LAHORE- The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) imprisoned 123 members after the party protested Imran Khan’s detention, and the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday ordered their release. On a case brought by PTI leader Farrukh Habib, Justice Anwarul Haq of the LHC ruled that the government’s notice of their imprisonment wasRead More →

In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday, a group of Canadian legislators stated their “grave concern over the situation unfolding in Pakistan” and urged him to address the growing human rights breaches in the nation. The MPs’ worries coincide with the Pakistani government’s on-going crackdown on theRead More →

JAHANIAN – A female seminary student who was an orphan is accused of being raped and subjected to sexual abuse. On Friday night, the event came to light and attracted the attention of higher authorities. Reports state that a seminary instructor in the Jalalabad colony area reportedly sexually assaulted anRead More →

KARACHI – The National Accountability Bureau made the decision on Friday to launch an investigation into corruption and irregularities in the free flour programme in Punjab. In this respect, the NAB Chairman instructed the DG NAB Lahore to launch a thorough investigation in order to hold individuals responsible for corruptRead More →

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – China said on Friday that it will not go to the G20 tourism summit that would be held the following week in India’s disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. In preparation for the G20 summit in New Delhi in September, India, which is serving as the organization’sRead More →