Germany’s junior hockey team completed a clean sweep against Pakistan in the Pak-German Friendship Hockey Series 2025, winning all four matches. The series, marking the first visit by a German hockey team to Pakistan in 21 years, featured three games in Lahore and the final match in Islamabad. The opening match on March 6 saw Germany edge out Pakistan with …
A U.S. federal judge has extended the prohibition on deporting Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and former Columbia University graduate student, who was arrested by immigration authorities earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman initially issued a temporary block on Khalil’s deportation and extended this order on Wednesday to allow more time to consider the constitutional implications of the …
Israel’s policy of withholding the bodies of deceased Palestinians has been a longstanding and contentious issue. This practice, often referred to as necroviolence, involves retaining the remains of Palestinians killed during conflicts or alleged attacks, thereby preventing their families from conducting proper burials and mourning rituals. In addition to withholding bodies, there have been reports of Israeli forces desecrating Palestinian …
Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, Imran Khan, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the transfer of three judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The petition, submitted under Article 184(3) of the Constitution, names the federal government and the registrars of the high courts in Lahore, Sindh, Balochistan, and Islamabad as respondents. Imran Khan’s …
On March 13, 2025, the Sindh Assembly unanimously passed a resolution opposing the construction of six new canals on the Indus River, including the Cholistan Canal. The assembly deemed these projects illegal and a direct violation of the 1991 Water Accord, which governs water distribution among Pakistan’s provinces. The resolution called on the federal government and the Indus River System …
