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Lahore, March 30 Around 3,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims are expected to visit Pakistan to participate in the Baisakhi festival, which begins on April 10, an official said on Monday.The main ceremony will be held on April 14 at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal, in the country's Punjab province...

Islamabad, March 30 – A leading minority rights group highlighted on Monday that members of the Ahmadi community were once again prevented from offering Eid prayers in several districts of Pakistan's Punjab province – turning what should have been a "moment of unity" into yet another instance of...

Islamabad, March 28 The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concern over the continued shrinking of civic space and restrictions on rights-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across the Punjab province, describing it as a symptom of the democratic backsliding that the...

Lahore, March 26 Over 33,000 Afghan nationals, including women and children, have been deported from the Punjab province of Pakistan during the ongoing crackdown launched against illegal Afghans last year, police said on Thursday.Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Kareem said in a...

Lahore, March 25 Police in several districts of Pakistan's Punjab province have prevented the Ahmadi minority community from performing their religious rituals during Eid, the Jamaat Ahmadiyya Pakistan (JAP) said on Wednesday.In a statement issued here, the JAP cited purported government...

Lahore, March 25 At least 25 people were injured when seven coaches of a train derailed in the Punjab province of Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday.The incident, which occurred in Lodhran, about 400 km from Lahore, late Tuesday night, prompted railway officials to suspend traffic on the...

Islamabad, March 25 – As many as 26 passengers were injured after seven coaches of a Tezgam train bound for Karachi derailed near the Adam Wahan Railway Station on the Bahawalpur-Lodhran section in Punjab province, Pakistan, local media reported on Wednesday.Five coaches of the train...

New Delhi, March 22. Pakistan is among the countries included in the 'Board of Peace', reportedly formed by US President Donald Trump to explore lasting peace solutions in the Gaza Strip. However, the country's own record of religious persecution and alleged "nurturing" of terrorism on its soil...

Islamabad, March 17: Child abuse cases in Pakistan saw an eight percent increase in 2025, reaching 3,630 incidents, according to local media, citing figures from a report released by the child protection organization, Sahil.According to the report, on average, over nine children were subjected...

Islamabad, March 16 – As many as eight women were killed and over 50 others injured on Monday when the roof of a building collapsed during the distribution of welfare payments in the Rahim Yar Khan district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported.Authorities said the roof...

Lahore, March 16 At least eight women were killed and over 30 others injured after the roof of a government building collapsed on Monday in the Punjab province of Pakistan, an official said.The incident took place in the Rahim Yar Khan (RYK) district, about 400 km from Lahore."A large number...

Geneva, March 12 – A photo exhibition hosted by an international human rights organization on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva, Switzerland, has highlighted the growing systemic discrimination and repression faced by religious and ethnic...

Quetta, March 9 – A senior officer from the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) was killed after unidentified assailants opened fire on him in the Killi Ismail area of Quetta, Pakistan, local media reported on Monday.Police said Inspector Metha Khan, who recently joined CTD, was shot by armed...

Lahore, March 8 Pakistani law enforcement agencies killed four Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in the Punjab province on Sunday night.According to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab Police, the Dera Ghazi Khan district of Punjab (about 400 km from Lahore) narrowly...

Lahore, March 8 A man was killed and two others seriously injured after customers opened fire at a petrol pump in Punjab province, Pakistan, following a dispute triggered by panic buying of fuel due to fears of shortages caused by the US-Iran conflict, police said on Sunday.The incident...

Lahore, March 7 A 21-year-old Christian worker was allegedly tortured to death by his employers in the Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Saturday.The incident took place in the Sargodha district of Punjab, about 200 km from Lahore, on March 4.The body of Markus Masih was found...

Islamabad, March 7 – Pakistan will continue to see disappearances buried in administrative records rather than being investigated as crimes, unless trafficking is recognized not only as a humanitarian crisis but also as an institutional vulnerability. Such neglect enables organized criminal...

Islamabad, March 7 – A Christian minority worker in the Punjab province of Pakistan was allegedly tortured to death by his Muslim employers, who then staged the murder to appear as a suicide by hanging, according to a report released on Saturday, citing allegations made by the victim's younger...

Islamabad, March 4 – A minority Christian boy in Pakistan was forcibly converted to Islam, highlighting another case of injustice against vulnerable communities, according to a leading minority rights group.According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), 14-year-old Jameel Masih, from the...

Islamabad, March 3: Combat-related deaths in Pakistan increased by 30% in February, due to a rise in suicide attacks across the country, according to statistics released by an Islamabad-based think tank, local media reported.A report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies...