Asia Pakistan Many of Pakistan's best female karate players belong to the Hazara ethnic minority, who live in isolated ghettos bordered by checkpoints; for many Hazara women, karate is a way to fight back and break out of the restrictions they face
Asia Pakistan The Sindh High Court has observed that it is mandatory for provinces to exercise their executive authority in a manner that is fully compliant with federal law after the provincial cabinet decided to lower the passing grades of medical and dental exams
Asia Pakistan Truck art veteran Haider Ali, who repaints trucks in bright, garish colours, has chosen sneakers as his latest canvas; he works on each pair for up to four days, charging selected customers $400 for a set
Asia Pakistan The Basant kite festival, banned in Pakistan's Punjab province in 2007 due to unsafe practices; despite a police crackdown, hundreds of people continued to fly kites from their rooftops
Asia Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin claims the country is the cheapest among 139 in the world; opposition leaders rejected this, criticising the government for unprecedented inflation during the last 3-4 years
Asia Pakistan Archaeologists in the Swat Valley in north-west Pakistan have unearthed a 2.000-year-old Buddhist temple that promises to be one of the oldest in the country
Asia Pakistan In recognition of his valour and the sacrifice he made to protect others, the Vatican has honoured a young Akash Bashir with the title of 'Servant of God' posthumously for giving his life to prevent a suicide bomber from entering a crowded church in 2015
Asia Pakistan The Lahore High Court has demolished the government's much-celebrated Ravi Riverfront urban development project and declared the acquisition of agricultural land for the project unconstitutional and in violation of citizens' fundamental rights
Asia Pakistan The Judicial Commission of Pakistan has paved the way for Justice Ayesha Malik of the Lahore High Court to be elevated as the country's first woman Supreme Court judge
Asia Pakistan The country reported 52.894 cases and 224 deaths from dengue fever in 2021, according to the Ministry of National Health Services, the highest numbers in the last three years
Asia Pakistan The country's pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai received more than 550.000 visitors in the first 83 days of its opening, hosting more than 100 trade and thematic events, as well as daily cultural performances representing the country's different regions
Asia Pakistan A central ceremony will be held at the Katas Raj temples today, attended by several political and religious leaders, besides hundreds of Hindu pilgrims arriving in the country
Asia Pakistan One of the world's largest mobile phone manufacturers, Samsung, has finally started production in the country, raising the hopes of authorities and the industry that this would cut the country's import bill in the months ahead