By Javed Khan Just as Sahibzada Noor ul Amin gave the call to prayer Jan 30 afternoon, and a deafening blast shattered the calm. Prayer leader Amin, around 50 years old, had led the congregation at the mosque inside the Peshawar police headquarters five times a day for years. Life of Amin and many other devotees...
Islamabad: Pakistani police arrested ex-minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed in an overnight raid on his home near Islamabad days after he accused the former president of the country of plotting to kill ex-prime minister Imran Khan, officials said Thursday. The latest government move is likely to deepen political turmoil at a time when the government is facing...
Islamabad: Police in Pakistan early Wednesday arrested a senior leader of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party on charges of threatening the chief of the elections oversight body and other government officials. The arrest of Fawad Chaudhry, an outspoken critic of the government, is a major setback for the party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, in which he...
Peshawar, Pakistan: The party of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday dissolved a provincial assembly in the country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where it held majority seats. Its rival, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League party, criticized the move, saying it meant to deepen the political crisis and force early parliamentary elections. On Wednesday, Ghulam...
In view of Pakistan's deteriorating economic condition, the World Bank (WB) has slashed the country's GDP growth to only 2 percent in the current fiscal year, cutting its forecast by 50 percent. According to WB's latest Global Economics Prospects report, the 2022 devastating floods and slowdown in global growth have contributed to what it termed as...
Lahore: A political ally of Pakistan’s former prime minister won a vote of confidence early Thursday in the Punjab Assembly, a major blow to the federal government, officials said. Pervez Elahi secured 186 votes in the 371-seat Punjab Assembly to remain the chief minister in Punjab, weeks after the provincial governor, Balighur Rehman, sacked him. Rehman...
Dubai: Pakistan’s prime minister traveled Thursday to the United Arab Emirates as his nation seeks international aid to recover from devastating floods. Pakistan is facing a severe economic crisis and is staring at bankruptcy. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s visit to the UAE marks his third since becoming premier last April. The seven sheikhdoms of the Emirates...
International donors on Monday committed over $9 billion to help Pakistan recover from ruinous floods last year, exceeding its external financing goals and paving the way for a new model on raising funds to fight climate disasters in poorer countries. Officials from some 40 countries as well as private donors and international financial institutions gathered at...
Islamabad: A forensic report has revealed that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was hit by three bullet fragments and a metal piece during an assassination attempt last year when he was leading a PTI rally to the federal capital. The PTI chairman was injured by gunfire aimed at his open-top container truck as he led...
