Six months of despair, desolation and death: A timeline of key events in Israel’s war on Gaza
The death toll stands at over 33,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis.
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Pakistan will take steps to ensure security of Chinese nationals, President Zardari assures envoy
The meeting comes a week after five Chinese engineers and their Pakistani driver were killed in a suicide bombing while travelling between Islamabad and a hydroelectric dam…
Chief Justice of Pakistan says attack on judiciary’s independence won’t be tolerated
Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa made the remarks as the Supreme Court took up the case pertaining to allegations made by six Islamabad High Court judges regarding interference by the…
World Bank expects economic activity in Pakistan to ‘remain subdued’
World Bank warned that import management measures were expected to continue disturbing domestic supply chain, in addition to tight macroeconomic policies subduing the aggregate…
Islamabad police filed terror charges after eight High Court judges received threatening letters laced with “white powder”
The complainant said the content of the letters that had been opened, referred to an outfit, Tehreek Namoos-i-Pakistan, and criticised the judicial system and used the word…
Former Chief Justice of Pakistan recuses himself from inquiry commission
Last week, it emerged that six Islamabad High Court judges wrote a startling letter to the Supreme Judicial Council members, regarding attempts to pressure judges through the…
A resurgent IS-K has emerged as the most dangerous transnational terrorist group
The deadly attack in Moscow last week demonstrates the group’s increasingly destructive capacity to carry out high-profile acts of terrorism beyond the region it has so far been…
Beijing demands ‘thorough investigation’ after fatal attack on 5 Chinese nationals in Pakistan
A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers which was on its way from Islamabad to their camp in Dasu, said regional police chief…
IMF programme no excuse to retard growth: PM Shehbaz
The prime minister reiterated that the country could not survive without another IMF programme. At the same time, he said it should be clear that the country should also…
Snowless winter, surprise rain, unusual cold wave: What’s up with Pakistan’s weather?
The arrival of unexpected weather conditions in the spring months of this year is an indication that floods, if they hit Pakistan again this year, are only going to get worse.