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Do laws in Pakistan make women feel safe?

Despite historical laws being passed in Pakistan to protect the rights of women, nothing much has changed for them. They are still subjugated, face harassment, discrimination, and daily violence, writes Muhammad Abbas Khaskheli for South Asia Monitor

Pakistani Christian girl killed for rejecting Muslim man's marriage proposal

A Pakistani Christian girl has been killed after her parents rejected a marriage proposal sent by a Muslim man, police said on Sunday

Virgin Atlantic to begin Pakistan flight operations on Dec 13

British airline Virgin Atlantic will commence its flight operations for Pakistan from December 13

Opposition PDM heads to meet over long march plan

Heads of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance comprising 11 of the country's opposition parties, will meet here on Tuesday to finalise plans for the next phase of its anti-government campaign which includesa "final and decisive long march"

Former PM Nawaz Sharif lashes out at ‘undemocratic forces’, says this is not the Pakistan Iqbal dreamt of

Former premier Nawaz Sharif, while speaking at the PML-N's social media convention on Sunday, lamented that none of the elected prime ministers have been able to complete their terms in Pakistan, saying "Iqbal did not dream of this Pakistan"

Will leave my seat, but will not give NRO: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday categorically stated that he will give up his office but will not give any NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) to the opposition

Abbottabad records highest positivity ratio in Pakistan

With the country reporting another 3,119 infections and 43 deaths, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday revealed that Abbottabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi and Hyderabad had recorded the highest Covid-19 positivity ratio

Opposition PDM against national development: Foreign Minister Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Saturday that PTI has put an end to the rotten and corrupt system and PDM is not digesting country's development and change

Pakistan to contact World Bank for corona vaccine funding

Pakistan has decided to contact the World Bank for COVID-19 vaccine funding, a private channel reported on Saturday, citing sources

Corrupt officials to be axed, not transferred: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government was introducing a new system of ‘reward and punishment under which civil servants would not be transferred but sacked if found involved in corruption and irregularities

Pakistan records over 3,000 COVID-19 cases for third day

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surged by at least 3,119 in the past 24 hours, the third day that the number of daily infections increased by more than 3,000, the National Command and Operations Centre said on Saturday

Islamabad HC questions government's new social media rules

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has raised questions over the new social media rules imposed by the Pakistan government, the media reported on Saturday

En masse ‘resignations’ only viable option for opposition PDM in Pakistan

The final and only workable option left with the 11-party opposition alliance – the Pakistan Democratic Movement – to advance their objective of overthrowing the incumbent government is to resign from the assemblies en masse, a senior PML-N leader said, ruling out the possibility of a much talked about PTI-style long march

Pakistan PM Imran Khan discusses COVID-19, climate change with Prince Charles

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with the UK's Prince Charles and exchanged views on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and biodiversity, according to an official statement

Two Pakistani firms make it to Forbes’ coveted ‘under $1bn’ list

Two Pakistani companies have made it to Forbes ‘Asia’s Best Under A Billion 2020’ list