CSS Special 2023 and Pakistani Minorities
By: Azam Mairaj On 8th May 2020, the government of the time announced a Special CSS examination to fill the remaining vacancies for candidates from smaller provinces and minorities. From…
12-Year-Old Christian Karate Champion Aina Noel Wins Gold for Pakistan in Colombo
By: Kashif Nawab Young Pakistani athlete Aiyana Noel Arthur has secured a gold medal in the Under-12 +40kg Kumite category at the South Asian Karate Championship, bringing pride to the…
CSS Exam: Minority Quota and Foreign Office
Part 2 By: Azam Mairaj On May 14, 2025, the final results of the CSS Special Exam 2023 were announced. According to the published results, four minority candidates have been…
CSA Launches Orientation Program for Minority CSS Aspirants
News Desk Lahore, July 5, 2025 The Civil Services Academy (CSA) Lahore is set to inaugurate a one-month residential orientation program aimed at preparing minority candidates for the Central Superior…
Pakistan’s Literacy Rate Falls as Non-Formal Education Gains Ground
News Desk Pakistan’s literacy rate has declined to 60.7%, according to the latest Pakistan Economic Survey 2024–25, highlighting a persistent divide between urban and rural populations and exposing limitations in…
Human Rights Body Cites “Unjustified Actions” Hampering Its Mandate
News Desk Lahore, July 2, 2025: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced serious concern over what it describes as increasing restrictions on human rights work in the…
KP Government Set to Approve First-Ever Kalash Marriage Bill
News Desk The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Law Ministry has approved the draft of Pakistan’s first-ever Kalash Marriage Bill, setting the stage for its presentation to the provincial cabinet and, subsequently,…
Pakistan Supreme Court Overturns Blasphemy Death Sentence of Christian Man Jailed for 24 Years
News Desk Islamabad, June 25, 2025: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday acquitted Anwar Kenneth, a 72-year-old Christian man who spent more than two decades on death row under…
Suicide Bombing at Damascus Church Kills 20, Injures Dozens
News Desk At least 20 people were killed and 52 others injured in a suicide bombing at Mar Elias Church in the Dweila area on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria,…
A Beacon of Hope: Revisiting the 2014 Supreme Court Judgment on Minority Rights in Pakistan
By: Kashif Nawab In a nation often marred by incidents of religious intolerance and sectarian violence, the 2014 Supreme Court judgment authored by then Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani stands…