KARACHI, Pakistan—Pakistani police in multiple raids detained at least 1,200 Afghan nationals, including women and children, who had entered the southern port city of Karachi without valid travel documents, officials said Thursday. The arrests brought criticism from around Afghanistan after images of locked up Afghan children were circulated online. The detentions underscored the strained relations…
Women, Children Among 1,200 Afghan Illegal Immigrants Jailed in Pakistan
25 Terrorists Killed in Pakistan Army Raid on Detention Center; One Hostage Dies
PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Pakistan’s security forces killed 25 of 35 Islamist terrorists holed up in a counter-terrorism center in the northwestern city of Bannu, while one hostage and two commandos died in the operation to retake the compound, the army said. Terrorists being held at the center took control of the compound on Sunday after overpowering their…
New Study Reveals Which Countries Most Influenced by China
A new study measuring China’s influence around the world has ranked Pakistan as the country most under the sway of the communist regime. Two Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia and Singapore, were ranked respectively as second and third followed by Thailand in fourth position, according to the China Index database released on Dec. 8. The China Index, an…
8 Pakistanis, 1 Afghan Soldier Killed in Cross-Border Clash
QUETTA, Pakistan—Cross-border shelling and gunfire between Afghanistan and Pakistan killed eight Pakistani civilians and one Afghan soldier on Sunday, officials on both sides of the frontier said, with each side accusing the other of starting the fighting. The Pakistan army said Afghan border forces had opened “unprovoked and indiscriminate fire of heavy weapons including artillery/mortar…
US Adds 4 Terrorists in Afghanistan, Pakistan to Its List of Global Terrorists
ISLAMABAD—The United States has added four top Islamic terrorists operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan to its list of “Specially Designated Global Terrorists,” amid a resurgence of violence and border tensions in the area. The terrorist leaders hail from the Pakistani Taliban and an al-Qaeda branch in South Asia. Both terrorist groups operate from Afghanistan, but…
Explosion in Northwest Pakistan Coal Mine Kills 9, Injures 4
PESHAWAR, Pakistan—A methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing nine miners and injuring four others, a government official said. The explosion happened in a remote area in Orakzai, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, said Mohammad Arif, an adviser for the Mines and Minerals Department….
Pakistan’s Central Bank Hikes Interest Rate to Highest Level Since 1999
Pakistan’s central bank on Friday raised its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 16 percent—the highest level since 1999—amid persistent global and domestic supply shocks that have pushed inflation higher. The country’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said the decision was made to prevent inflation from spiraling out of control as inflationary pressures have…
Pakistan’s PM Appoints Former Spy Chief as Head of Military Amid Political Crisis
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Lt. Gen. Asim Munir, the former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, as head of the nuclear-armed military amid a political crisis. The Ministry of Defense announced his appointment in a statement published by local media on Nov. 25. Munir will take over for Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa,…
20 Killed in Van Accident as Record Floods Haunt Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan—A van fell into a water-filled ditch in Pakistan’s flood-hit south, killing 20 passengers—mostly women and children—and injuring 13 others overnight, police said Friday. The incident on a flood-weakened highway took place in Sindh Province on Indus Highway. The road had been dredged in several places to drain out floodwater, but has not been…
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…
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