Experts have warned that Pakistan is approaching a demographic crisis, as the country’s population growth increasingly outstrips available resources. This caution came at the conclusion of the Pakistan Population Summit on Tuesday, a two-day event that brought together government officials, academics, and civil society leaders. Participants described the situation...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has delivered a damning indictment of Pakistan's governance system, highlighting how elite manipulation, weak institutions, and political patronage continue to undermine the country's economic stability. The IMF's Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA) shifts focus from the Fund's usual fiscal prescriptions to a comprehensive...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PTI has announced protests outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail today Pakistan’s jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan remains unreachable to party leaders and even his family. The government has imposed a ban on public gatherings and restricted visitation rights, heightening concern about Khan’s...
The Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday ended a 16-hour long sit-in near Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, protesting against authorities for stopping him from meeting former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Sohail Afridi last month replaced Ali Amin Ganadapur as chief minister and announced that his first priority was...
Speculation surrounding the well-being of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan continues to intensify after unverified Afghan media reports claimed that he had died while in custody at Adiala Jail. In response, his son, Kasim Khan, has publicly demanded confirmation that his father is alive, along with immediate...
The most recent by-elections in Pakistan have exposed a crisis that can no longer be ignored. Voter participation has collapsed to historic lows, signaling a profound erosion of public faith in the democratic process. In 13 national and provincial constituencies across Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, turnout fell dramatically from...
The Pakistan Government has issued notices to shut down 35 Afghan Refugee Camps in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an official said on Wednesday.
A total of 42 refugee camps were established across the province, seven of which have already been closed. The schedule for shutting down the remaining camps...
In a scathing new assessment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a 186-page Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Report that lays bare Pakistan's deep-rooted governance failures, warning that corruption has become woven into the country's political and economic structure.
The report describes corruption in Pakistan as "persistent and corrosive", a...
Militants carried out a coordinated attack on the Frontier Constabulary (FC) Headquarters located on Saddar Main Road in Pakistan’s Peshawar on Monday, triggering two back-to-back explosions and forcing an intense gunbattle inside the compound. Initial reports suggest two security personnel were killed in the attack.
According to initial intelligence assessments,...
Delhi Police has busted a racket of international arms traffickers linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI and arrested four suspects. In a coordinated operation, the Crime Branch recovered 10 sophisticated pistols, including five manufactured in Turkey and three made in China. Briefing the media in New Delhi today, Joint...
