Archive for November, 2022

Imran Khan survives ‘assassination attempt’

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, was shot in the leg on Thursday in what his supporters say was an assassination attempt. A gunman opened fire while Khan, 70, was leading a protest rally in Wazirabad in Punjab province, officials said. Khan was rushed away from the scene to hospital and his supporters said he had survived the assassination attempt. […]

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Blast in Kabul targets bus carrying IEA admin employees, injures seven

An explosive device targeted a bus carrying Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan administration employees in the Afghan capital on Wednesday morning, police said, adding seven people were injured. “Due to a blast on a mini bus from the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, seven have been injured,” said Khalid Zadran, Kabul’s police spokesperson. He said the explosive device had been […]

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Afghanistan-India air corridor reopens

Ministry of Industry and Commerce officials said in a bid to boost trade between Afghanistan and India it was decided to reopen the air corridor between the two countries. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce spokesperson Abdul Salam Jaweed announced on Monday that a trade agreement has been signed between the Islamic Emirate and India. Based on the agreement, Afghan […]

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Pakistan’s PM lands in Beijing to discuss economy, debt

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet Chinese leaders and discuss plans for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion investment in the South Asian nation. The major investment in development and energy projects in Pakistan is part of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to improve China’s road, rail and […]

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Muttaqi calls for foreign cooperation and positive engagement

The Islamic Emirate’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has urged the international community to engage positively with Afghanistan, saying a weak nation is not in the interests of the world. While unveiling the new uniform of the General Directorate of Intelligence on Tuesday, Muttaqi said the world’s stance against Afghanistan has failed and now it is time for the world […]

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Pakistan Is Facing It’s Worst Political Crisis: Causes Are Deeply Rooted In Past – OpEd

Pakistan’s current major political crisis is the result of the failure of hybrid experiments in the past and the present one in 2018, bringing PTI in the power. Imran khan was on container with his cousin Tahir-ul Qaderi duly supported by the establishment when Nawaz Sharif was in the government. Now he is again on container alone, against the government […]

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Pakistan’s Political Elites With Their Unending October Surprises – OpEd

The political elite in Pakistan do not let the people down when it comes to the October Surprises. Successive political leaders in the history have resorted to violent marches on roads for gaining momentum in their struggle for power. In the process many of the innocent people lost their lives but no one had been held accountable for it. In […]

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Pakistan: Twin Viruses Polio And Terrorism – Analysis

On October 27, 2022, unidentified militants killed a paramilitary Levies officer Habib-ur-Rehman, deployed to provide security to an anti-polio team in the Sarki Talari tehsil (revenue unit) of Chaman District in Balochistan. The militants shot Levies Rehman in the head, killing him on the spot. The members of Polio team escaped unhurt. On October 25, 2022, a Policeman guarding a […]

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Pakistan: Principles Of Federalism – OpEd

SCOPE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY OF FEDERATION Amongst many challenges, which Pakistan is facing, adversely affecting, the quality of governance, the problem of federalism and provincial autonomy according to the true spirit of constitution is the most critical one, threatening the stability and integrity of the state. In spite of the bitter experience of the past i.e. separation of […]

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India: Creeping Radicalization – Analysis

On October 23, one person, identified as Jameza Mubin, died in an early morning explosion in a gas cylinder-laden Maruti 800 near the Kottai Eswaran Temple in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore District. There were two LPG cylinders inside the vehicle, of which one exploded. As reported on October 26, this incident took place around 200 metres from a Police patrol. Following […]

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