A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle Tuesday, killing five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, police and government officials said. The attack happened in Shangla, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, local police chief Bakhat Zahir said. He added that the five killed were construction workers and engineers … Read more
The recent attack on a bus on the Karakoram Highway has raised concerns about the security of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) routes. The attack resulted in the tragic loss of at least nine people, prompting Pakistan to label it as an “act of terrorism.” Pakistan’s interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar denounced the incident and … Read more
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Women carry canisters to their tents after getting water from a nearby hand pump, in Ismail Khan Khoso village in Sohbatpur, a district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Anjum Naveed Advertisement Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan has been facing significant security threats and political stability for many years. However, despite … Read more
Advertisement China and Pakistan maintain a strong relationship that is credited as a threshold alliance. Established in May 1951, diplomatic ties between the two neighboring states has transformed into a strong friendship and partnership encompassing various areas of cooperation. Both sides, adhering to the norms of sovereignty, formed a strong bond as they sought to … Read more
Advertisement Pakistanis could be forgiven for waking up on Tuesday morning and questioning whether the previous week’s events were an unnerving nightmare. The world’s fifth most populous country is no stranger to political unrest. No prime minister has ever completed their tenure in Pakistan’s history, but never before has a politician challenging the country’s all-powerful … Read more