Former cricket star Khan served as prime minister from 2018 to 2022, when he was ousted by parliament in a no-confidence vote. He blamed the then-head of the powerful military establishment for his downfall. Pakistan’s generals are considered the country’s political kingmakers and have directly ruled the nation for decades at a time. Khan’s May 2023 detention lasted … Read more
WASHINGTON: A senior White House official on Thursday (Dec 19) said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets well beyond South Asia, making it an “emerging threat” to the United States. Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer’s surprise revelation underscored how far the once-close ties between … Read more
Islamabad — Authorities in Pakistan reported Monday that gunmen targeted vaccination teams in northwestern districts during a nationwide campaign against the paralytic poliovirus, resulting in the deaths of at least one health worker and two police officers. The violence in the militancy-hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan, also injured several polio workers and police … Read more
IndiGo airlines Karachi: An IndiGo flight en route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was on Saturday forced to make an emergency landing at the Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan’s Karachi city following a medical emergency onboard. The aircraft, which departed from New Delhi, was in Pakistani airspace when a male passenger fell seriously ill, according to … Read more
Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Masood Azhar / File photo NEW DELHI: India on Friday asked Pakistan to take strong action against wanted terrorist Masood Azhar, who is also the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief infamous for plotting and promoting terrorist activities on behalf of Pakistan’s intelligence wing Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).Masood Azhar, a long-time terrorist proxy of the Pakistan military … Read more
China’s far west region of Xinjiang is seeking closer ties and cross-border cooperation with Pakistan and Central Asian countries in a bid to counter US sanctions and consolidate its role as a gateway under the Belt and Road Initiative. Khunjerab port – the sole border crossing connecting China and Pakistan – in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous … Read more
PESHAWAR: Deadly sectarian clashes have continued in Pakistan’s north-western Kurram district in spite of a tentative ceasefire struck late last week, local officials said, with the death toll now over 130 as authorities try to broker a solution. Kurram, near the border with Afghanistan, has been a flashpoint for sectarian tensions for decades. They spilt … Read more
“ALARMING FREQUENCY OF CLASHES” Last month, at least 16 people, including three women and two children, were killed in a sectarian clash in Kurram. Previous clashes in July and September killed dozens of people and ended only after a jirga, or tribal council, called a ceasefire. HRCP said 79 people died between July and October … Read more
 "Man with no travel history is first mpox case in Philippines since December – Firstpost")
What was concerning was the fact that the Department of Health (DOH) mentioned that the Filipino man who was diagnosed with the virus had no travel history outside the country read more Amid the global scare over the recent outbreak of mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox), Phillippines detected a new case of the virus in … Read more
Islamabad — The World Health Organization has labeled a forced repatriation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan as a “major setback” for polio eradication efforts, contributing to the regional resurgence of the paralytic disease. Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan are the only two polio-endemic nations, reporting 49 and 23 cases respectively, so far this year, up from … Read more
