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May 7, 2025

X services restored in Pakistan after months-long ban

Later in July, the government told a local court that X was a “threat to the national security” and could not restore it.

X logo (formerly Twitter)
July 1, 2024

Pakistani man sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping, raping, underage wife

According to the lawyer, the man had kidnapped the underage young girl, kept her in his house for several days after the abduction, and raped her.

Court room
September 27, 2022

Sri Lanka’s private airline begins international flights October

Its first flight will be on October 5 from Colombo to the UAE’s Dubai.

FitsAir
September 26, 2022

Flood-ravaged Pakistan records 5,382 dengue fever infections

In severe cases, dengue can cause joint pain, nausea, vomiting, rashes, breathing problems, haemorrhaging and organ failure.

Flooded Pakistan
September 19, 2022

Millions battle diarrhoea, infections in Pakistan’s flood-hit south

428,098 children under five suffer from diarrhoea, while another 51,191 are being treated for dysentery in the worst-hit province of Sindh.

Pakistani children suffering from diarrhoea
March 17, 2022

India restores e-tourist five-year visas

After a break of about two years, last week India decided to resume regular international flights from March 27.

India E-Visa
April 8, 2021

Women’s provocative dressing can attract rapists: Pakistani PM

Hundreds have described his comments as “factually incorrect, insensitive and dangerous.”

Imran Khan