Day: June 18, 2023

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan dialed down his campaign of defiance on Friday, saying he would allow a police search of his home over allegations that he was harboring suspects wanted in recent violence during anti-government protests by his supporters. Khan, who is facing about 100 legal cases against him, […]

The Pakistani Taliban or TTP has claimed responsibility for an attack in northwest Pakistan that left two soldiers and two militants deadPeshawar, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban or TTP claimed responsibility for an attack in northwest Pakistan that left two soldiers and two militants dead.The army said in a statement that militants opened fire on […]

The unrest that engulfed the country after Imran Khan’s arrest is linked to valuable properties in the British capital. They have raised concerns about the UK’s status as a haven for political elites and their moneyWhen the former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was arrested last month, it triggered uproar across the country, with […]

KARACHI, Pakistan, June 2 (Reuters) – Pakistan has passed a special order to allow barter trade with Afghanistan, Iran and Russia for certain goods, including petroleum and natural gas, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.Left with barely enough foreign exchange reserves to cover one month's imports, Pakistan's government is desperately trying to manage a […]

[1/2] Jibran Nasir, a human rights lawyer and independent candidate for general election, speaks at his office in Karachi, Pakistan July 23, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroKARACHI, Pakistan, June 2 (Reuters) – Prominent Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir returned home on Friday, a day after his abduction by unidentified armed men in the southern […]

© THE INTERCEPTALL RIGHTS RESERVED News about Khan, a former prime minister at the center of a political crisis roiling Pakistan, mostly disappeared from the country’s media. The Pakistani military invited the owners of the country’s major media organizations to Islamabad this week for a secret meeting to discuss coverage of the ongoing political and […]

Pakistan, a country with nukes, is at the brink of a civil war. A clique of generals is trying to suppress the will of the people, who want the army’s control on political power to end. America has a lot at stake in the situation, so it must tread cautiously, but effectively. The generals’ problem is […]

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett Dan Sagalyn Dan Sagalyn Zeba Warsi Zeba Warsi Leave your feedbackImran Khan, Pakistan’s ousted prime minister, has been caught in a political storm for the past several weeks. He was […]

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KARACHI, Pakistan, June 1 (Reuters) – Pakistan's central bank foreign reserves decreased by $102 million to $4.09 billion due to external debt payments during the week ended May 26, the central bank said in a statement.The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $9.513 billion as of May 26.Our Standards: The Thomson […]