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Islamabad, March 29 – Prices of medicines have increased in the open market and the Bohor Bazaar pharmaceutical hub in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, with prices rising from 50% to as high as 500%, local media reported on Sunday.Prices of essential medicines, including those for diabetes, hypertension...

Islamabad, March 27 – Under the leadership of Asim Munir, the Pakistani military establishment has abandoned any pretense of economic recovery and has opted for a "strategic psychosis." As ordinary Pakistani citizens struggle with record-breaking inflation and a collapsing power grid, the "Men...

Islamabad, March 26 – Pakistan is projected to experience a net increase in mortality of 51 deaths per 100,000 people by 2050, as global temperatures continue to rise due to emissions from fossil fuels, and low and middle-income countries account for 90 per cent of premature deaths caused by...

Islamabad, March 24 – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed concern over the "inhuman treatment" his wife, Bushra Bibi, has been subjected to in prison.Kasim Khan, the jailed former Prime Minister's son, posted on his social media platform X...

Lahore, March 23 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently in prison, accused judges in the country on Monday of "selling their souls for personal gain," saying that he and his wife are not receiving justice from the courts.Khan, 73, has been in prison since August 2023 and...

Islamabad, March 18 A team of doctors visited Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Wednesday and examined former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is suffering from a condition affecting his right eye.According to a report submitted to the Supreme Court in January by his lawyer and the court's amicus...

Islamabad, March 14 At least four people, including two children, were injured after they were hit by debris from the Afghan Taliban drones that were destroyed before reaching their targets, the Army said on Saturday.The drones were intercepted and destroyed by the army on Friday in Quetta...

Islamabad, March 14 At least four people, including two children, were injured when they were hit by debris from the Afghan Taliban drones, which were destroyed before reaching their targets, the Army said on Saturday.The drones were intercepted and destroyed on Friday in Quetta, Kohat, and...

Islamabad, March 12 A high court in Pakistan on Thursday rejected a petition to transfer jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital and ordered the constitution of a team of doctors to medically examine him.Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf filed the petition in the Islamabad High...

Islamabad, March 10 – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has condemned the sentencing of 47 party leaders and supporters to 10-year imprisonment on terrorism charges in absentia, calling it a "political vendetta." A report details that this occurred after Judge Amjad Ali Shah of the Anti-Terrorism...

London, March 8. Child abuse in Pakistan remains widespread, with cases being reported of physical, sexual, and emotional violence, as well as widespread exploitation through child labor and trafficking. However, despite several legislative measures such as the Zainab Alert and Recovery and...

Kabul, March 2 – Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that its Air Force had conducted what it described as precise and coordinated aerial operations against multiple Pakistani military installations, signaling a sharp escalation in the already worsening security situation...

Islamabad, February 25 – An increasing number of people are being accused of blasphemy for digital crimes in Pakistan, with human rights groups calling it "blasphemy business," in which fabricated evidence, digitally doctored screenshots, or false witness statements are used to file police...

Islamabad/Lahore, Feb 24 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to a hospital in Islamabad on Tuesday for treatment of an eye ailment, officials said, even as his party demanded "transparency, not secrecy" regarding his health.The 73-year-old cricketer-turned-politician, who has...

Islamabad, February 23 – Members of the opposition staged a protest outside Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday, demanding that all cases against former Prime Minister Imran Khan be immediately scheduled for hearing and that his family be allowed to visit him in prison, local media reported...

New Delhi, February 23 – Islamabad's airstrikes inside Afghanistan followed less than four days after media reports widely quoted Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stating in an interview that his country would not hesitate to carry out air operations inside the neighbouring country.The...

Islamabad, February 21 A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook parts of northern and northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, the second tremor to hit the country in as many days.There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.The earthquake, which struck at 9:30 am (local time), originated at a...

Hyderabad, February 18 Former cricketer and Telangana Minister Mohammad Azharuddin has joined several former international captains in expressing concern for the health of Imran Khan and has appealed to the Pakistani government to treat the cricketer-turned-politician with "dignity".In a post...

New Delhi, February 17 Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev have joined 12 other former captains to express "deep concern" about the deteriorating health of jailed cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, urging the Pakistani government to provide him adequate medical attention and...

Kolkata, February 17 Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday backed the appeal by several former international captains seeking fair treatment and proper medical care for Imran Khan, saying the cricketer-turned-politician deserves to be "looked after" for his contributions to Pakistan as...