In response to non-violent protests by Mahrang Baloch, the Pakistani military is contemplating new tactics, including the establishment of new internment centres in Balochistan, similar to those set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Reports suggest that these proposed centres in Balochistan would operate like the Guantanamo Bay prison complex or the...
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has expressed solidarity with Baloch Yakjehti Committee and others who are opposing state oppression and called on the Pakistan government to end the crackdown against the peaceful gathering organised by Baloch women against the Baloch genocide by blocking roads, raiding houses, and abducting organisers.
Thunberg called...
Several Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) supporters have been arrested in various parts of Pakistan as the police began a crackdown against the party amid a sit-in at D-Chowk in Islamabad.
Several JI workers who were heading to D-Chowk in Islamabad to hold a sit-in were held and shifted to an unknown place...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) postponed its protest on Friday in Islamabad after the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) decision to reserve its verdict on PTI's petition requesting permission to hold the protest.
On Monday, PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan urged everyone to participate in the peaceful protest across the country. He...
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will embark on a visit to China starting today, as Pakistan is seeking a rescheduling of $15bln loan from Beijing, well-placed sources told.
As per details, a joint working group will be established between Pakistan and China to facilitate the loan rescheduling, sources added.
Additionally, discussions...
ISLAMABAD: As a Pakistani team leaves for Beijing to seek reduction in interest rates and extension in the tenure of the debt taken for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy projects and nuclear power plants, Chinese companies have ruled out the possibility of renegotiating the power purchase contracts.
In a background,...
Nearly two dozen members of the UK Parliament on Tuesday called for the immediate release of former prime minister Imran Khan, who is currently imprisoned in Adiala Jail along with his wife, Bushra Bibi.
This call to action emerged during a hearing in the House of Lords Committee Room, addressing...
The United States expressed concern over the government’s decision to potentially restrict the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
During a press briefing on Monday, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller responded to questions regarding the “possible restrictions on PTI.”
He stated that the US has observed governmental statements imposing restrictions on political...
Faced with a balance-of-payments problem, Pakistan urgently needs to attract foreign investment. During July-March FY24, the country received $1.099 billion compared to $1.217 billion in the same period last year, marking a decline of 9.7% or $118 million. Pakistan has the lowest FDI preference in the region, receiving close...
The incidents of street and highway crime have increased significantly in several major cities of Pakistan, including Karachi and the capital Islamabad, amid the nation’s ongoing economic challenges.
In May, a university student in Karachi was killed in a gun battle with two suspected robbers on the Superhighway. The 22-year-old...
