Mexico City tightens security to keep out drug traffickers
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Mexicans call it the cockroach effect - drug traffickers hit by security forces in one state skittering for refuge in another. Now, the sprawling megalopolis of…
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Mexicans call it the cockroach effect - drug traffickers hit by security forces in one state skittering for refuge in another. Now, the sprawling megalopolis of…
The discovery of the bullet-riddled bodies of 20 young men from Punjab within three days in Balochistan has evoked anger, condemnation, and calls for 'revenge', cleaving the ethnic divide in…
Imagine a killer – rather a mass killer – being enthusiastic about re-enacting his crimes: kidnappings, tortures, strangulations, and dumping of the dead bodies, and all that with a sense…
In this last part of the series we discuss three reports published in 2018, and one book by Dr Tauseef Ahmed Khan, ‘Pakistan mein sahafat ki mutabadil tareekh’ published in…
A new report, ‘Congo, Forgotten: The Numbers Behind Africa’s Longest Humanitarian Crisis’ by Human Rights Watch and the New York University-based Congo Research Group, finds that between June 1, 2017…
A little boy living in a refugee camp, essentially in exile. In a city known for kidnappings and murders, and in a shelter with inadequate resources and supplies. Most striking…
The world celebrates press freedom day every year on May 3. Reports by different international organisations, like Freedom House and Reporters without Borders, have been pointing out in recent years…
The valiant struggle, waged by Benazir Bhutto, to counter the forces of terrorism, was revived by Tahira Qazi, Principal of Peshawar Army Public School on December 16, 2014, one of…
The killing of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah, Pakistan’s most wanted terrorist, in a US drone strike in Afghanistan is a major blow to the terrorist group. Since his…
The situation in Sindh has worsened over time instead of moving towards prosperity. Various incidents of attacks on minorities, kidnappings, killings and social crimes have emerged from the province, which…