Pakistan’s information war against India needs attention
There has been a sharp increase in Pakistan’s vicious information war campaign against India. An analysis would reveal three triggers.
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Pakistan to relocate abused jumbo to Cambodia
A Pakistani court approved the relocation of a lonely and mistreated elephant to Cambodia on Saturday after the pachyderm became the subject of a high-profile rights campaign backed by music star Cher.
Khan urges ‘simplicity’ to slow virus over festival
Pakistanis should celebrate the upcoming Eid festival with “simplicity” to prevent a spike in new coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Friday.
Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Karachi
The Security Council on Wednesday condemned Monday’s terrorist attack in Karachi, Pakistan, which resulted in several deaths.
Six people killed in attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange
At least six people were killed when gunmen attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi on Monday, with a policeman among the dead after the assailants opened fire and hurled a grenade at the trading floor, police said.
India protests desecration of Buddhist structures in ‘Pakistan-held’ Kashmir
India protests over the destruction of Indian-Buddhist heritage in the region.
‘Martyr bin Laden’ and Khan’s ‘slip of the tongue’
He blames the United States for destabilising the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and justifies the Taliban militancy as a reaction to an imperialist invasion.
Jammu and Kashmir: Resistant Front seeks new image
The Resistance Front (TRF) is the product of one of the several efforts, often repeated over the past two decades by Rawalpindi, to give terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) an “indigenous” face and to provide Pakistan’s deep state an alibi.
Imran Khan anti-graft drive hits glass ceiling
Even Imran Khan didn’t realise how deeply vested the interests of the army are in the matters of the state when he decided to move his crusade against corruption to the next level.
Pakistan warns coronavirus will peak at more than a million cases
Pakistan’s planning minister warned Sunday that the number of coronavirus cases in the country could double by the end of June and peak at more than a million infections just a month later.
WHO calls for new lockdowns in Pakistan as virus surges
The World Health Organisation has told Pakistan it should implement “intermittent” lockdowns to counter a surge in coronavirus infections that has come as the country loosens restrictions, officials said.
Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases pass 100,000 mark
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 103,671 with 2,067 deaths, according to the data updated by the country’s health ministry on Monday morning.
As virus surges, Pakistan’s Khan says country to reopen
Khan announces his gov’t would end several months of coronavirus restrictions.
India expels Pakistan embassy officials for alleged spying
Two officials at Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi were being expelled for “espionage activities”, India’s foreign ministry said late Sunday, allegations its nuclear-armed rival called “baseless”.
Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash that killed 97
One of the two people to survive a plane crash in Pakistan describes the last moments.
Pakistan initiates inquiry into deadly plane crash
An inquiry is launched into Friday’s plane crash that left 97 people killed in Pakistan.
Pakistanis flock to markets and mosques as Ramadan starts
Pakistanis on Saturday celebrated the country’s first day of the holy month of Ramadan by flocking to mosques and markets, ignoring advice to stay home as coronavirus cases rise.
Pakistan extends flight ban to April 30
The government of Pakistan has extended the suspension of all domestic and international flight operations till April 30, a statement from the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said Saturday.
Ex-Pakistan cricket great Miandad says spot-fixers should be hanged
Cricketers involved in match fixing should be hanged, former Pakistan batting great Javed Miandad suggested Friday.
20,000 worshippers quarantined in Pakistan after major search
Pakistan has quarantined 20,000 worshippers and is still searching for tens of thousands more who attended an Islamic gathering in Lahore last month despite the worsening coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday.
Pakistan seeks pilgrims from mass gathering
Pakistani authorities are searching for tens of thousands of worshippers who attended an Islamic gathering in Lahore last month just as the novel coronavirus was taking root in the impoverished nation, officials told AFP on Saturday.
Pakistan can’t afford to shutter cities to prevent virus: PM Khan
Pakistan cannot afford to implement the type of large-scale urban lockdowns the West is undertaking as it tries to slow the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Tuesday.
Pakistan no longer a safe haven for militants, says PM
Imran Khan insists that his country is no longer a militant safe haven.
Pakistan jails alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind
The alleged mastermind of a deadly attack on India’s financial capital over a decade ago has been jailed in Pakistan for nearly six years on separate terror charges, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Optics aside, Pakistan and US ties are still fragile
Prime Minister Imran Khan may seem to be United States (US) President Donald Trump’s new best friend, or at least one of his good friends, but, contrary to the optics, relations between the countries haven’t changed substantively.
‘Pre-emptive strikes’ is a problematic term diplomatically
It is clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party government believes that cross-border use of force is the “new normal” in dealing with terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
Pakistan thank Sri Lanka for bringing Test cricket home
Pakistan thanked Sri Lankan Monday for helping them bring Test cricket back to the country for the first time since the 2009 attack on the same visitors led to international matches being suspended.
Pakistan take command over Sri Lanka in second Test
Pakistan grabbed three early wickets pressing for a series-win Sunday in the second Test against Sri Lanka after home captain Azhar Ali hit a return-to-form century in Karachi.
Musharraf slams death sentence ‘vendetta’
Exiled former Pakistan military leader Pervez Musharraf dismissed the unprecedented treason conviction and death sentence handed to him earlier this week, saying the ruling was the result of a “personal vendetta”.
Pakistan military slams Musharraf death sentence
Pakistan’s military slammed the death sentence for treason handed down to former leader Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, saying in a statement that the armed forces were in “pain and anguish” over the decision.
