The Pulse | Politics | South Asia Following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan last week, his supporters torched buildings, including police and military facilities. A man takes a photo with his mobile phone inside the Radio Pakistan building burnt in Wednesday’s clashes between police and the supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Peshawar, … Read more
Advertisement China’s newly appointed foreign minister, Qin Gang, made his first visit to Pakistan on May 6 and 7. In a joint press meeting in Pakistan with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Qin stated that stability was a prerequisite for development. As Pakistan’s good neighbor, friend, and partner, he said, China advised political forces withing … Read more
Advertisement Last week, supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) went on a rampage, expressing great anger toward Pakistan’s powerful army. Between May 9 and 12, PTI workers in several Pakistani cities vandalized the houses of high-ranking senior army officers in military cantonment areas, set fire to key government and army installations, blocked roads, and damaged … 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
The Pulse | Politics | South Asia Critics are accusing Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial of bias for releasing ex-PM Imran Khan. Supporters of Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of the ruling political parties, take part in a rally outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, May 15, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Anjum Naveed Advertisement Thousands of Pakistani government … Read more
Advertisement Young Pakistanis are increasingly inclined to leave their country in the quest for better lives abroad. Empirical evidence suggests that there is a striking surge in young people attempting to emigrate from the country, primarily to settle in affluent Middle Eastern and Western countries. It is hardly surprising that young people in Pakistan feel … Read more
Advertisement At the time of writing this, it seems that the current political crisis in Pakistan has entered a lighter phase. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan is appearing in courts for many cases that have been slapped against him (instead of refusing to come, as he had been doing before). He is also no longer … Read more
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Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary Advertisement A high court in Islamabad on Friday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan protection from arrest in a graft case and ordered him freed on bail. The ruling came as … Read more
A motorcyclist drives past a burning vehicle set on fire by angry supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary Advertisement Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, whose arrest earlier this week sparked a wave of … Read more