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A religious political party protesting the killings in Parachinar district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa expanded its protest in Karachi on Thursday, prompting traffic authorities to issue traffic plans to avoid inconvenience to commuters. Violent clashes, which claimed more than 100 lives in October, have isolated the KP’s Kurram from the rest of the country. On Sunday…
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who ruled the country for two terms and liberalized its economy in a previous stint as finance minister, has died at the age of 92, local media reported Thursday. Singh, an economist-turned-politician who also served as central bank governor, was ill and was admitted to the All India Institute…
South African fast bowler Corbin Bosch took a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket and, along with Dane Paterson, reduced Pakistan to 209 runs for nine during tea on the opening day of the first Test at Centurion on Thursday. Paterson took 5-61 in 16 overs and Bosch 4-63 in 15 overs on…
Bangladesh on Thursday ordered a commission to investigate a failed 2009 military mutiny and its subsequent crackdown, including the role of alleged “foreign” sponsors, the head of the inquiry said. The violent riot shocked the entire South Asian nation and ended with the army crushing the mutineers, with dozens detained and sentenced to death. An…
A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday granted bail to Bushra Bibi, wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, in cases related to the violent protest organized by the party last month. On November 13, Imran made a “final call” for nationwide protests on November 24, demanding the restoration of the PTI’s electoral mandate,…
Military courts sentenced another 60 civilians to prison terms of between two and ten years for their involvement in violent attacks on military installations during nationwide unrest on May 9, 2023, according to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations. (ISPR) on Thursday. . Today’s announcement comes less than a week after the ISPR announced…
The Foreign Office (FO) confirmed on Thursday that Pakistan had carried out an intelligence operation in Afghanistan based on “threats to the security of Pakistani citizens”. Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been strained due to frequent border skirmishes as Islamabad repeatedly demanded Kabul take action against the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for using Afghan…
The bears took control of the trading floor on Thursday on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), as the stock fell 1,300 points in intraday trade. The benchmark KSE-100 index fell 1,365.18 points, or 1.21 percent, to 111,049.62 points at 12:17 p.m. from the last close of 112,414.80. Yesterday, after two consecutive sessions of recovery following…
DAMASCUS: Syrian police imposed an overnight curfew in the city of Homs, state media reported, after unrest related to demonstrations that residents said were led by members of the Alawite and Shiite minority communities. Some residents said the demonstrations were related to pressure and violence in recent days targeting members of the Alawite minority, a…
KARACHI: Government lending to banks for budget support was negative during the first half of the current fiscal year ended December 31, indicating increased liquidity in the national exchequer. The latest data from the State Bank for the period from July 1 to December 13 showed net debt write-off of Rp 2.03 trillion against net…