Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is biding its time as Pakistan, already facing economic collapse, is now in the throes of widespread protests and political violence. Pakistan is reeling from a combination of natural disasters, hunger, economic crisis, and political turmoil in the wake of the military-led arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan….
Pakistan Deploys Troops to Halt Unrest After Former Prime Minister Khan Is Ordered Held on New Charges
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s government called out the military Wednesday in areas roiled by deadly violence following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was dragged from a courtroom and ordered held for another eight days on new corruption charges that outraged his supporters and deepened the country’s political turmoil. In an address to the nation,…
Pakistan Court Rules Election Commission’s Move to Delay Votes ‘Unconstitutional’
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the election commission’s (ECP) decision to delay voting for two key provincial assemblies was “unconstitutional” despite the country’s ongoing political turmoil. The ECP had previously announced that the elections in Punjab, the country’s most populated province, would be rescheduled from April 30 to Oct. 8 because it lacked the…
Pakistan Urged to Cease Using ‘Abusive Measures’ Against Imran Khan’s Supporters
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Pakistan’s authorities to refrain from using “abusive measures” against supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan as protests escalated in the country. HRW said on Tuesday that police had charged protesters with batons and detained them under “sweeping counterterrorism laws.” Nearly 200 people have been arrested for arson, vandalism,…
Police Attempt to Arrest Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Sparks Violent Clashes
Pakistan police and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed on Tuesday as police attempted to arrest Khan at his residence for failing to appear in court on corruption charges. Police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd outside Khan’s house in Lahore while his supporters threw stones and “petrol bombs.”…
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Imran Khan Urges on Protesters After Surviving Assassination Attempt
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called on his supporters to continue their “long march” to the capital Islamabad after recovering from a gunshot wound sustained during a rally last week. In a video address, Khan vowed to continue his fight for “real freedom” and urged his supporters to remove blockades as his…
Pakistan’s Politics Fuelling Economic Malaise
Commentary Pakistan faces numerous political problems, including rampant corruption, bad governance, allegations of human rights violations, and perceived interference of international monetary organisations in the domestic affairs of the country. These problems contribute to the economic malaise currently facing the country. In Aug. 2021, Uzair Younus, the author of “The Impact of COVID-19 on South…
US Condemns Shooting Attack on Pakistan’s Ex-rime Minister Imran Khan at Rally
The United States said Thursday that it “strongly condemned” the shooting attack on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at a protest convoy in central Punjab province. Khan was leading a protest convoy in Warzirabad on Thursday when gunshots were fired. One person was killed, and several others were wounded. Khan was taken to the…
US Condemns Shooting Attack on Pakistan’s Ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan at Rally
The United States said Thursday that it “strongly condemned” the shooting attack on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at a protest convoy in central Punjab province. Khan was leading a protest convoy in Warzirabad on Thursday when gunshots were fired. One person was killed, and several others were wounded. Khan was taken to the…
Ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Shot at Protest
LAHORE—Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt by his rivals. Khan, ousted as prime minister in a parliamentary confidence vote in April, was six days…
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