Pakistani female journalist Shaheena Shaheen was shot dead in Tehsil Turbat of Balochistan’s Kech district on Saturday evening, reports Pakistan Today. However, the motive behind her murder could not be known yet.
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Pakistani military says militant attacks killed 10 soldiers
Islamabad, July (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s military says militant attacks in the country’s northwest and southwest have killed 10 soldiers.
Pakistani ex-president arrested in money laundering case
Islamabad, Jun 10 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s anti-graft body on Monday arrested former President Asif Ali Zardari, widower of assassinated ex-Premier Benazir Bhutto, in a multi-million dollar money laundering case that has shaken the country. The development came hours after a…
Pakistani and Afghan refugees seek safe haven in Sri Lanka
By Caroline Gluck Negombo, Sri Lanka, May 31 2019 (IPS) – Thirteen-year-old Bariea, a Pakistani asylum seeker in Sri Lanka, is taking shelter at a mosque in the city of Negombo, where an uneasy mix of high anxiety and extreme…
Pakistani court grants bail to ex-PM for medical treatment
Islamabad, Mar 26 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s supreme court has granted six weeks’ bail to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for medical treatment at a domestic hospital. In Tuesday’s ruling, the court said Sharif — who has heart-related issues — will…
Pakistani women seek abortions as birth control
Pregnant, desperate, and poor, Pakistani mother Zameena faced a stark choice: risk her life by having a secret abortion, or risk her life bearing her husband a sixth child.In the end, she opted for the former, one of more than…