The worst floods in memory may have occasioned a reset in relations, but Imran Khan could still prove a spoiler. As millions of Pakistanis reel from the worst floods in living memory, national and international humanitarian rescue and relief efforts have coincided with a notable political development: a slow-but-steady resumption of high-level contact between Pakistan and the […]
Backstage reconciliation efforts may succeed by October 15: Rashid According to Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML), behind-the-scenes attempts at reconciliation can be successful by October 15; otherwise, there would be ‘judo-karate’ on the streets. Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has separated with a lovely swinging delivery, […]
Armenia said on Tuesday that at least 49 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes along the border with Azerbaijan after a sharp escalation in hostilities which prompted Russia and the United States to call for restraint. The escalation of decades-old hostilities between the south Caucasus countries has fuelled fears that a second fully-fledged […]
Former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan Monday proposed to extend the tenure of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa till the next elections. In an interview with a private TV channel, Khan said that the appointment of an army chief should be deferred until the government is elected, which […]
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad granted on Monday an extension in the pre-arrest bail plea of PTI Chairman Imran Khan till September 20, in a terror case for allegedly threatening Additional Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry during a public rally in Islamabad on August 20. Khan was booked in a case under sections of the […]
The former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan, during his speech at a party rally in Gujranwala on Saturday, directly addressed the establishment and warned that it will be held responsible if the country and economy were to “plummet any further” under the incumbent government. “I am addressing the people who have the power,” […]
Sources said the “gang of four” comprise ambitious people, who are also misguiding the PTI chairman over courts so they can have an advantage. Imran Khan without naming the establishment alleges Mr. X and Mr. Y of conspiring against the PTI-supported Punjab government but Chief Minister Pervez Elahi and other senior PMLQ leaders don’t see […]
Pakistan expects to cut its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection for the financial year 2022-2023 from five per cent to three per cent due to losses from the catastrophic monsoon rains and floods, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday. His warning came as the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported that the death […]
Imran was not accompanied by any of the party leaders as they were not allowed to enter the IHC premises. The unanimous verdict of a five-member Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench to indict Imran Khan after calling his response for passing controversial remarks against Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry “unsatisfactory” leaves the PTI […]
Ukraine says it has retaken more than 1,000 sq km (385 sq miles) of territory in its south and east from Russia in the last week. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the area had been “liberated” as part of a counter-offensive since 1 September. More than 20 villages in the Kharkiv region have also been recaptured, […]
