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.

2019-05-13

| Technology
KP expands tech incubator project to boost digital transformation
KP expands tech incubator project to boost digital transformation

Durshal aims to establish a network of community spaces to provide youth opportunities to collaborate, innovate, receive training and launch new businesses.

2019-05-10

| Ramadan
Pakistan cracks down on donations to banned groups during Ramadan
Pakistan cracks down on donations to banned groups during Ramadan

The federal government has ordered all provinces to prevent donations from reaching banned groups that use the money to fund terrorist activity.

2019-05-09

| Religion
Activists journey 2,000km across country to promote religious tolerance
Activists journey 2,000km across country to promote religious tolerance

The 'Humanity March' sought to bring members of different faiths, ethnicities and cultures from across the country together in favour of peace, pluralism and interfaith harmony.
Authorities on alert as ISIS declares Pakistan a new 'province'

2019-05-20

| Security
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.
Pakistan launches reform of seminaries to control spread of extremism

2019-05-17

| Education
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.

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