Pakistan court suspends Imran Khan’s prison sentence in state gifts case | Imran Khan News

Pakistan court suspends Imran Khan’s prison sentence in state gifts case | Imran Khan News

BREAKINGBREAKING, Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were each handed a 14-year sentence in the case in January. A Pakistani court has suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s jail sentence in a case related to illegal selling of state gifts. Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were each handed a…

March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests | Armed Groups News

March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests | Armed Groups News

Islamabad, Pakistan: In the 10 days between March 16 and March 26, Pakistan witnessed five different attacks, three in its northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and two in its southwestern Balochistan province, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 people. All five attacks were suicide bombings, in which at least…

Pakistan cricketer Amir named among T20 probables after retirement U-turn | Cricket News

Pakistan cricketer Amir named among T20 probables after retirement U-turn | Cricket News

Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been included in Pakistan’s group of 29 cricketers who will undergo training at the country’s military base ahead of the summer’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024. Amir’s inclusion comes a day after he came out of retirement and after the country’s cricket board announced changes to…

Moscow concert hall attack: Why is ISIL targeting Russia?  | ISIL/ISIS News

Moscow concert hall attack: Why is ISIL targeting Russia?  | ISIL/ISIS News

More than 133 people have been killed and more than 100 others were injured following a brazen attack on concertgoers at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall before a performance by a Soviet-era rock band on Friday. Assailants dressed in camouflage uniforms opened fire and reportedly threw explosive devices inside the concert…

Twelve workers killed in Pakistan coal mine explosion | Mining News

Twelve workers killed in Pakistan coal mine explosion | Mining News

Unions point to hazardous working conditions as major cause of accidents in resource-rich Balochistan. At least 12 miners have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalpit in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan. The explosion at the private pit in Harnai, in the mining region of Khost, occurred late…

‘Cousins at war’: Pakistan-Afghan ties strained after cross-border attacks | Conflict News

‘Cousins at war’: Pakistan-Afghan ties strained after cross-border attacks | Conflict News

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan’s air raids inside Afghanistan on Monday amid rising tensions between the neighbours have injected new uncertainty into ties, say analysts. The early morning attacks on Monday from Pakistan, according to a detailed statement by the Pakistani foreign ministry, were aimed at hideouts of armed groups including the…

Attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border kills seven, military says | Conflict News

Attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border kills seven, military says | Conflict News

Assailants used vehicle packed with explosives as well as suicide vests in attack that also involved a shootout. An armed group attacked a military post in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan using a vehicle laden with explosives as well as suicide bombs, killing seven security force members, Pakistan’s…

‘Inflection point’: US hearing on Pakistan shines light on complex ties | Politics News

‘Inflection point’: US hearing on Pakistan shines light on complex ties | Politics News

Islamabad, Pakistan – The US Congress will hold a hearing next week on the “future of democracy” in Pakistan and the state of relations between the two countries, weeks after a controversial election in Pakistan that the country’s biggest opposition party alleges was manipulated. But foreign policy analysts said that…

Who is Muhammad Aurangzeb, the man tasked with fixing Pakistan’s economy? | Business and Economy News

Who is Muhammad Aurangzeb, the man tasked with fixing Pakistan’s economy? | Business and Economy News

Islamabad, Pakistan — When Pakistan’s 19-member new cabinet took oath on March 11, one man stood out in the lineup: Muhammad Aurangzeb, a political outsider tasked with the challenge of steering the country out of its economic woes. Aurangzeb, a veteran banker who previously headed one of Pakistan’s largest commercial banks,…

Pakistan police crack down on PTI protests over alleged rigging in election | Imran Khan News

Pakistan police crack down on PTI protests over alleged rigging in election | Imran Khan News

There were allegations of large-scale rigging in last month’s vote, which the PTI blames on authorities to stop it from coming to power. Islamabad, Pakistan – The police in Pakistan have been accused of launching a brutal attack on the supporters of the main opposition party and arresting more than…