Bombing in crowded bazaar in southwestern Pakistan kills 5

Bombing in crowded bazaar in southwestern Pakistan kills 5

A bombing at a crowded bazaar in southwestern Pakistan on February 26 killed at least five people and wounded 16, authorities said amid a surge in violence in this South Asian nation. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Barkhan, about 600 kilometers (360 miles) northeast of Quetta, the provincial capital. Sajjad Afzal, […]

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In a rare appearance, Salahuddin offers funeral prayers for assassinated close aide in Pakistan

In a rare appearance, Salahuddin offers funeral prayers for assassinated close aide in Pakistan

Syed Salahuddin, supreme commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, speaks at a rally in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan on July 8, 2017. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Hizbul Mujahideen supremo Syed Salahuddin, in a rare appearance post August 5, 2019, offered the funeral prayers for his close aide, Bashir Ahmad Peer alias Imtiyaz Alam, who was shot dead by […]

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Weekly inflation rises to 38.4% in cash-strapped Pakistan

Weekly inflation rises to 38.4% in cash-strapped Pakistan

People buy pulses and grains at a wholesale market in Karachi on February 1, 2023. – The Sensitive Price Index, used to measure short-term inflation, rose to 38.42% on a year-on-year basis in Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AFP The yearly inflation hit a new high of 38.42% in the outgoing week in cash-strapped Pakistan as […]

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The McCullum-Stokes way: No going back to the drawing board

The McCullum-Stokes way: No going back to the drawing board

The fearless strategy adopted by England skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum paid dividends against Pakistan in the first Test at Rawalpindi on Monday. | Photo Credit: MATTHEW LEWIS It would have been fitting had Ben Stokes been named Player-of-the-Match. For his captaincy alone. As the sun was setting, England won a Test in […]

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Aggressive England beats Pakistan by 74 runs in first test

Aggressive England beats Pakistan by 74 runs in first test

England’s players celebrate after winning the match. | Photo Credit: Reuters England showcased its masterful approach of aggression in test cricket with a superb 74-run victory over Pakistan in the final session of the first test on Sunday. Needing 263 runs with eight wickets in hand on Day 5, Pakistan was dismissed for 268 against […]

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Book review | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Partition tale, Independence

Book review | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Partition tale, Independence

The cover of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new book, Independence In her monumental novel, Tomb of Sand, Geetanjali Shree asked, “Is every story really a Partition tale?” This English translation from the Hindi original Ret Samadhi was published early in 2022, in the 75th anniversary year of that event, and in its most nobly audacious passages, […]

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Imran Khan long march to resume on Tuesday from the same point where he was attacked

Imran Khan long march to resume on Tuesday from the same point where he was attacked

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief who underwent surgery for bullet injuries on Thursday addressed a press conference from the Shaukat Khanum Hospital owned by his charitable organisation The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief who underwent surgery for bullet injuries on Thursday addressed a press conference from the Shaukat Khanum Hospital owned by his charitable organisation Former Pakistan PM […]

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‘You are Pakistan’s hero’, says Imran Khan as he meets his saviour

‘You are Pakistan’s hero’, says Imran Khan as he meets his saviour

Jemima Goldsmith, the ex-wife of Imran Khan, expressed relief as her former husband is stable after the assassination attempt Jemima Goldsmith, the ex-wife of Imran Khan, expressed relief as her former husband is stable after the assassination attempt Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan who survived an assassination attempt has hailed the man who foiled […]

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Pakistan cricket fraternity stands by Imran Khan after assassination attempt

Pakistan cricket fraternity stands by Imran Khan after assassination attempt

National team captain Babar Azam and former players like Wasim Akram and Mushtaq Ahmed condemned the attack on former Prime Minister Imran Khan National team captain Babar Azam and former players like Wasim Akram and Mushtaq Ahmed condemned the attack on former Prime Minister Imran Khan Former and current Pakistan cricketers on Thursday condemned the […]

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U.S. condemns attack on Imran Khan during protest march

U.S. condemns attack on Imran Khan during protest march

Imran Khan sustained bullet injury on his leg when a gunman opened fire on the container-mounted-truck carrying him during his protest march in Pakistan’s Punjab province Imran Khan sustained bullet injury on his leg when a gunman opened fire on the container-mounted-truck carrying him during his protest march in Pakistan’s Punjab province The United States […]

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