/taxonomy/term/202431 en /node/2457271/world <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/252471">WAJAHAT ALI</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/rbitem-author/saima-shabbir">SAIMA SHABBIR</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2024-02-09 23:18</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of Imran Khan said on Friday it had “absolutely no interest” in an offer by prime ministerial hopeful Nawaz Sharif to form a coalition government after his party did not win enough seats to rule alone following general elections on Thursday.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/02/09/4221301-1887265565.jpeg" width="1920" height="1280" alt="Picture Caption: Pakistan&#039;s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (C) and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party, along with his younger brother and former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) and his daughter Maryam Nawaz (L) speaks with supporters in Lahore on February 9, 2024, a day after Pakistan&#039;s national elections. (AFP)" title="Picture Caption: Pakistan&#039;s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (C) and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party, along with his younger brother and former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) and his daughter Maryam Nawaz (L) speaks with supporters in Lahore on February 9, 2024, a day after Pakistan&#039;s national elections. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/world">World</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistan-elections-2024">Pakistan elections 2024</a></div></div></div> Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:21:20 +0000 daniel.fountain 2457271 at /node/2457151/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/252471">WAJAHAT ALI</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/rbitem-author/saima-shabbir">SAIMA SHABBIR</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2024-02-09 19:44</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of Imran Khan said on Friday it had “absolutely no interest” in an offer by prime ministerial hopeful Nawaz Sharif to form a coalition government after his party did not win enough seats to rule alone following general elections on Thursday.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/02/09/4220971-2119002005.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Pakistan&#039;s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (C) and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party, along with his younger brother and former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) and his daughter Maryam Nawaz (L) speaks with supporters in Lahore on February 9, 2024, a day after Pakistan&#039;s national elections. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/elections-2024">elections 2024</a></div></div></div> Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:57:17 +0000 kashaf.rehman 2457151 at /node/2456601/world <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/rbitem-author/saima-shabbir">SAIMA SHABBIR</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/shahjahan-khurram">Shahjahan Khurram</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2024-02-08 21:17</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan began counting votes after polling ended on Thursday in a closely watched general election that laid bare the turbulent state of the South Asian nation’s politics, with the vote tainted by militant attacks, suspended mobile phone services and allegations of rigging and disarray at polling booths.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/02/08/4219341-921383877.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="Polling staff start counting votes as polls end during country&#039;s national elections in Karachi on February 8, 2024. (AFP)" title="Polling staff start counting votes as polls end during country&#039;s national elections in Karachi on February 8, 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/world">World</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistan-elections-2024">Pakistan elections 2024</a></div></div></div> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:21:02 +0000 daniel.fountain 2456601 at /node/2456501/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/rbitem-author/saima-shabbir">SAIMA SHABBIR</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author">&amp;</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/article-authors/shahjahan-khurram">Shahjahan Khurram</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2024-02-08 19:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan began counting votes after polling ended on Thursday in a closely watched general election that laid bare the turbulent state of the South Asian nation’s politics, with the vote tainted by militant attacks, suspended mobile phone services and allegations of rigging and disarray at polling booths.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/02/08/4219131-542601899.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Polling staff start counting votes as polls end during country&#039;s national elections in Karachi on February 8, 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/elections-2024">elections 2024</a></div></div></div> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:06:10 +0000 kashaf.rehman 2456501 at /node/2456191/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/rbitem-author/saima-shabbir">SAIMA SHABBIR</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AFP</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1707365937566881700</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2024-02-08 03:19</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government on Thursday cut mobile phone services across the country as millions voted in a closely watched general election amid multiple crises, including a surge in militancy, with at least nine people, including two children, killed in militant attacks on polling day.</p> <p> Thousands of troops were deployed on the streets and at polling booths across the country as voting started on Thursday morning. Pakistan also temporarily closed its borders with Iran and Afghanistan.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/02/08/4218516-923552615.jpg" width="1000" height="589" alt="" title="Members of the polling staff set up a polling station for the parliamentary elections, in Karachi on Thursday morning. (AP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/imran-khan">Imran Khan</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/nawaz-sharif">Nawaz Sharif</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase update"> Update </span> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 04:23:36 +0000 rbksa 2456191 at /node/2456166/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/rbitem-author">&amp;</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/saima-shabbir">SAIMA SHABBIR</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2024-02-08 06:20</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government on Thursday cut mobile phone services across the country as millions voted in a closely watched general election amid multiple crises, including a surge in militancy, with at least nine people, including two children, killed in militant attacks on polling day. </p> <p> Thousands of troops were deployed on the streets and at polling booths across the country as voting started on Thursday morning. Pakistan also temporarily closed its borders with Iran and Afghanistan.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/02/08/4218211-250999243.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="A Pakistan army personnel watches as election officials arrive at a polling station before the start of voting in Pakistan&#039;s national elections in Lahore on February 8, 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/elections-2024">elections 2024</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistan-elections-2024">Pakistan elections 2024</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/pakistan-elections">pakistan elections</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase live"> <i class="circle blink"></i> Live </span> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 03:27:53 +0000 muhammad.ibrahim 2456166 at /node/2406746/world <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2023-11-10 22:34</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said that the term of the head of Pakistan’s main intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, has been extended to preserve “continuity” of policy at a time when the country is facing increasing militant attacks.</p> <p> This is the first time a Pakistani official has publicly commented on the extension of Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum, director-general of the ISI, who was due to retire late this month.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023/11/10/4089811-691185495.jpg" width="1200" height="700" alt="Pakistan’s Prime Minister Anwaar-ul- Haq Kakar arrived in Riyadh on Friday to hold key talks. (SPA)" title="Pakistan’s Prime Minister Anwaar-ul- Haq Kakar arrived in Riyadh on Friday to hold key talks. