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Sunita Parmar vowed to improve standards of education for women and health facilities in her constituency. (Photo: Facebook/Sunita Parmar)

Hindu woman to contest assembly elections in Pakistan, creates history

Parmar, who is from Meghwar community, will contest as independent candidate for Sindh Assembly constituency PS-56 from Tharparkar district.

06 Jul 2018 4:47 PM

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief, whose party appears to be gaining ground ahead of the July 25 elections, also said that the key to the Prime Minister House lies in understanding the country's complex political realities. (Photo: File)

Modi govt's 'aggressive' posture created Indo-Pak stalemate: Imran Khan

He added that the Narendra Modi government had a very aggressive anti-Pakistan posture and its policy was to try and isolate Pakistan.

05 Jul 2018 4:18 PM

Photos of Ayaz Memon Motiwala, an independent candidate from Karachi, sitting in garbage dumps and lying down in sewage water to ask for votes has grabbed many eyeballs. (Photo: Facebook Screengrab/ Ayaz Memon Motiwala)

Bizarre campaign: Karachi politician sits in sewage, pile of garbage to ask for votes

Ayaz Memon Motiwala said the bizarre stunt was way to draw attention to unhygienic conditions and the faulty sewage systems of the city.

02 Jul 2018 9:45 PM

The prayers were offered on Wednesday at Karachi's Hakeem Saeed Ground. She will be laid to rest at the Azimpura graveyard in Shah Faisal Colony. (Photo: Facebook)

Body of Pak exchange student shot in Texas school shooting arrives in Karachi

Sabika Sheikh was among 10 students and staff who were killed on Friday at Santa Fe High School.

23 May 2018 1:28 PM

The protest camp was joined by various political parties and human rights organizations including Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz -A, JSQM-B, AWP, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), and others. (Photo: ANI)

Pak forces attack protest camp of families of missing political activists

The families of missing Sindhi political activists conducted a three-day hunger strike camp in front of Karachi press club Sunday morning.

21 May 2018 12:06 PM

The Jaish-e-Mohammed has been banned in Pakistan since 2002, but it continues to train terrorists in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and provides them weapons to create troubles in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

Jaish-e-Mohammed directs its cadres to strengthen 'jihad' in J&K

JeM commander Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar claimed responsibility for April 26 grenade attack in the Tral township of Pulwama district in J&K.

05 May 2018 11:57 AM

The singer reportedly refused to comply to his demand apparently because she was pregnant. The denial did not go down well with Jatoi, who was allegedly inebriated and shot her dead. (Representational Image)

Pregnant Pak singer shot dead for refusing to stand up during performance

The accused has been arrested, and an investigation has been launched in this regard.

12 Apr 2018 10:21 AM

The court ruled that there was no concrete evidence against the suspects, and the evidence presented before the court had several loopholes. (Photo: Representational)

After 20 yrs, Pakistan SC acquits woman, 2 others in triple murder case

In 1998, Asma Nawab was alleged to have orchestrated the murder of her parents and brother over a love marriage, Geo TV reported.

03 Apr 2018 6:35 PM

Fishermen from both countries are frequently arrested for straying into each other’s territorial waters while fishing along the Sir Creek area of Gujarat in the Arabian sea. (Photo: AFP/ Representational)

52 Indian fishermen arrested for straying into the Pak’s territorial waters

These fishermen spend years in jail before any goodwill gesture on part of the government comes as a relief for them.

01 Apr 2018 2:03 PM

The news of her first appearance on local channel Kohenoor TV on Saturday went viral on social media and was just days after she became the first transgender model on the catwalk at the annual Pakistan Fashion Design Council fashion show. (Photo: ANI)

My story no different from that of hijra: Pak’s 1st transgender news anchor

Malik, 21, said she had lost count of the positive calls/messages she received for her new role which was a major contrast to previous yrs.

27 Mar 2018 8:22 AM

Kohli married at the age of 15, which is not unusual in Pakistan, where one in five girls marry before the age of 18, according to the United Nations. (Photo: File)

Fight child marriage, honour killings: Pak’s 1st woman Dalit senator’s to-do list

Although Krishna Kumari Kohli was a child bride, her husband encouraged her to continue studying.

08 Mar 2018 3:59 PM

Kolhi belongs to a remote village in Nagarparkar district of Thar in Sindh province. (Courtesy: Facebook | Krish Kumari)

Hindu woman elected to Pakistan's senate in historic first: report

Kolhi, 39, from Thar is a member of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

04 Mar 2018 1:20 PM

At least 10 shots were fired at the car, and Chen suffered a single bullet wound in the head, police said. (Photo: File/Representational)

Chinese shipping employee working in Pakistan shot dead

The man, identified as Chen Zhu, 45, was in his car when he was attacked in an upmarket area of the port city of Karachi.

06 Feb 2018 11:38 AM

The arrested fishermen were handed over to the Docks police for further proceedings and investigation. (Photo: AFP)

47 Indian fishermen arrested by Pakistan for violating territorial limits

The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency arrested 47 Indian fishermen and seized nine launches for illegally fishing in Pakistani waters.

04 Feb 2018 12:44 PM

The examination of the crime scene and dead bodies indicated that the death was caused by firearms. Bijarani received one gunshot in the head while his wife three bullets — one on head and two on abdomen. (Photo: File/Representational)

Senior Pak minister shot his wife dead then committed suicide: Police

Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani killed his wife and then committed suicide with the same weapon.

03 Feb 2018 12:09 PM

The Trump administration has suspended about USD 2 billion in security aid to Pakistan for failing to clamp down on the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network terror groups and dismantle their safe havens. (Photo: File)

Despite aid cut, Pak will continue to engage with US ‘as far as possible’

Trump's tweet on January 1 came for ‘many reasons’ and Pakistan is trying to analyse why the president's scathing remarks came.

07 Jan 2018 5:38 PM

According to police, the victims were each other's cousins and the incident was a case of 'honour killing'. (Photo: Representational image)

Girl, fiancé shot dead for chatting before marriage in Pakistan

The girl, identified as Nazeeran, was speaking with her fiancé Shahid in Nayi Wahi village when her uncle spotted them.

05 Jan 2018 8:12 AM

China has offered to extend its ambitious CPEC project to Afghanistan. (Photo: File)

Pak claims India using Afghanistan to hatch conspiracies against CPEC

According to Dawn, Ahsan Iqbal said the 'enemies of Pakistan' were using different tactics and propaganda to fail CPEC economically.

29 Dec 2017 3:37 PM

Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seals in a covert raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan in May 2011. (Photo: AFP)

'Osama moved to Afghanistan to oversee Benazir Bhutto's murder plot'

'Have taken revenge for our brothers and sisters of Jamia Hafsa, Lal Masjid,' letter found in bin Laden's home after Bhutto's killing read.

28 Dec 2017 9:05 AM

Hafiz Saeed said that Muslims the world over should put aside any differences and unite around the cause of ‘liberating’ Jerusalem. (Photo: AP)

Protests take place in Pakistan against Trump’s Jerusalem decision

Protests have persisted in Pakistan since Trump’s announcement angered Muslims across the world.

18 Dec 2017 9:49 AM

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