PAKISTAN

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Transgender persons protest police harassment

M. Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: The transgender community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa held a protest demonstration against police harassment and demanding action. The protesters gathered in front of the KP assembly building, and alleged that police personnel regularly extort money from them, physically abuse them besides denying them their basic rights. Dolphin, one of the protest leaders, […]

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Senior journalist shot dead in Nowshera

M. Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Unknown persons shot dead a senior journalist in Nowshera on Sunday afternoon.  Hassan Zeb, a resident of Akberpura, was associated with Daily AJ newspaper of Peshawar. His murder has sent shockwaves throughout the journalist community, with many condemning the incident and demanding swift action against the perpetrators. The Khyber Union of

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Samina Baig shifted to hospital

SKARDU: World\’s famous mountaineer Samina Baig was on Saturday shifted to a hospital in Skardu from the base camp of K2 in Shigar district of Gilgit-Baltistan. Samina Baig was at the base camp to scale K2 when her health condition deteriorated. She was brought down from the base camp on horseback, according to media reports.

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