A couple from Baldia Town, Karachi, welcomed quintuplets—five babies born simultaneously—on July 22, 2025, at a local hospital in the city. This marks a phenomenon that occurs naturally in 1 in 55,000,000 births. The babies, born prematurely at 29 weeks via an emergency cesarean section, have brought both joy and challenges to the family. The...
Pakistan’s Senate passed the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, abolishing the death penalty for publicly stripping a woman and harboring hijackers, replacing it with life imprisonment or up to 25 years in prison. The bill, introduced by Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry, aligns with EU GSP+ trade requirements and ICCPR standards, aiming to...