The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed 11 fresh conditions on Pakistan as part of the second review of its $7 billion bailout programme, taking the total number of conditions to 64 within just 18 months.
The staff-level report released on Thursday outlines governance, anti-corruption, fiscal and structural reforms aimed...
Pakistan's Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has sparked outrage after he winked at a female journalist during a press conference. The wink came as a journalist asked Ahmed about his allegations against the jailed former PM Imran Khan.
The video clip of the incident...
Pakistan’s water crisis continues to worsen as the country saw a sharp drop in its per capita water availability, due to a population explosion and the pressure of meeting the said surge, as per the latest report of the Pakistan Ministry of Water Resources.
“From 2017 to 2023, the population...
Karachi was gripped by chaos on Sunday when a rally marking Sindhi Culture Day exploded into clashes between protesters and police, reigniting the long-standing Sindhudesh debate. What began as a cultural gathering quickly shifted into a politically charged demonstration as the crowd pushed for a separate Sindhi homeland.
Sindhudesh Rally...
Pakistan, once a recurring fixture in American security planning, has almost vanished from the Trump administration’s newly released 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS), despite recent attempts by Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir to regain influence in Washington.
The 2025 NSS, published this week, contains just one reference to Pakistan, unlike...
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has recruited over 5,000 women in its newly-launched wing, Jamaat ul Mominaat, and efforts to radicalize them are on.Jaish chief Masood Azhar has said the number of recruits in the terror outfit’s women’s wing is on the rise, and there is a need to set up district...
Pakistan's economic collapse has reached a new low. The country is being forced to sell its national airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), just to keep IMF money flowing.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that PIA's bidding will take place on December 23, broadcast live across all media platforms. This isn't...
In one of the strongest warnings yet from Washington, 44 members of the US Congress, led by Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and Congressman Greg Casar, have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, sharply criticising Pakistan’s current political trajectory and directly naming Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir...
Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan claimed that Field Marshall Gen Asim Munir’s policies are “disastrous” for the country and accused him of deliberately “igniting tensions” with Afghanistan.
The 73-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician made the remarks in a social media post a day after his sister, Dr Uzma Khan, met...
Aleema Khan, sister of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has accused Chief of Defence Forces Asim Munir of seeking confrontation with India while her brother advocates a more conciliatory approach.
In an interview on Sky News’ The World with Yalda Hakim, she labelled Munir a “radicalised Islamist” and an “Islamic conservatist,”...
