/taxonomy/term/252471 en /node/2481926/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></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">Sun, 2024-03-24 11:58</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 Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that ��������Ƶ had played a pivotal role in improving Pakistan’s economic situation during a meeting with the kingdom’s defense minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, wherein they also discussed the regional peace and security situation.</p> <p> The Saudi royal arrived in the country earlier in the day to attend the Pakistan Day military parade as a guest of honor and was warmly received by Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Army Chief General Asim Munir at the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi.</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/2024/03/24/4288381-530575859.jpg" width="670" height="395" alt="" title="��������Ƶ’s minister of defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, meets Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad on March 23, 2024. (Photo courtesy: PMO)" /></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="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Sun, 24 Mar 2024 09:06:30 +0000 sara.alshurafa 2481926 at /node/2475971/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></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, 2024-03-13 13:36</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: In an indication that negotiating for new loans with the International Monetary Fund and attracting foreign investment will take center stage in Pakistan’s future diplomatic engagements, the country’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed four-time ex-finance chief Ishaq Dar as foreign minister.</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/2024/03/13/4272116-2035451568.jpg" width="1600" height="943" alt="" title="Newly appointed foreign minister Ishaq Dar is pictured at Pakistan&#039;s foreign ministry in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 12, 2024. (Foreign Office)" /></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/ishaq-dar">Ishaq Dar</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/foreign-ministry">foreign ministry</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/arab-news-pakistan">Arab News Pakistan</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:49:40 +0000 fatimah.amjad 2475971 at /node/2464061/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></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, 2024-02-21 16:28</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: Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the daughter of three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is poised to make history as the first woman chief minister of a Pakistani province, Punjab, the country’s most prosperous, populous and politically important region.<br /> Maryam, 50, plays an influential role in her father’s Pakistan Muslims League-Nawaz (PML-N) party and has been presented by him as his political heir apparent. She is senior vice president of the party.<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/2024/02/21/4239491-666540754.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Pakistan&#039;s former Prime Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) party Nawaz Sharif waves to her supporters during an election campaign rally at Mansehra in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on January 22, 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/maryam-nawaz-sharif">Maryam Nawaz Sharif</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:30:52 +0000 muhammad.ibrahim 2464061 at /node/2459841/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></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, 2024-02-14 15:10</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: Following days of political uncertainty after general elections on Feb. 8, the party of Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and its allies have announced they will jointly form a coalition government.<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/2024/02/14/4228371-417473598.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 ex-PM Shehbaz Sharif (R) and his daughter Maryam Nawaz (L) attend a gathering 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 class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/nawaz-sharif">Nawaz Sharif</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/shehbaz-sharif">Shehbaz Sharif</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/maryam-nawaz-sharif">Maryam Nawaz Sharif</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/bilawal-bhutto-zardari-0">Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:12:25 +0000 muhammad.ibrahim 2459841 at /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/2456331/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/106591">Aamir Saeed</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/252471">WAJAHAT ALI</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/wasim-sajjad">WASIM SAJJAD</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/rbitem-author/saadullah-akhter">SAADULLAH AKHTER</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 13:54</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/Lahore/Peshawar/Quetta: Pakistanis on Thursday turned out to vote in an election they hope will lead to political stability and improve the nation’s economic woes, despite allegations of rigging, a rise in militant attacks and the government shutting down mobile phone networks throughout the country.</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/2024/02/08/4218641-929312017.jpg" width="1700" height="1002" alt="" title="A woman casts her vote at a polling station during a general election, in Quetta, Pakistan, on February 8, 2024. (REUTERS)" /></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="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/quetta">Quetta</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/karachi">Karachi</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/lahore">Lahore</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/elections">elections</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:02:01 +0000 fatimah.amjad 2456331 at /node/2352016/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></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, 2023-08-09 08:04</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: The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif plans to dissolve the National Assembly of Pakistan today, Wednesday, ending sixteen months in office marked by political unrest and economic turmoil.</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/2023/08/09/3945116-2065344950.jpg" width="1500" height="883" alt="" title="Commuters drive past the parliament house building in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 9, 2023. (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="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/national-assembly">National Assembly</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/politics">politics</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/government">government</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/shehbaz-sharif">Shehbaz Sharif</a></div></div></div> Wed, 09 Aug 2023 05:07:20 +0000 wasey 2352016 at /node/2350321/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></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">Sun, 2023-08-06 06:55</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: A leading network of Pakistan’s civil society organizations resumed its election monitoring work by scrutinizing voter lists, informed one of its officials this week, though it encountered challenges while recruiting impartial election observers in a charged environment where people have been quite vocal about their political affiliations. </p> <p> The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has been in the field since 2008 with the primary mandate to observe the polls and critically watch legislative work along with other significant government and parliamentary actions. </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/2023/08/06/3940596-151941401.