Pakistani polio survivor becomes social innovator
Zahida Hameed Qureshi contracted polio when she was five months old. But she overcame all challenges and discrimination, and now even runs an NGO for people with disabilities.…
Pakistani children face countless hurdles to access education
The new school year has begun in Pakistan’s Punjab province, where access to education is a major challenge. More than 26 million children do not attend school in Pakistan, the majority of…
Pakistani women hold anti-France protest over cartoons row
Female members of Pakistani conservative religious party Jamaat-e-Islami held an anti-France protest on Tuesday, amid a wave of demonstrations in Muslim countries over French President Emmanuel Macron's defence of the right to…
Can Pakistan’s Imran Khan mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
As Islamabad is becoming increasingly wary of an escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has set out on a mission to defuse tension between the Middle…
At least 65 killed in gas cylinder explosion in Pakistani train
At least 65 people were killed and 26 injured on Thursday due to a massive explosion of a gas cylinder - being used by passengers to cook breakfast – on board a…
Asia Bibi reunites with family in Canada: reports
The lawyer of the Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy said Bibi and her husband had arrived in Canada. He did not disclose the exact time of her departure and how she had…
Amnesty condemns ‘impunity’ after France 24’s Pakistan correspondent is beaten
France 24's Pakistani correspondent Taha Siddiqui is beaten by a gang of armed men in what's seen as an attempt to intimidate critics of the military establishment.…
At India-Pakistan border, troops exchange Diwali sweets
In a bid to sweeten ties, Indian and Pakistani border troops give each other treats for the Hindu festival of lights.…
Dear Germany: Pakistani journalist flees Taliban
A Pakistani journalist who prefers to remain anonymous out of fear for his life tells the story of how he had to flee his home to escape death threats from the Taliban.…
Has the horror of partition overshadowed independence?
As India marks its 70th anniversary of independence, Indian and Pakistani papers do some soul-searching about the violent legacy of partition.…
Bomb kills at least 15 in Pakistani city of Quetta
A bomb explodes near a crowded market in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 15 people, officials say, the latest attack to hit the restive southwestern province of Baluchistan.…