Pakistan’s caretaker PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. | Photo Credit: PTI Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on December 29 announced a ban on the New Year celebration in the country to express solidarity with the People in Gaza. In a brief address to the nation, Mr. Kakar urged to show solidarity with the Palestinians and … Read more
Petrol and diesel have become costlier by 20% since the caretaker government took over in August in Pakistan. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid double-digit inflation, Pakistan’s caretaker government has effected yet another hike in the prices of petrol and diesel taking them to a historic high — over (Pakistani) Rs 330 per litre — prompting … Read more
Workers clear the railway tracks, a day after a train derailed in Sarhari town in the district Sanghar, Pakistan August 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Investigators scoured the wreckage on August 7 of a weekend train derailment that killed at least 34 people, the latest deadly crash to hit Pakistan’s antiquated railway network. More … Read more
In February, TTP militants stormed the Karachi Police chief’s office in Pakistan’s most populous city, sparking gunfire that killed three rebels and four others, including two police constables. | Photo Credit: AP At least two Pakistani policemen were killed and as many injured when the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a police checkpoint in … Read more
Pakistan’s Parliament on March 30 passed a Bill to curb the powers of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court regarding suo motu cases and the constitution of benches, in a significant move to rein in the top judiciary amid criticism by the Opposition. Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar introduced ‘The Supreme … Read more
Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi. File | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan President Arif Alvi has come under scathing attack from ministers of the ruling coalition for allegedly acting on former premier Imran Khan’s advice to put pressure on the country’s electoral watchdog to announce poll dates for provincial assemblies in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. President Alvi, who … Read more
In his final public address as Pakistan’s Army chief, Gen Bajwa said the military establishment’s “unconstitutional” interference in politics over the past 70 years was the reason why it drew criticism from the general masses and politicians. File | Photo Credit: AP A day ahead of his retirement, Pakistan’s Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa … Read more