At least 28 people have been killed since protests began in June, as the region braces for a major protest march. Commuters ride past security personnel as they patrol a street before a protest by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on June 7, 2026 [AFP] Islamabad, Pakistan – At least nine people were killed in clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Tuesday, as a planned protest march to the region’s capital, Muzaffarabad,...

Second BRICS meeting in a row collapses without joint position because of disagreements over the US-Israeli war on Iran. Foreign ministers and senior officials from partner countries gather during the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on May 14, 2026 [AFP] Islamabad, Pakistan – A two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a common position on the war on Iran, with the bloc’s outcome document acknowledging only that...

Human rights report alleges record extrajudicial killings by Punjab’s police unit set up to combat organised crime. Pakistan's foremost rights group HRCP has alleged that Punjab's specialised police unit has killed more than 900 people in what it termed 'extrajudicial encounters' [Mohsin Raza/Reuters] Islamabad, Pakistan – When armed officers from Pakistan’s Crime Control Department raided Zubaida Bibi’s home in Bahawalpur city in southern Punjab province last November, they took everything:...