Adnan Aamir
Nikkei Asian Review
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Pakistan rape case turns harsh spotlight on misogyny, justice system
ISLAMABAD -- A rape case in Islamabad and the killing of the alleged assailants by the police have provoked renewed scrutiny of the rights of Pakistan → Read More
Pakistan brain drain accelerates in latest threat to ailing economy
ISLAMABAD -- Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis are leaving for jobs abroad amid the country's financial and security woes -- a brain drain that thre → Read More
Pakistan's Belt and Road hub Gwadar hit by protest clampdown
Tensions risk damaging town's prospects as Chinese investment destination → Read More
Gwadar protest leader warns Chinese to leave key Belt and Road port
ISLAMABAD -- A protest leader in the Pakistani port town of Gwadar, a key hub for China's Belt and Road Initiative, has warned Chinese citizens to lea → Read More
Pakistan-Afghanistan ties fray as Taliban forces shell civilians
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's relations with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan are deteriorating fast, after deadly attacks by Kabul's forces in a disputed border a → Read More
Pakistan nominates next army chief as incumbent blasts Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday nominated Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir as the next chief of army staff, shortly after the → Read More
Pakistan winter gas crunch threatens to chill economy, stoke unrest
Cash-strapped country looks for answers as leaks waste precious supplies → Read More
Pakistan ex-PM Khan starts march to capital, pressuring government
Experts say ousted leader will remain a 'thorn' even if bid for early election fails → Read More
Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan disqualified from public office
PTI party calls for protests over election body's ruling in state gifts case → Read More
PTI Senator Saifullah Nyazee taken into 'protective custody'
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency took PTI Senator Saifullah Nyazee into protective custody, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah confirmed in a press conference Friday, shortly after PTI... → Read More
Pakistan's IMF loan shows few signs of stopping economic slide
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan faces growing doubts that its International Monetary Fund bailout will spark an economic turnaround, leading some experts to cal → Read More
Pakistan insurgents behind China attacks threaten Barrick Gold mine
ISLAMABAD -- A Canadian gold giant's planned foray into Pakistan's restive southwest is shaping up to be a litmus test for the government's ability to → Read More
Pakistan PM in tight spot after court forces Punjab power transfer
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's ruling coalition is on shakier ground after a week in which the country's top court forced it to hand power in Punjab, the country's most populous province, over to the opposition led by ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan. → Read More
Pakistan's IMF deal offers economic pain relief but no panacea
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan stepped away from the brink of bankruptcy by striking a deal with the International Monetary Fund to resume a $6 billion loan program this month. But experts warn that there is much more work to do, and that political instability poses a major obstacle to a true economic revival. → Read More
Pakistan arrests Karachi bombing suspect as China urges more action
ISLAMABAD -- Authorities in Pakistan say they have arrested a key orchestrator of the suicide attack that killed three Chinese teachers at Karachi University in April, while Beijing signaled on Wednesday that it appreciates the "positive efforts" but still expects more to be done to protect its people and interests. → Read More
Pakistan blackouts choke economy as China power plants go unpaid
ISLAMABAD -- Electricity outages are disrupting life and business in Pakistan as the cash-strapped government struggles to compensate Chinese power su → Read More
Pakistan to unveil budget in political tinderbox: 5 things to know
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's government is poised to unveil its budget for fiscal 2022-23 on Friday as a political crisis swirls, power runs short and infl → Read More
Pakistan's erosion of press freedom poses challenge for PM Sharif
ISLAMABAD -- A decline in Pakistan's press freedom ranking has highlighted looming threats to its democracy and focused attention on whether the new government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will reverse the tide. → Read More
Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif elected PM as Khan's party boycotts vote
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's National Assembly on Monday elected Shehbaz Sharif to serve as prime minister, capping a stunning political reversal after Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote over the weekend. → Read More
Pakistan's Imran Khan loses no-confidence vote
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani leader Imran Khan on Saturday lost a no-confidence vote he had nearly avoided by blaming a U.S. conspiracy, opening the door for a change of government in the nuclear-armed nation of 220 million. → Read More