2019-05-24

| Health

KP eyes shift in polio vaccination strategy after attacks, misinformation

KP eyes shift in polio vaccination strategy after attacks, misinformation

The moves comes as several polio vaccination officials have been targets of violence.

2019-05-23

| Human Rights
Pakistan cracks down on 'bride trafficking' by Chinese gangs
Pakistan cracks down on 'bride trafficking' by Chinese gangs

Chinese gangs are preying on impoverished women and their families with false promises of a more prosperous life across the border.

2019-05-22

| Security
Resurgent Taliban-ISIS clashes near Afghan border force thousands to flee
Resurgent Taliban-ISIS clashes near Afghan border force thousands to flee

Skirmishes between the two rival insurgent groups continue in Afghanistan while in Pakistan authorities are on alert after ISIS declared the country a new 'province' last week.

2019-05-21

| Health
HIV outbreak in Sindh sparks crackdown on unqualified doctors
HIV outbreak in Sindh sparks crackdown on unqualified doctors

About 337 patients, including 270 children, have tested positive for HIV in the town of Ratodero.

2019-05-20

| Security
Authorities on alert as ISIS declares Pakistan a new 'province'
Authorities on alert as ISIS declares Pakistan a new 'province'

ISIS recently has claimed a number of attacks in the country, as its propaganda efforts are focusing more and more on South Asia.

2019-05-17

| Education
Pakistan launches reform of seminaries to control spread of extremism
Pakistan launches reform of seminaries to control spread of extremism

The country is planning to mainstream more than 30,000 madrassas, putting their management under the Education Ministry, officials say.

2019-05-16

| Education
KP offers free technical education to 4,000 youths
KP offers free technical education to 4,000 youths

The free training should help create more jobs for youth in merged tribal districts, authorities say.

2019-05-15

| Youth
Orphanage in Swat gives young victims of terrorism a new lease on life
Orphanage in Swat gives young victims of terrorism a new lease on life

The majority of the beneficiaries of the Parwarish orphanage are war victims who lost their parents in terrorist attacks by the Taliban.

2019-05-14

| Terrorism
Video game chatrooms providing new avenues of communications for ISIS
Video game chatrooms providing new avenues of communications for ISIS

Online video-gaming systems are now a key source of ISIS communications after a crackdown on social media and other digital platforms.
Pakistan cracks down on 'bride trafficking' by Chinese gangs

2019-05-23

| Human Rights
Pakistan cracks down on 'bride trafficking' by Chinese gangs

Chinese gangs are preying on impoverished women and their families with false promises of a more prosperous life across the border.
Resurgent Taliban-ISIS clashes near Afghan border force thousands to flee

2019-05-22

| Security
Resurgent Taliban-ISIS clashes near Afghan border force thousands to flee

Skirmishes between the two rival insurgent groups continue in Afghanistan while in Pakistan authorities are on alert after ISIS declared the country a new 'province' last week.

Newsbrief

Sindh University cancels admission of former ISIS member Islamabad police arrest 2 suspects in murder of 10-year-old girl Quetta bomb kills 4 police officers Pakistan releases TLP leader on bail Pakistan gets IMF bailout Terrorists kill 5 in attack on hotel in Gwadar Bajaur residents protest killing of polio worker Asia Bibi leaves Pakistan Pakistan arrests at least 8 Chinese for alleged human trafficking Pakistani, Afghan leaders vow to work for peace, alleviate poverty

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Taliban, ISIS fighters burn down each others' homes in Afghanistan

Taliban, ISIS fighters burn down each others' homes in Afghanistan

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