The Government of India has made an official request to Pakistan to hand over the 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind and founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Hafiz Saeed. According to the reports, a formal request has been sent to the Pakistani government by the Ministry of External Affairs appealing them to start a legal process for extradition of Saeed. Watch the video to know more!

India asks Pakistan to hand over 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, currently on a five-day trip to Russia, met his counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday (Dec 27) ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

Top 10 world news: Jaishankar meets Lavrov, Pakistan general elections update, and more

With its new anti-immigration policy Pakistan has so far deported thousands of Afghans to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Unfortunately, it has uh repatriated scores of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the US under this drive quoting sources from advocacy groups.

Afghans awaiting US resettlement deported by Pakistan: Reports

A shocking video of former Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has emerged on the internet, showing the police and jail authorities manhandling, pushing, dragging and eventually detaining him. His detention came even as the country’s Supreme Court granted him bail in the state secrets case last week. He was due to be released Tuesday (Dec 26) but Rawalpindi authorities issued an order for his 15-day detention just before the release order. Before being taken away, Qureshi shouted, “They are making fun of Supreme Court’s order and arresting me in another false case.”

Pakistan: Former minister Mahmood Qureshi rearrested under GHQ attack case

According to a latest report, domestic violence is emerging as a silent pandemic in the country. The report titled 'Gendered impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Central & West Asia'.

Violence against women & girls significantly rising in Pakistan

A new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has put the spotlight on the rising domestic violence, including physical assault, on women in Pakistan. The report titled "Gendered Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Central and West Asia" which was seen by WION aimed at exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the South Asian country while also throwing light on the ADB projects in Central and West Asia (CWA), including in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Domestic violence in Pakistan a 'silent pandemic', 'serious challenge' to society: ADB report

Pakistan: Domestic violence against women emerging as silent pandemic, says report

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political journey takes a significant turn as his party has officially declared him their consensus candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Pakistan: Former PM Nawaz Sharif to seek fourth term in office, his party confirms

Pakistan: Former minister Mahmood Qureshi rearrested after release from jail

Pakistan: Domestic violence against women by spouses significantly rising, says report

26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's son will run for elections in Pakistan. Talha Saeed is contesting polls from the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League which has been linked to terror groups. Molly Gambhir brings you a report.

Gravitas | 26/11 accused's son to run for office in Pakistan

Dr. Saveera Parkash, a Hindu, and medical graduate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, is making waves as she files her nomination for the National Assembly polls, a significant move in a country grappling with religious and gender inclusivity in politics. Contesting from PK-25 on a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) ticket, Saveera represents a growing trend of women and minorities taking active roles in Pakistan's political landscape.

Gravitas | Dr. Saveera Parkash, a Hindu Woman, will contest in Pakistan’s 2024 general elections

A new political party floated by Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, is set to contest the upcoming general elections in Pakistan. The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) party, set up by Saeed, with the electoral symbol 'chair' has fielded candidates for most of the national and provincial assembly constituencies.

Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's party to contest polls in Pakistan

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) declaration of the PTI’s intra-party polls as unconstitutional and the revocation of the party’s ‘bat’ election symbol.

Peshawar High Court restores PTI's bat election symbol

Report: Afghans awaiting US resettlement deported by Pakistan

Big relief for Imran Khan's party with the Peshawar high court now suspending the election commission's rulings and restoring the PTI's election symbol, the cricket bat.

Big relief for ex-Pak PM Imran Khan's party as HC restores PTI's bat symbol

An economic meltdown that put the nation on the brink of collapse, the arrest of a former prime minister, the return of another former prime minister from exile, a celebrity wedding that earned praises for its photographic symbolism of feminism, and the revival of a long-running insurgency by the end of the year - Pakistan had it all in 2023.

Imran Khan's arrest to Nawaz Sharif's return and Baloch uprising, events that shook Pakistan in 2023

The year 2023 has been one of the most tumultuous for Pakistan. In decades a massive surge in Terror attacks an unprecedented economic crisis an equally unprecedented challenge to the military and finally a devastating crackdown on the main opposition party.

WION Rewind 2023: May 9 riots and the fate of Imran Khan

The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), a political party set up by 26/11 terror attack mastermind and UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed, will contest the upcoming general elections in Pakistan, a report by Pakistani English daily Dawn stated. The party has reportedly fielded candidates for each and every national and provincial assembly constituency of Pakistan in the February 8 elections.

26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's new political party to contest Feb 8 Pakistan elections

Pakistan in 2023 witnessed a distressing surge in suicide attacks, marking the highest level since 2014, as per the latest report from the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).

Security nightmare in Pakistan? Country reports highest instances of suicide attacks since 2014

Pakistan will celebrate the 147th birthday of the Father of the Nation Mohammed Ali Jinnah today. The day will be marked with gun salutes in the Federal and Provincial capitals after which a graceful changing of the guard ceremony.

Pakistan marks Jinnah's birthday, officials to lay the wreath at Quaid's Mazar | WION Newspoint

Pakistan goes to polls in February. Nawaz Sharif is aiming for a record fourth term in office. Ever since the former Prime Minister returned from his self-imposed exile in London, he has not stopped praising India. Sharif recently compared India's growth story to Pakistan's sob story. Is India just a perfect campaign pitch for prosperity or does Sharif really want peace with India?

Does Nawaz Sharif really want peace with India?

Fresh tensions have emerged between Afghanistan and Pakistan as Afghanistan's Taliban government is planning to build a hydroelectric dam in the eastern part of Afghanistan. This has raised a lot of concerns within Pakistan.

Afghanistan-Pakistan water sharing dispute: Taliban's dam project in Kunar River

Pakistan's Supreme Court office has returned an appeal seeking to set aside the three-year conviction of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana corruption case. The Toshakhana case is based on the allegations that the former premier violated the Toshakhana or state repository rules.

Pakistan Supreme Court: Imran's plea in Toshakhana case suffers from deficiencies

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