […]

Ailing actress Naila Jaffri refuses government aid in protest of Jindal’s visit to Pakistan

Naila Jaffri, a veteran Pakistani actress is suffering from cancer and news of her disease spread like wildfire on social media last month. The government decided to help the actress financially so that she could manage her medical bills but in a recent turn of events, the actress has refused to accept that said. When […]

Person who shot Mashal Khan arrested

Police revealed on Thursday that the shooter who killed Mashal Khan has been arrested. Khan was a journalism student at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) who had been lynched by an angry mob over blasphemy allegations and ultimately a student shot him to death. A news conference was held by DIG Mardan Alam Khan […]

IIUI teacher verbally abuses, slaps student

An intern at the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) was verbally and physically abused by a teacher for allegedly disobeying direct orders from her. The intern got so upset that she filed a written complaint against the instructor and now a committee has been set up by the administration to probe the matter. According to […]

Man who shot Mashal Khan identified, not yet arrested

The case of the brutal lynching and murder of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKU) student Mashal Khan is still underway as the authorities try to uncover all the suspects responsible for the gruesome act. According to the latest police reports, the suspect who shot Mashal Khan to death has been identified but he has […]

Lahore: convert raped in broad daylight

A girl who had converted from Christianity to Islam in order to marry a Muslim boy, claimed that she was raped in broad daylight while the police do not believe her story and refuse to register an FIR. The incident took place in the Raja Jang area of Raiwind on Wednesday and since then, an […]

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