A top Pakistani court on Monday issued notices to former army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ex-ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed for violating the laws for retired servicemen by allegedly distorting facts during their media interviews.
The notices were issued after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) received a...
The government’s recent decree demanding the departure of undocumented foreign residents, whether voluntarily or by force, by October 31, has ignited intense debates. This move has raised crucial questions: Why has the government chosen this moment? Who does this policy precisely target — is it limited to Afghan refugees,...
In December 2018, then US President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan. The letter was unexpected given Trump’s anti-Pakistan rhetoric during the election campaign. Trump accused Pakistan of playing a double game in Afghanistan. He was critical of US administrations for doling out financial and...
A group of Pakistani Taliban ambushed troops during an operation against insurgents on the border with Afghanistan on Monday, triggering a shootout that killed an army major, a junior officer and five militants, the military and a militant spokesman said.
The shootout happened in the district Zhob in Baluchistan province,...
Pakistan is struggling for survival with its economy in shambles and the country is now totally dependent on external assistance and loans.
If this vital support were to falter, or if external donors and lenders chose to withdraw, the country's economy would plummet into a monumental default. In September 2023,...
A staggering USD 23 billion per year is being drained out of Pakistan due to black marketing and smuggling.
According to a report by ACE Money Transfer, a UK-based company, clandestine operations, encompassing black market currency trade, oil smuggling, gold smuggling, and import controls, have detrimental effects on Pakistan's economic...
Former information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif will head to his Jati Umra residence after addressing a rally at Minar-i-Pakistan, Lahore on October 21 — the day he is set to return to Pakistan after four years in England.
The former prime minister had left...
The organisers of the 50-overs World Cup in India are working to secure visas for fans and media from Pakistan, the governing International Cricket Council (ICC) said after complaints from the Pakistan board.
Visas for the Pakistan team were granted barely 48 hours before they left for what is their...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) “stand ready” to provide support in registering and managing Afghan nationals, the agencies said on Saturday.
The statement comes amidst the government’s crackdown on illegal immigrants residing across the country.
Earlier this week, the government gave...
Entering the ancient city of Kharan in 1886, as he traversed the great desert trade route through Balochistan to the borders of Afghanistan and Persia, the colonial civil servant George Tate observed two pillars guarding the path: Inside, were two men who had been tied to stakes and entombed...
