Sunday, September 14th, 2025
HRCP condemns eviction of transgender persons
PESHAWAR, SEPT 14 /DNA/ – The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) issued a condemnation on Sunday after it was reported that an 11-member committee of elders had declared that all transgender persons would be expelled from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swabi district. “The HRCP strongly condemns the reported decision by community elders in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to form a committee aimed at expelling transgender persons from the district. Such actions are unconstitutional, discriminatory and amount to incitement to violence against an already marginalised community,” the HRCP said in a statement onRead More
Indonesia leader in damage control, installs loyalists after protests
JAKARTA: In removing Indonesia’s finance minister and U-turning on protester demands, the leader of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy is scrambling to restore public trust while seizing a chance to install loyalists after deadly riots last month, experts say. Demonstrations that were sparked by low wages, unemployment and anger over lawmakers’ lavish perks grew after footage spread of a paramilitary police vehicle running over a delivery motorcycle driver. The ensuing riots, which rights groups say left at least 10 dead and hundreds detained, were the biggest of Prabowo Subianto’s presidency andRead More
President Zardari visits AVIC aircraft complex in China
CHENGDU, SEPT 14 /DNA/ – On the 128th day since the ceasefire with India, President Asif Ali Zardari, constitutionally the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Pakistan, visited the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), China’s flagship aerospace and defence conglomerate engaged in the design and production of a wide range of military and civilian aircraft. During the visit, the President toured the sprawling complex in its entirety, which produces the J-10C fighter jet that played a crucial role during the recent conflict. He also met AVIC’s engineers andRead More
Newly constructed parking facility at Pak secretariat opened for public
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 14: /DNA/ – In line with the direction of Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Chief Commissioner Islamabad, Muhammad Ali Randhawa, the newly constructed parking facility at the Pak Secretariat has been opened for employees of government offices and general public. The primary objective of this initiative is to provide a permanent solution to the long-standing parking problems faced by employees of the most important Government offices in the Federal Capital, Islamabad and general public visiting from afar. According to details, the parking area at the Pak SecretariatRead More
A Scattered Ummah And The Ruthless Python
by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal Allah, the Creator of all worlds, fashioned every living being with a nature that defines its essence. The lion hunts, the dove soothes, the bee labors, and the python strikes. Each follows the course carved by its Creator, never departing from the law of nature placed within. Yet, within creation, there are moments when living beings act against what seems to be their immediate instinct, but never against the truth of their essence. Among the creatures that mankind has feared most stands the python or dragon,Read More
Pakistan’s Voice of Conscience at the United Nations
By Qamar Bashir In the crowded halls of diplomacy, where words often drown in endless speeches, moments arise that define not only the speaker but the nation behind him. Such a moment recently came when Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar, stood before the world and dismantled Israel’s attempt to misuse Pakistan’s sacrifices in the fight against terrorism to justify its indiscriminate assault on Gaza. His intervention not only forced an unprecedented apology from Israel’s ambassador, Danny Danon, but also reaffirmed Pakistan’s moral authority as theRead More