- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityImran Khan
Attacks on Pakistan military bases kill seven soldiers, 13 insurgents- army
By Gul Yousafzai and Asif Shahzad QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Insurgents armed with bombs and guns attacked two Pakistani military bases overnight, killing seven soldiers while losing 13 of their own…
Pakistani media mogul acquitted of graft charges
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Monday acquitted the country's biggest media mogul of corruption charges over land acquisitions dating back three decades, a case…
USA reportedly place on hold the appointment of Masood Khan as Pakistan’s Ambassador to United States citing terror links
The US State Department has reportedly placed a pause on approving Masood Khan as the new Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States. US Congressman Scott Perry has written to…
Government failures led to Pakistan tourist snow storm deaths, report says
By Mubasher Bukhari and Asif Shahzad LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The deaths of 23 tourists in their cars during a blizzard in Pakistan earlier this month were caused by government…
Pakistan Taliban declare end to ceasefire
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Taliban militants in Pakistan declared an end to a month-long ceasefire arranged with the aid of the Afghan Taliban, accusing the government of breaching terms including a…
‘Ashamed’: Pakistan grapples with fallout from mob killing
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A shocking and deadly mob attack on a Sri Lankan factory manager accused of blasphemy in eastern Pakistan last week prompted days of soul searching as the…
Pakistan I.M.F’d
Pakistanis were ecstatic when Prime Minister Imran Khan said ‘absolutely not’ to a question on whether his country will give bases to US to carry out operations in Afghanistan. Imran’s…
By Sushant Sareen
Pakistan and The Paradox of Power
One of the immutable, if also somewhat counter-intuitive, laws of Pakistani politics is best described as the Paradox of Power. According to this, the stronger a politician appears, the weaker…
By Sushant Sareen
Pakistan opposition cries foul as parliament approves electronic voting
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's parliament on Wednesday passed a law allowing electronic vote counting despite furious protests from the opposition which said it had been pushed through…
Pakistan takes Islamist off terrorism list under deal to end protests
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan removed Islamist leader Saad Rizvi from its terrorism watchlist on Thursday, paving the way for his release from detention under a deal…
Pakistan Taliban demand prisoner release as condition for talks – sources
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban have demanded that the government of Pakistan release a number of prisoners as a condition for talks aimed at laying the ground for full…
Pakistan to allow banned Islamist group to contest votes to end clashes
By Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is to free more than 2,000 jailed activists of a banned Islamist militant group and allow the movement to contest…
