Tag Archives: Pakistan

In a major breakthrough against cross-border drug trafficking, Hiranagar police in Kathua district have busted a Pakistan-based heroin smuggling network operating through drones and arrested the fifth accused in the case. Four accused of being involved in this racket had been arrested earlier and facing prosecution for their alleged involvement …

A major rift has erupted publicly between the Pakistan military, the real power centre of the country and the Islamic religious scholars. The religious leaders are questioning the unhindered powers, life-long immunity rendered to the military leader Asim Munir as per the latest 27th constitutional amendment. The rift and dissatisfaction …

Balochistan: The Baloch Students Organisation (BSO) Azad has alleged that the enforced disappearance of Baloch women by Pakistani security agencies represents what it termed the “worst form of Baloch genocide”, expressing concern over what it described as the continued silence of international human rights organisations. In a strongly worded statement …

Balochistan: A sit-in protest concerning the alleged forced disappearance of four family members, including two women, has reached its second day on December 24, Wednesday, resulting in a critical section of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway remaining shut for a second straight day, as reported by The Balochistan Post …

NEW DELHI: Pakistani opposition leader and chief of Maulana Fazlur Rehman delivered a sharp and unusually direct critique of Pakistan’s military leadership on December 23, singling out Army chief Asim Munir and questioning the consistency of Islamabad’s cross-border security doctrine. In a speech that has triggered wide political discussion, Maulana …

Srinagar: A special court in Budgam has issued a non-bailable warrant against Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Mohammad Yousuf Shah, who is also known as Syed Salah-ud-din. The court observed that he is evading arrest in a terror-related case registered against him in 2012. The warrant was issued by the …

Pakistan’s global image has suffered a fresh blow as thousands of its citizens continue to travel abroad for organised begging, defying visa curbs, no-fly lists, deportations, and repeated warnings from foreign governments. Despite stepped-up enforcement at home and mounting international pressure, begging networks originating in Pakistan remain active, prompting harsh …

NEW DELHI: Former Indian diplomat Veena Sikri on December 18 accused Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of acting at the behest of Pakistan amid an anti-India march to India’s High Commission in the neighbouring country, claiming Pakistan’s effort to take control of the Bangladesh army. Speaking to ANI, former diplomat Sikri criticised Bangladesh …

The first set of citizenship certificates after notification of Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 were issued today. Union Home Secretary Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla handed over citizenship certificates to some applicants in New Delhi today. Home Secretary congratulated the applicants and highlighted salient features of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024.  Secretary …