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Karachi’s turbid tap water endangers children’s lives as Pakistan grapples with diarrhoeal fatalities

In recent months, a 14-year-old boy and six-year-old girl died after remaining…

No room for Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan: Arrests and a tale of  brutal treatment as rights groups raise concern

Several Ahmadiyya Muslim community members were arrested in their own country Pakistan…

Is the Pakistan federal govt punishing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with planned power outrages?  KP CM says so

Ali Amin Gandapur, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the northernmost province of…

The scourge of child marriage continues in Pakistan

A 12-year-old girl in Pakistan was recently rescued at the last moment…

Pakistan struggles to contain measles as cases keep emerging 

In the past 20 days, Pakistan has recorded the deaths of several…

Millions of poor face eviction for the rich in Pakistan

Millions of poor who eke out meagre daily earnings on footpaths and…

Looming Crisis on Pakistan’s Judiciary

Pakistan’s judiciary is going through turmoil, evident by the resignation of two…

Yet another crisis in Pakistan: This time it is Education

Like the broken tax system, rising inflation, unemployment, frequent episodes of violence,…

Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly passes defamation bill amidst widespread protests

Attempts to restrict the media in Pakistan are not new. The Pakistani…

In poor Pakistan, billions of dirty money float freely

As Pakistan reels under the most serious debt crisis in its history,…