Pakistan
Pakistan: Protests to election results across Balochistan disrupt traffic in major roads
February 12, 2024
Pakistan: Protests to election results across Balochistan disrupt traffic in major roads
Protests by political parties alleging election manipulation persisted in Quetta and other cities of Balochistan for the third consecutive day on Sunday, Dawn reported. The blockades on main roads and highways led to the province being isolated from other parts…
Shia Muslims in Pakistan mark 2nd anniversary of Peshawar Mosque terrorist bombing
February 11, 2024
Shia Muslims in Pakistan mark 2nd anniversary of Peshawar Mosque terrorist bombing
The Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in Pakistan have commemorated the second anniversary of the tragic incident that resulted in the martyrdom and injury of around 250 people in the Kucha Risaldar mosque, in Peshawar’s old city.…
Delayed final election results in Pakistan provokes tension, concerns
February 11, 2024
Delayed final election results in Pakistan provokes tension, concerns
Concerns about worsening political situation in Pakistan mounted as the announcement of the final results were delayed four days after the parliamentary elections. Despite no clear-majority win, the major parties and main rivals of the election, the allies of the…
Pakistan election results indicate tight race as nation anxiously awaits winner
February 9, 2024
Pakistan election results indicate tight race as nation anxiously awaits winner
Pakistan election early results show PTI-affiliated candidates taking a narrow lead, followed by PMLN and PPP contenders, Al Jazeera reported. Independent candidates, the vast majority of whom are affiliated with the PTI, maintain their lead, winning 60 constituencies. Mobile services…
UNHCR: Pakistan extends refugee cards for Afghan migrants until end of March
February 8, 2024
UNHCR: Pakistan extends refugee cards for Afghan migrants until end of March
The Pakistani government has extended the refugee cards for registered Afghan immigrants until the 31st of March 2024, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced in a statement. The interim government of Pakistan, based on the proposal of the…
Polls open in Pakistan amid suspended phone services day after Islamic State claims bombings
February 8, 2024
Polls open in Pakistan amid suspended phone services day after Islamic State claims bombings
Phone services were suspended in Pakistan for security reasons on Thursday as polls opened in its general election, a day after two bomb blasts at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in south-west Pakistan killed…
Twin bombings kill at least 26 as Pakistan gears up for election
February 7, 2024
Twin bombings kill at least 26 as Pakistan gears up for election
Two bomb blasts occurred today, Wednesday, outside poll candidate offices in southwestern Pakistan, resulting in at least 26 deaths and numerous injuries, officials and local media outlets said. The first blast near an independent candidate’s office in Pishin district caused…
Seven in ten Pakistanis lack confidence in elections, Gallup Poll Finds
February 7, 2024
Seven in ten Pakistanis lack confidence in elections, Gallup Poll Finds
A recent survey suggests that over two-thirds of Pakistani citizens do not trust the fairness of their electoral process and government as they approach the parliamentary elections on Thursday. The U.S.-based Gallup polling company discovered that Pakistanis are increasingly disheartened…
10 cops killed, 6 injured in attack on police station in Pakistan
February 5, 2024
10 cops killed, 6 injured in attack on police station in Pakistan
At least 10 policemen were killed and six others injured in a terrorist attack at a police station in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province early Monday morning, said police. A group of unknown terrorists…
Pakistan: Security forces launch “clearance operations”, killing 24 militants in southwestern Balochistan
February 3, 2024
Pakistan: Security forces launch “clearance operations”, killing 24 militants in southwestern Balochistan
The Pakistani army killed 24 militants during an anti-terror operation in the southwestern Balochistan province, an official statement said on Friday. Four soldiers and two civilians were also killed in the last three days of the military operation against terrorists,…