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Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari said on Monday that Punjab Police had not arrested journalist Iqrarul Hassan, adding that investigations into the matter were underway and his family would be informed as soon as verified information about his whereabouts became available. In a statement posted on X, Bokhari said the police had not taken Hassan into custody and that the matter was being investigated. پنجاب پولیس نے اقرار الحسن کو گرفتار نہیں کیا،اس معاملے کی تحقیقات کی جا رہی ہیں، ان کے بارے میں جیسے ہی کوئی مصدقہ اطلاعات موصول ہوں گی ان کے اہل خانہ کو آگاہ کر دیا جائے گا۔ — Azma Zahid Bokhari (@AzmaBokhariPMLN) October 12, 2026 Earlier, journalist Iqrarul Hassan’s wife, Farah Iqrar, told The Express Tribune that a group of unidentified individuals posing as officials of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) had allegedly taken him away from their residence in Lahore’s Defence C area. According to Farah, between five and seven people,...

Educational institutions in several districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) would remain closed on Monday after district authorities in Swabi, Mardan and Nowshera announced the closure of public and private educational institutions in view of the imposition of emergency and governor's rule in the province. The federal government imposed emergency and governor’s rule in K-P)after President Asif Ali Zardari signed the summary on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following the federal cabinet’s approval of the recommendation. In Swabi, the district education officer and deputy commissioner ordered the closure of all public and private educational institutions, including schools, colleges and universities, in view of the prevailing circumstances. Read: K-P announces two-day weekly school closure for two months amid fuel crisis صوابی میں کل تمام تعلیمی ادارے بند رکھنے کا حکم Disclaimer: For news reporting and informational purposes only. Views or actions e...

At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died and more than 116 are missing after a boat carrying ​about 305 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the ‌United Nations International Organisation for Migration said on Sunday. The boat capsized near Guhere, north of Obock — a port town in Djibouti — during the night of 8–9 October, the IOM said, ​citing survivor accounts. More than 80 people survived the shipwreck, all Ethiopian nationals, ​the statement said. A spokesperson for the Ethiopian government did not ⁠immediately respond to requests for comment. Among the 139 bodies recovered after the ​boat capsized, 52 are men, 42 women and 15 children including nine girls and ​six boys, the IOM said. The death toll from the #Djibouti shipwreck has risen to 139, with 84 people still missing. As search and recovery efforts continue, IOM is providing emergency assistance to survivors. Every life lost is one too many. Read the latest ...

Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in London on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the start of Israel’s genocidal attacks on Gaza, demanding that the government impose a total sanctions regime on Israel. Gathering at Embankment, hundreds of thousands of people marched towards Downing Street, where the prime minister's office is located, to call for an end to the genocide and a full arms embargo on Israel. Carrying Palestinian flags, the crowd held several signs in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Some read: "Israel targets children", "Free Palestine" and "Stop the genocide". They also shouted pro-Palestine slogans, including "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." In a post on X, Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) said: "We demand our government sanction the whole state of Israel and implement a full arms embargo." Now: Tens of thousands on the streets of London for Pale...

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police on Saturday warned citizens against participating in unlawful gatherings, saying those involved in vandalism, violence and disrupting law and order would be dealt with strictly in accordance with the law. The guidelines came as the threat of governor's rule looms over the province amid intense friction between the Centre and the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government on the issue of terrorism in the province and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's long march to Islamabad. The police issued written operational guidelines for dealing with riots and protests, stating that damage to government installations, buildings and property would not be permitted during any demonstration. Read: PM Shehbaz, President Zardari discuss overall situation amid intense tensions between Centre, K-P The guidelines warned that those participating in unlawful gatherings, violent activities or acts of provocation would face strict legal action. Action would also be taken in acc...

On the International Day of the Girl, coming up on October 11 (tomorrow), we are reminded of a simple but often overlooked truth: girls' rights cannot be separated from their right to childhood. This year's theme, "End Child Marriage. Invest in Girls' Rights", asks us to look beyond the progress we celebrate and confront the gaps that still shape millions of girls' lives. It ends with leaving school, being married too young or becoming a mother before the age of 18. We often tell girls they can become whatever they aspire to be, but what about those who are never given the space to aspire at all? Before we ask what a girl can become, we must first ask whether she has been given the freedom to imagine what she could be. According to UNICEF, around 650 million girls globally are living with the consequences of being married before the age of 18, while Pakistan is home to an estimated 19 million child brides. Child marriage remains one of the most painful m...