Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 5, 2025: Farzana Naek, Chairperson of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), celebrated the vital role of volunteers during a ceremony at PRCS headquarters on Friday, marking International Volunteer Day under the theme “Every Contribution Matters.” Naek emphasized that volunteers are integral to PRCS operations, particularly in disaster response, community outreach, and health […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 4, 2025: Field Marshal Asim Munir has been appointed as Pakistan’s first-ever Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) after parliament passed the 27th amendment to the Constitution last month. President Asif Ali Zardari officially approved a summary sent by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, confirming Field Marshal Munir’s dual appointment as Chief of Army Staff

Transgender persons seek Protection Muhammad Irshad ullahPeshawar, Dec 3, 2025: Transgender persons in Peshawar have raised complaints of harassment and extortion by the police. Transgender activists Arzo Khan and Sobia Khan (Bebo) expressed their grievances in a press conference, stating that police officers forcibly take money from them and subject them to violence. Arzo Khan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 27, 2025: Thousands of Afghans, including refugees and asylum-seekers, are returning to Afghanistan under mounting pressure despite the country’s grave human rights and humanitarian situation. UNHCR in a statement confirmed that more than one million Afghans have returned from Pakistan to their country in 2025. “In the right circumstances, this would be something

ISLAMABAD, Nov 26, 2025: Pakistan’s Labour Force Survey 2024–25 released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has stated that unemployment in the country had risen to eight million people, pushing the national unemployment rate to 7.1 percent. This marks a rise from the 6.3 percent recorded in 2020–21 and reflects the growing pressures on the