At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Pakistan made its case for more loans while accidentally revealing why the money keeps running out. The finance minister spoke of responsible debt use and admitted past misuse, while the prime minister openly pushed for civil-military coordination to manage the economy. That...
In Pakistan, the death toll in the Gul Plaza shopping mall fire in Karachi climbed to 14 after the rescuers found eight more bodies at the site. The search for over 70 missing people is still underway. Rescue officials said teams also recovered mortal remains of three people, including...
A high-level probe by central agencies is learnt to have uncovered a Pakistani link in the Cambodia job scam that duped hundreds of Indians with fake employment offers, leading to their trafficking and exploitation abroad. The scam came to light in 2024, when over 5,000 Indians were suspected to be trapped in...
In Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani drones were spotted along sensitive areas of the Line of Control in Poonch district and the Indo-Pak International Border in Samba district last evening, prompting a swift response from security forces.   Akashvani Correspondent reports that in Poonch district, a drone was seen hovering over the...
The Lashkar-e-Taiba is heading for a major split, and the situation in Pakistan could get more chaotic, Indian intelligence agencies have learnt. For years, the Lashkar has remained Pakistan's favourite proxy, and never has there been a rebellion within the outfit. Moreover, the outfit has always towed the ISI's line and never diverted from what it had been...
An audio clip allegedly featuring Masood Azhar, chief of the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), has surfaced online, in which he claims that a large number of suicide attackers are ready to carry out strikes at any time.   The authenticity and date of the recording, however, could not be independently...
The Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba's second most important figure, Saifullah Kasuri, has admitted the terror organisation's link with the Pakistani military. Kasuri confirmed this at an event at a children's school in Pakistan where he addressed a crowd. A video of his speech delivered on an unknown date has been...
Cash-strapped Pakistan, amid its severe economic crisis, spent millions of dollars to lobby its agenda in Washington, exposing the massive scale of diplomatic pressure Islamabad unleashed as it struggled to blunt India's military response during Operation Sindoor in May. Newly released US government filings reveal that Islamabad ran to...
Pakistan, which has a long history of sponsoring and sheltering terror outfits on its soil, recently became the venue for a meeting between Hamas and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders, pointing to a renewed engagement between the Palestinian group and the Islamic terror outfit. Senior Hamas commander Naji Zaheer met LeT...
  Pakistan’s political history shows a recurring pattern in which civilian governments struggle to assert authority amid deep social divisions and weak institutions; the appointment of Asim Munir as Chief of Defence Force reflects continuity rather than rupture in how power operates in the country Pakistan witnessed something both familiar and...