On 19 September 2026, two Ahmadi Muslims—Malik Mahmood Mubarak, 70, and his son Ayaz, 40—were shot in Sargodha as they drove home. They survived. No arrests have been reported. For Ahmadi families in Punjab, survival is no longer reassurance; it is a reminder that the next attack may not miss. Sargodha: […]
Pakistan recorded 3,630 reported child abuse cases in 2025, according to figures released by Sahil, an organisation that monitors violence against children and women. The cases appeared in 81 newspapers across the country, including reports from all four provinces, Islamabad Capital Territory, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. The figure represents […]
Pakistan’s access to the European Union’s GSP+ trade scheme is not guaranteed beyond 2029, and Islamabad now faces a blunt reality: deliver real human rights progress or lose hundreds of millions in tariff benefits. The EU ambassador, Raimundas Karoblis, made this clear in late August 2026, stressing that legal ratification of […]