Amnesty International has called on Pakistani authorities to immediately stop the judicial harassment of lawyers and human rights defenders Iman Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, following the cancellation of their bail and a court order for their immediate arrest over alleged “anti-state” social media posts. Babu Ram Pant, Deputy Regional […]
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Islamabad: An Islamabad district and sessions court has ordered the arrest of lawyer and human rights activist Iman Zainab Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, directing authorities to take them into custody within 24 hours. According to court documents, the couple has been accused of using social media posts […]
WRITER: HANI BALOCH During the 1991–92 Gulf War, Kurdish forces aligned with the United States and its allies against Saddam Hussein’s regime. Their timely mobilization significantly weakened Iraqi military control, enabling the Kurds to reclaim large portions of their historical homeland. By securing Erbil and other key cities and strategic […]
KARACHI – The Sindh Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) announced on Monday that a major terrorist attack in Karachi had been successfully prevented following coordinated operations by law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Addressing a press conference with CTD Additional Inspector General Zulfiqar Ali Larik, Deputy Inspector General Ghulam Azfar Mahesar said […]
North Waziristan: A powerful explosion was reported in Boya, North Waziristan, followed by extensive gunfire. According to security officials. They confirmed that the Boya battalion headquarters of the military was targeted in a suicide bombing, which was immediately followed by an infiltration attempt. Authorities have cordoned off the area, Casualty […]
Western Balochistan: Four members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed during an armed clash in the border city of Zahedan in Western Balochistan on Sunday. According to Iranian state media, the confrontation erupted in a border region when IRGC forces launched an operation against what officials described […]
KARACHI: Journalist Alifya Sohail was detained for several hours on Friday and issued a clear warning over her reporting on Baloch enforced disappearances, directly contradicting a Dawn report that linked her arrest to the Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) protest, an opposition alliance that includes the PTI. Sohail went missing shortly […]
New York: Denmark has warned the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) of the “serious threat” posed by the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South and Central Asia, stating that the group continues to receive “logistical and substantial support” from Afghanistan’s de facto authorities. Speaking as chair of the UNSC’s ISIL […]
Jamshoro: The Jeay Sindh Student Federation (JSF) organized a long march from the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif in Bhit Shah to Sindh University, Jamshoro, protesting the military’s alleged takeover of Sindh lands and resources and raising grievances about student issues in educational institutions. The march, organized by the JSF […]
Kachhi: Unknown armed men launched an attack on a police station in the Khattan area of Kachhi district, Balochistan, late on Monday. The attackers, reportedly armed with modern weapons, seized official arms from the station before setting fire to records and other equipment. Sources said that only a few police […]
