Pakistan's National Assembly on August 20 passed the Defence Forces Act 2026, giving Field Marshal Asim Munir, who simultaneously serves as Army Chief and Chief of Defence Forces, authority to retire, discharge and retain personnel across the Army, Navy and Air Force. The Act also amends the National Command Authority framework. Opposition walked out in protest.
Read Full ArticlePakistan President Asif Ali Zardari sparked controversy on Independence Day by saying Muslims "tolerate" the country's 3-4% Hindu population. Pakistan's 2023 census places the Hindu population at 2.17%, down from over 20% at Partition in 1947, amid documented patterns of forced conversions, blasphemy law abuse, and communal violence.
From Hyde Park to the White House, Kashmiri diaspora protests have swept London, Bradford, Washington D.C., New York, and Geneva, demanding international accountability for over 90 civilian deaths in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. British MPs have raised alarm and formal petitions have been filed at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued the Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines, 2026, mandating that all foreign journalists obtain a No Objection Certificate before travelling outside Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi to report, a move coinciding directly with the ongoing civil unrest in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
India's Embassy in Washington rebuked the New York Times for using "Pakistani Kashmir" on July 29, the same day at least 30 people were killed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as security forces fired on protesters boycotting elections the JAAC called fraudulent, with PML-N winning 9 of 13 seats under internet blackout and army deployment.
Protests intensify in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after talks fail, with election violence killing 19 and polls postponed to August 10 amid ongoing unrest.
From her forcible removal from a car outside Karachi Press Club on May 5 to the Aurat March finally taking place on May 10 under 28 state-imposed conditions — the full story of Sheema Kermani's dete...
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