Pakistan

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has declared victory in the country’s election through an artificially generated voice. This announcement comes despite Khan’s imprisonment and his party’s disqualification from the election. What Happened: Despite being imprisoned and...

In a significant development, a Pakistan court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a 10-year jail term for leaking state secrets. The court’s decision comes just days before a national election. What Happened: As per a Reuters report on Tuesday, the special court in Pakistan...

Following a series of missile strikes between Pakistan and Iran, the United States and China have urged both nations to exercise restraint. The situation has escalated amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. What Happened: The U.S. and China have called on Pakistan and Iran to de-escalate the...

In a retaliatory move, Pakistan conducted airstrikes within Iranian territory, killing at least seven people. This action was a response to an Iranian airstrike on Iranian insurgents within Pakistan. What Happened: The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the airstrikes on Thursday,...

In a recent development, Pakistan has accused Iran of violating its airspace, leading to the tragic deaths of two children. This incident follows Iran’s missile strikes on two bases of the militant group Jaish al Adl, as reported by Iranian state media. What Happened: The Pakistani government...

The Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, has asserted that US military equipment abandoned in Afghanistan is now in the possession of militants. In his statement, Kakar highlighted that this equipment, ranging from night vision goggles to firearms, is turning into a new...

Amidst escalating Taliban attacks and a spiraling economic crisis, Pakistan finds itself in the crossfire of the growing global rivalry between the US and China. However, Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, asserts that the country has no intention of choosing...

Pakistan's official approach towards cryptocurrencies is becoming increasingly strict, despite the continued enthusiasm from its citizens who seek a hedge against the depreciating national currency amid the country's volatile political climate. During a meeting with the Senate Standing...

India and Pakistan were too close to nuking each other during former president Donald Trump's tenure in the White House.  What Happened: Former Secretary of State and CIA director Mike Pompeo, in his new book, "Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love," wrote that both countries...

The Biden administration promised to strengthen defense ties with India after a minister in the Narendra Modi government criticized the Biden administration’s $450-million package to maintain and upgrade Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets. What Happened: India’s External...

A Pakistani TikToker with millions of followers, Humaira Asghar, has drawn flak on social media after posting a video in a silver ball gown glamourizing the raging wild forest fire behind her. This comes at a time when Islamabad is reeling from the effects of climate change —...

By Franca Quarneti via El Planteo. In the context of a meeting of the Standing Committee on Science and Technology of the National Assembly of Pakistan, iShibli Faraz, Minister of Science and Technology, pledged to file a bill for the national regulation of cannabis, before the end of 2021....

The U.S. Justice Department announced this week that five Pakistani nationals have been indicted for their alleged role in a five-year clandestine operation to illegally procure and smuggle U.S.-made technologies for use in Pakistan's nuclear weapons development program. Between September 2014 and...

The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published "due diligence" guidance urging companies to use extra care when exporting to Pakistan. BIS has stepped up its attention toward Pakistan after the agency's Office of Export Enforcement investigations "revealed...

Nightmarish urban gridlock is fueling a bumper crop of on-demand bus startups that seek to get drivers out of their single occupancy vehicles and into more efficient mass transit options. Airlift, based in Lahore, Pakistan, is the latest enterprise to attract interest from investors, who have sunk...