Violence against Pakistan’s religious minorities, including Christians, continued unabated through 2012-2014. Joseph Colony – inhabited by Christians- was torched to the ground in March 2013 after an allegation of blasphemy...

A six year old British child of Pakistani descent has become the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional after passing the exam when he was just five years old. The test is...

November 10: Two killed outside Rawalpindi Imambargah Two constables were killed and two others injured when three unidentified men opened fire on them outside an imambargah. The slain policemen were...

October 27: Primary School destroyed in Khyber Agency Militants blew up a primary school in Bara tehsil in the Khyber Agency. There was no casualty reported from the attack as the school was closed at...

Five Pakistani women have been selected in an annual list by the BBC naming 100 prominent women from across the world as part of their efforts to represent women better...

Pakistani stand-up comedian Saad Haroon secured second position in the final of the first World Famous Laugh Factory’s Funniest Person in the World competition. During the voting, Haroon secured 59,213 votes. Ismo...

October 21: Young man killed in Karachi sectarian attack A young man from Karachi's besieged Shia community was gunned down in Liaquatabad by unknown target killers. The 25 year old Basharat...

October 14: Shopkeeper killed in Karachi sectarian attack A 45-year-old shopkeeper was shot dead in a suspected sectarian attack in Landhi. Munir Raza was sitting at his shop when four gunmen...

*The figures quoted above have been collected from local and international newspapers. The number of ceasefire violations may vary across sources. Why is this time different? The resumption of hostilities...

October 8: Two polio workers killed in Mohmand Agency Three people, including two off-duty polio vaccinators, were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near Tehsil Safi in Mohmand...