Pakistan’s national elections on February 8 failed to produce a clear winner, triggering intense political jockeying among rival parties to form a coalition government. Candidates allied with jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan won the most seats — 93 out of the 265 available — in the National Assembly. But they were forced to run as independents after Khan’s Pakistan […]

Pakistan confirmed Monday that separate counterterrorism raids near the Afghan border within the past week had killed two senior leaders of a regional Islamic State affiliate known as Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K). Military officials identified the slain militant commanders as Surat Gul and Abdul Shakoor, also known as Abu Hamza. Both were targeted in intelligence-driven security operations in northwestern Khyber and […]

Established In: November 1990; Key Members: Syed Salahuddin; Operational Area: Pakistan, India; Involved In: Armed Attacks, Assasinations, Bomb Attacks, Kidnapping; The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomerate of Pakistan-based Jehadi outfits, was formed in November 1990 to bring under a single platform all the outfits involved in the terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The MJC, for long an […]

Pakistani security forces on Sunday killed a “high-profile” member of the Daesh militant group in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Pakistani military said. The militant, Surat Gul, was killed in an intelligence-based operation on the reported presence of a high-value target in the Khyber district, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing. “Weapons, […]

In Pakistan, the Army is often placed on the pedestal since it is the unifying factor in a fractious landscape. Politicians like Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif—the three-time Prime Minister—who tried to roll over the behemoth either paid a dear price or made a compromise. However, Imran Khan thought he was different and could turn the sails […]

Two explosions near electoral candidates’ offices in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan killed 26 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday, officials said, raising concerns over security on the eve of a general election, Reuters reported. Pakistan goes to the polls on Thursday amid rising militant attacks and the jailing of Imran Khan, the winner of the last national election, who […]

Pakistan’s national and state assembly elections began on Thursday, at more than 90,000 polling stations across the country. As many as 270,000 army soldiers along with more than 150,000 police, border forces and anti-terrorism forces have put Pakistan under strict security measures in cities across the country, including Islamabad. Voting started at 8am local time in the presence of local […]

The Pakistani economy has always been a delicate tightrope walk, riddled with challenges and precariously balanced between progress and peril. Recent events, however, have ignited a fiery debate regarding the nation’s financial trajectory, thrusting two starkly contrasting narratives into the spotlight. On one side stands the legacy of Imran Khan’s ousted government, is remembered by many for bold reforms and […]

On February 1, 2024, a violent mob desecrated an Ahmadi grave at Sahwala village in the Sheikhupura District of Punjab. Filmmaker and activist Ali Raza on X (formerly Twitter) brought attention to the incident, stating, “There are reports of Maulvis in Sheikhupura excavating an Ahmadi grave and vandalizing the tombstone. These are the same impoverished individuals we assist through charity, […]

Pakistan has its own reasons to spy on Russian-Indian military and diplomatic ties, but it also can’t be discounted that some of the secrets obtained by this agent were also passed along or sold to the US after Pakistan’s pivot back to it in April 2022. The latest spy scandal to rock Russia doesn’t involve Western agents for once but […]