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="A female voter casts her ballot at a polling station during the by-election for national assembly seats, in Karachi on October 16, 2022. (AFP/File)" /></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-elections">pakistan elections</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/fafen">FAFEN</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/election-monitor">election monitor</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 04:01:48 +0000 kashaf.rehman 2350321 at /node/2314881/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></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"></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, 2023-06-02 21:48</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 will start operating direct Hajj flights to Makkah from Monday, the country’s religious affairs ministry has announced.</p> <p> The Pakistani government began transporting pilgrims to ��������Ƶ under the official Hajj scheme on May 21.</p> <p> However, the flights have only been going to Madinah. Many Pakistani worshippers in the Kingdom are now making their way to Makkah by bus as the annual Islamic pilgrimage, due to begin on June 26, draws near.</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/2023/06/02/3847881-1051931236.jpg" width="1200" height="700" alt=" Pakistani Muslim pilgrims walk towards a waiting plane at Lahore International airport bound for ��������Ƶ to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (AFP file photo)" title="Pakistani Muslim pilgrims walk towards a waiting plane at Lahore International airport bound for ��������Ƶ to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (AFP file 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="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/hajj-pilgrims">Hajj pilgrims</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/makkah">Makkah</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/madinah">Madinah</a></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:07:34 +0000 malawi 2314881 at /node/2302581/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></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">Sat, 2023-05-13 10:06</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: Former prime minister Imran Khan’s legal team got in touch with him after his arrest from the Islamabad High Court this week, said one of his senior counsels on Friday, as the national anti-graft watchdog interrogated him over the allegations of receiving a land worth millions of dollars in bribe from a real estate tycoon. </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/2023/05/13/3815416-418801553.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Pakistan&#039;s former prime minister Imran Khan (left) gestures with his senior counsel, Babar Awan (right) during his court presence in the Islamabad High Court on May 12, 2023. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/BabarAwanPK)" /></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/ex-pm-imran-khan-arrested">Ex-PM Imran Khan arrested</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sat, 13 May 2023 07:13:17 +0000 kashaf.rehman 2302581 at /node/2297411/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></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, 2023-05-04 08:57</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 foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday said he was “happy” to be in India to participate in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) while expressing hope that the regional gathering would be “very successful.”</p> <p> The Pakistani minister, along with his delegation, arrived in India on Thursday morning to attend the two-day meeting.</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/2023/05/04/3801251-2049355975.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, third left, being received on his arrival at the Goa international airport, India, on May 4, 2023. (Pakistan&#039;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs/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="/tags/foreign-minister-bilawal-bhutto-zardari">Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/shanghai-cooperation-organization-sco">Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase update"> Update </span> Thu, 04 May 2023 06:03:14 +0000 kashaf.rehman 2297411 at /node/2291556/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></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">Sun, 2023-04-23 11:13</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> LAHORE: Pakistan’s diplomatic mission in Sudan has started evacuating its stranded nationals to ��������Ƶ, said the country’s envoy on Sunday, adding that fighting was expected to continue after a brief ceasefire in the northeastern state of Africa later in the day.</p> <p> A number of countries around the world are in the process of bringing back their citizens from Sudan after two rival military factions clashed with each other last week on Tuesday.</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/2023/04/23/3785521-1136713360.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="A convoy leaving Khartoum advances on a road towards Port Sudan, on April 23, 2023, as people flee the battle-torn Sudanese capital. (Photo courtesy: 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/sudan-coup">Sudan coup</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistan-embassy-sudan">Pakistan embassy in Sudan</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sun, 23 Apr 2023 08:16:30 +0000 muhammad.ibrahim 2291556 at /node/2255941/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="/article-authors/parwiz-karokhail">PARWIZ KAROKHAIL</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/252471">WAJAHAT ALI</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, 2023-02-22 19:07</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/KABUL: Pakistan’s defense minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif arrived in Kabul on Wednesday, said the foreign office in Islamabad, to hold talks on security issues with the interim Taliban administration at a time when relations between the two states have come under tremendous strain.</p> <p> The Taliban closed a busy border crossing, Torkham, on Sunday after an intense exchange of gunfire took place between the security personnel on both sides of the frontier.</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/2023/02/22/3692036-589526447.jpeg" width="1500" height="883" alt="" title="Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban-appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs, right, shakes hands with Pakistan&#039;s defense minister, Khawaja Mohammad Asif, during a meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 22, 2023. (Deputy Prime Minister Minister Office via 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="/tags/afghan-taliban">Afghan Taliban</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:07:22 +0000 fatimah.amjad 2255941 at /node/2120426/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></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, 2022-07-11 14:20</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> MAKKAH: Pakistani pilgrim Muhammad Shoaib experienced the true spirit of Islam while performing Hajj rituals last week, he said on Monday, when surrounded by a million people, he was separated from his group. </p> <p> Shoaib, who hails from Islamabad, was traveling to Muzdalifah to spend the night under a starry sky on Friday when he lost himself in the crowd and joined a group of pilgrims from another country.</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/2022/07/11/3329861-1225497375.jpg" width="1300" height="882" alt="" title="Thousands of Muslim pilgrims make their way across the valley of Mina, in western ��������Ƶ, to perform the &quot;stoning of the devil&quot; ritual on July 9, 2022. (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/hajj-2022-special-coverage">Hajj 2022 - Special Coverage</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="/Hajj2022">Hajj 2022</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:29:31 +0000 fatimah.amjad 2120426 at