Pakistan

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently imprisoned, has expressed his party’s willingness to engage in “conditional negotiations” with Pakistan’s military, appointing Mahmood Khan Achakzai as his representative, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Khan’s conditions include holding “clean and transparent” elections and…

Northern Pakistan is reeling from devastating flash floods that have claimed at least 35 lives in the past 48 hours, Anadolu Agency reported today. Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in the Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, destroying homes, bridges,…

In a series of security operations across Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, five militants were killed, and police constable Abrar Hussain also lost his life in duty, Dawn newspaper reported yesterday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported that three militants were gunned…

Nearly a week of armed conflict in northwestern Pakistan has left 49 martyred and more than 170 injured as Pakistani Shia groups claim that radical Sunni groups and Wahhabi-affiliated agents are responsible for these deadly sectarian events. The bloody conflict…

In Gwadar, Pakistan, a clash between protesters and security forces resulted in the death of one soldier and injuries to 16 others, VOA reported yesterday. The incident occurred during a demonstration led by the Baloch nationalist movement, which has been…

Pakistan’s military has reported the killing of four terrorists during a joint intelligence-based operation in the Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Xinhua reported today. The operation, conducted late Saturday, was initiated following intelligence on the terrorists’ presence. According to…

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) organized widespread protests throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, demanding the immediate release of party founder Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, and other detained leaders, Times Of India reported yesterday. Local PTI lawmakers led rallies in all 13…

On July 26, 2024, Pakistan’s Minister for Information Technology, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, confirmed the government’s implementation of a nationwide internet firewall, dismissing fears it would suppress free speech, VOA reported today. According to the source, Khawaja characterized the firewall as…

Karachi has been identified as the second riskiest city for tourists, scoring 93.12 out of 100, Dawn reported yesterday citing a Forbes Adviser report released on July 11. The city trails only Caracas, Venezuela, which received a perfect score of…

In a significant shift in visa policy aimed at attracting tourists and investors globally, Pakistan has eliminated the visa fee for citizens of 126 countries, according to the Pakistani newspaper ‘Dawn’. The prime minister of Pakistan called this move a…