- 19 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityTLP
‘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: Cooking Up Half-Baked ‘Raw’ Stories
In recent days, the Pakistani state and military establishment has had to make two stunning U-turns to kowtow before ‘Indian agents’. The first was a humiliating surrender to the Tehrik-e-Labbaik…
By Sushant Sareen
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 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…
Explainer: Who are the Pakistani Islamists shouting “death to blasphemers”?
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Thousands of activists from the banned Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) have clashed with security forces in Pakistan over the past two weeks, shouting "death to…
Labbaik Long March: Pakistan Between Scylla and Charybdis
On October 6, relations between the military and the civilian government in Pakistan took a tumble after Prime Minister Imran Khan refused to issue the orders appointing Lt Gen Nadeem…
By Sushant Sareen
Pakistani Islamist group reaches deal with government, calls off protest march
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A hardline Pakistani Islamist group called off a protest march to the capital Islamabad on Sunday after reaching a deal with the government, ending two weeks…
Pakistan govt toughens its stance after violence by banned group
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's National Security Committee vowed on Friday to crack down on a banned Islamist group if violent protests continue, toughening up its rhetoric after at least seven…
69 TLP members from Pak’s Rawalpindi named in anti-terrorism schedule
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): A total of 218 people, including 69 members of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TLP) have been placed on the fourth schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act,…
India-Pak ceasefire: Questions emerge over how long can Islamabad maintain peace
After India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) from February 25, questions have emerged on how long can Islamabad can hold on to its…
Internal situation in Pakistan grim as Government bans TLP, France asks citizens to leave country and Social Media blocked completely
Pakistan has issued a blanket ban on all social media platforms from 11AM to 3PM on Friday as per a notification issued by Interior Ministry of Pakistan which is being…
