PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution condemning the rising incidents of sexual abuse, violence, abduction and murder of children, demanding a fast-track judicial mechanism for sexual offence cases involving minors. The resolution called for ending the provision of compromise between parties in child sexual abuse cases and providing legal, psychological and social…

Reportedly attempted after becoming frustrated with conduct of police personnel, officials, transport representatives DERA GHAZI KHAN: A truck driver allegedly attempted to set himself on fire at the Sakhi Sarwar Combined Checkpost in Dera Ghazi Khan, reportedly after becoming frustrated with the conduct of police personnel, officials and transport representatives said on Tuesday. The incident…

Students gesture as police use water cannons to disperse them in Patna. PHOTO: REUTERS PATNA: Police in India’s eastern Bihar state used water cannon and detained dozens of protesters attempting to march on the governor’s residence on Tuesday, demanding the cancellation of a civil services recruitment examination over allegations of leaked test question papers and…

Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. — SCREENGRAB/ Youtube KARACHI: A constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued a written order in a petition seeking the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe…

. RIVER OF LIFE: Boats unfurl their sails as they ply the River Indus in search of fish. Water levels in the ancient river continue to rise amid rains in the upper parts of the country. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: The Indus River remained in a low flood at five key points on Tuesday morning, with…

. LAHORE: akistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Tuesday called for comprehensive negotiations between the government and opposition, urging all stakeholders to agree on a “Charter of Pakistan” to address the country’s political, economic and security challenges. In a long post on microblogging site X, formerly Twitter, Rafique said it was “already too…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have differences over banning state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from getting contracts without competitive bidding, as the global lender allows these contracts only in exceptional circumstances requiring disclosure of the events leading to such negotiated deals. Barring differences over two important clauses relating to the direct award of contracts…

MULTAN: On a sweltering summer afternoon in Chah Inaamwala, a small village near Multan, 68-year-old Baba Shafi pulls his woven charpai beneath the shade of a large mango tree outside his home, seeking relief from the relentless heat. Unable to afford an air conditioner because of high electricity bills and a limited income, Baba Shafi…