Asad Hashim
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Past articles by Asad:
India, Pakistan take a similar diplomatic path on Russia-Ukraine
India and Pakistan have both stressed the importance of Russia and Ukraine de-escalating hostilities. → Read More
2022 Pakistan polio vaccinations key to eradication goal: Gates
Pakistan and Afghanistan are the last countries where polio remains endemic. → Read More
Pakistan, Afghanistan pledge coordination on border crossings
Both sides reaffirm commitment to longstanding regional connectivity programmes and a natural gas pipeline project. → Read More
Pakistan: Deadly bomb blast targets Lahore’s shopping district
At least two people reported to have been killed and 26 injured in the incident. → Read More
Pakistan places new restrictions amid rise in COVID cases
The restrictions include a ban on indoor gatherings and any indoor dining at restaurants starting Thursday. → Read More
Pakistani court sentences woman to death for WhatsApp ‘blasphemy’
Muslim woman convicted for sharing images deemed to be insulting to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and one of his wives. → Read More
Policeman killed in shoot-out at checkpoint in Pakistani capital
The Pakistani Taliban armed group has claimed responsibility for the targeted attack in Islamabad. → Read More
HRW slams Pakistan over dissent crackdown, alleged rights abuses
Pakistan has come under fire from rights groups within and outside country since Imran Khan came to power in 2018. → Read More
Senior Pakistani Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan: Official
Khalid Balti, former spokesperson for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, has been killed in Nangarhar province. → Read More
Pakistan sets up committee to investigate Murree tourists deaths
The committee has a week to determine responsibility after at least 21 people died in freezing temperatures. → Read More
Pakistan confirms first case of Omicron COVID variant
The WHO says the Omicron variant has been detected in at least 63 countries around the world. → Read More
Pakistani Taliban ends ceasefire, future of peace talks uncertain
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group unilaterally announces end to month-long ceasefire with the Pakistani government. → Read More
Amnesty urges Pakistan to end ‘abhorrent’ enforced disappearances
Human rights group calls for Pakistani authorities to end the use of enforced disappearances as a tool of state policy. → Read More
Pakistan frees far-right TLP chief after deal following protests
Saad Rizvi released in Lahore after weeks of negotiations that followed deadly protests in the Muslim-majority country. → Read More
Pakistan releases hundreds of TLP activists as protest continues
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan members released as protest by far-right group demanding chief’s release enters fourth day. → Read More
Six Pakistani security personnel killed in separate attacks
Three separate attacks, including two raids on security posts, take place in the country’s western provinces. → Read More
TV journalist killed in targeted attack in southern Pakistan
Baloch separatist group claims responsibility for attack on the journalist’s vehicle using a magnetic explosive device. → Read More
India, Pakistan should not change Kashmir status: UNGA president
UNGA president says the two nations should ‘refrain’ from taking steps that would alter the disputed territory’s status. → Read More
Pakistani journalist assaulted in latest press freedom attack
Asad Ali Toor was beaten after three armed men broke into his apartment and questioned him on his sources of ‘funding’. → Read More
Pakistan marks ‘Palestine Day’ as FM accused of anti-Semitism
Pro-Palestinian protests attended by hundreds were held in Karachi, Lahore and other big Pakistani cities. → Read More