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A journalist who reports for VOA's Deewa Service was held in custody overnight in Pakistan's restive Swat Valley.Police late Wednesday arrested Fayaz Zafar and took him to a district jail on accusations that he "exploits freedom of speech," including o...

In Balochistan, four most wanted terrorists of a banned organization have been killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Pashin district.According to a spokesman of Counter Terrorism Department, encounter took place during an intelligence ...

People across Pakistan are hailing local zipline expert and volunteer rescuer Sahib Khan for saving school children trapped in a cable car over a ravine in the mountainous Allai valley region of northern Pakistan. Over generations, Sahib Khan's family ...

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances was observed on Wednesday to raise awareness about this global crime.In a message on the day, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said impunity compounds the suffering and anguish calling o...

Caretaker Minister for Energy Muhammad Ali has said that a comprehensive strategy is being evolved to bring investment in energy sector.Talking to private TV channel, he said we will try to reduce capacity payments in the power sector and efforts are ...

An interfaith harmony conference is being held in Islamabad today under the auspices of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.The conference will deliberate upon issues related to attacks on religious places, desecration of Holy Scr...

The 18th death anniversary of renowned Ghazal singer Pervez Mehdi was observed on Tuesday.He was born in Lahore to a family of professional musicians in 1947. He received initial training in music from his father Bashir Husain Rahi and rose to fame af...