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APP Nowshera Virkan: A young man was shot and killed in the Tatlay Aali area of Nowshera Virkan on Wednesday here. According to Police, The victim, Rana Tayyab was sitting at a bus stop when a man named Mithu shot him and ran away.…

APP Lahore: In an incident related to the custody of a four-year-old child, a woman succumbed to her injuries at a local hospital in Lahore on Saturday. According to the police, 32-year-old Amina was shot four times by her former…

Nabila Feroz Bhatti Lahore: On May 25, the Punjab Cabinet passed the Punjab Sikh Anand Karaj Marriage Registrar and Marriage Rules 2024 under the Punjab Sikh Anand Karaj Marriage Act 2018, in a session presided over by Chief Minister…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad:Duri ng the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Astana, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized the imperative of resolving deep global divisions and conflicts. He underscored the…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a stark warning last week, revealing that violence in Haiti has led to the forced displacement of one child every minute, on average.  With over 300,000…

AFP/APP Geneva: Following warnings about increasing attacks on women and gender rights globally, the United Nations has become a focal point for a contentious debate over the definition of these rights. UN rights chief Volker Turk has…

APP Lahore: Punjab 's Inspector General Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar has taken notice of the shooting incident in Gujranwala in which two persons, including a woman, were killed. He has sought the incident report from the RPO…

AFP/APP Manila:Philippine human rights campaigner Leila de Lima was cleared of all criminal charges on Monday, ending years of legal battles for one of the most vocal critics of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly drug war.…

Zahid Jan  Bajaur: A 13-year-old girl from the Tali area of Salarzai Tehsil in Bajaur district allegedly committed suicide after facing harassment and subsequent taunts.  The deceased, Seema* (name changed to protect her identity),…

Muhammad Tahir Shafiq   Kot Adu: A married couple was shot dead in an honor killing incident in Kot Addu district of Punjab on Saturday. According to the local police, the couple was killed by the woman's brother, father, and former…