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/world">World</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/pakistan-prime-minister-anwaar-ul-haq-kakar">Pakistan Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/palestine">Palestine</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/gaza">Gaza</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/israel">Israel</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/us">US</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:47:59 +0000 malawi 2406746 at /node/2406151/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2023-11-10 06:30</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has said the term of the head of Pakistan’s main intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), had been extended to preserve “continuity” of policy at a time the country faces increasing militant attacks.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023/11/09/4088336-367633705.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Pakistani Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar (right) gestures during an interview with Arab News Pakistan Editor Mehreen Zahra-Malik in Islamabad on November 6, 2023. (AN Photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dg-isi">DG ISI</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase exclusive"> Exclusive </span> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 03:30:00 +0000 fatimah.amjad 2406151 at /node/2406161/world <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2023-11-09 19:27</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said Pakistan needs to engage with Western governments, particularly in the US and the UK, to convince Israel the war in Gaza could have a “spillover effect” beyond the Middle East, while also calling for introspection by Muslim countries.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023/11/09/4088331-81508372.jpg" width="750" height="442" alt="" title="A mother and child following an Israeli air strike, Gaza, Nov. 6, 2023, left, and Pakistan’s PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar during an interview with Arab News, Nov. 8, 2023. (AFP/AN Photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/world">World</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SecondNakba">War on Gaza</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/anwaar-ul-haq-kakar">Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/antonio-guterres">Antonio Guterres</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:39:30 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2406161 at /node/2405371/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2023-11-08 15:16</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said Pakistan needs to engage with Western governments, particularly in the United States and Britain, to convince Israel the war in Gaza could have a “spillover effect” beyond the Middle East, but also called for introspection by Muslim countries.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023/11/08/4086351-1186706521.jpg" width="1499" height="883" alt="" title="The combination of photos show people running following Israeli air strikes on a neighborhood in central Gaza Strip on November 6, 2023., left, and Pakistan&#039;s Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar during an interview with Arab News on November 8, 2023. (AFP and AN photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/israel">Israel</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/palestine">Palestine</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/gaza">Gaza</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase exclusive"> Exclusive </span> Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:22:32 +0000 wasey 2405371 at /node/2404896/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2023-11-07 20:02</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said Afghan applicants for special visas to the US and other western nations had a right to stay in Pakistan for a “limited time,” adding that Islamabad was working with Afghan groups to reach an “agreement” to protect those who face the risk of persecution at home.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023/11/07/4085131-519908190.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Afghan refugees walk near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on November 7, 2023, following Pakistan&#039;s government decision to expel people illegally staying in the country. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase exclusive"> Exclusive </span> Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:04:33 +0000 muhammad.ibrahim 2404896 at /node/2404666/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2023-11-07 16:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said his government hopes to conclude a deal by December for ��������Ƶ to buy stakes in Reko Diq, one of the world’s biggest gold and copper mining projects, in the first time Islamabad has officially confirmed it is considering selling shares.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023/11/07/4084626-1125905027.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Pakistani Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar speaks during an interview to Arab News Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 6, 2023. (AN photo) " /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistan-saudi-ties">Pakistan Saudi Ties</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/reko-diq">Reko Diq</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase exclusive"> Exclusive </span> Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000 fatimah.amjad 2404666 at /node/2367466/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2023-09-05 06:31</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Monday his government was not being "dictated" by the military, which had not "overstepped even slightly" during his three-week tenure.</p> <p> The little-known politician believed to be close to the military was sworn in as Pakistan's caretaker prime minister last month to oversee national elections, due early next year, as the country navigates unprecedented political and economic crises.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023/09/05/3984956-872485665.jpg" width="1500" height="883" alt="" title="Pakistan&#039;s Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar interacts with foreign media in Islamabad on September 4, 2023. (PID)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/anwaar-ul-haq-kakar">Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar</a></div></div></div> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 03:35:23 +0000 wasey 2367466 at /node/2367241/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2023-09-04 19:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday confirmed ��������Ƶ and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would invest $25 billion each in cash-strapped Pakistan within the next five years as part of projects under a new investment council set up in June.</p> <p> Pakistan constituted the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), a hybrid civil-military forum, to fast-track decision-making and promote investment from foreign nations, particularly Gulf states.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023/09/04/3984431-1202082851.jpg" width="1800" height="1061" alt="" title="Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar (left) speaks with journalists at the Prime Minister&#039;s House in Islamabad, Pakistan, on September 4, 2023. (Photo courtesy: Government of Pakistan)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/pakistan-saudi-ties">Pakistan Saudi Ties</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/special-investment-facilitation-council-sifc">Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC)</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sifc">SIFC</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:19:49 +0000 fatimah.amjad 2367241 at /node/2153306/world <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/202431">Mehreen Zahra-Malik</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2022-08-30 21:13</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called on his predecessor, Imran Khan, to join him in a “united effort” to tackle the “epochal” rains and flooding that have killed more than 1,100 people since mid-June, affected 33 million, and destroyed homes, businesses, infrastructure and crops.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2022/08/30/3417111-1714679116.jpg" width="800" height="480" alt="" title="Imran Khan and Shehbaz Sharif. (Reuters/AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/world">World</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/shehbaz-sharif">Shehbaz Sharif</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/imran-khan">Imran Khan</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:20:43 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2153306 at