PESHAWAR: Jailed ex-PM Imran Khan‘s PTI has distanced itself from a party member’s invitation to India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar to join its protest, asserting that no foreign country has a role in its political struggle.Party chairman Gohar Ali Khan said Saturday that remarks by Muhammad Ali Saif, an adviser on information to the…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan is in a state of turmoil as it witnesses widespread protests by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers as India’s neighbor prepares to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Heads of Government (SCO-CHG) meeting for the first time in Islamabad on October 15 and 16.Supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed…
Supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan reached Islamabad’s iconic D-Chowk late on Saturday, despite the government’s efforts to deter them by deploying a heavy police force and cutting off internet services in the capital. The police’s use of tear gas to stop protesters was largely ineffective as heavy rain in the capital weakened…
Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan‘s ISI will have a new chief in Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik from Sept 30, replacing former PM Imran Khan‘s appointee, Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum, the military’s media wing announced Monday.Inter-Service Public Relations said in a release that the new ISI director general previously served in the Balochistan…
NEW DELHI: India’s all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is close to achieving a rare milestone in Test cricket. In the history of Test cricket, only 10 players have managed to score 3000 runs and take 300 wickets. Jadeja needs just six more wickets to join this elite group. This achievement has been accomplished by only two other…
The chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, on Wednesday, warned Shehbaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) about the consequences of targeting political rivals and criticized the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members during their recent rally, reports news agency ANI citing Geo News.“If the government’s only job is to decide, who should…
NEW DELHI: There has been discussion regarding the intrusion of politics into sports as a result of Pakistan‘s dismal recent results in international cricket. It is argued that nepotism at the top is impeding progress on the field.Last week, following a shocking 0-2 home series loss to Bangladesh, Pakistan dropped to ninth place in the…
NEW DELHI: There has been discussion regarding the intrusion of politics into sports as a result of Pakistan‘s dismal recent results in international cricket. It is argued that nepotism at the top is impeding progress on the field.Last week, following a shocking 0-2 home series loss to Bangladesh, Pakistan dropped to ninth place in the…
NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar‘s performances against Pakistan are legendary and form a crucial part of his illustrious cricketing career. The matches against Pakistan often carried extra weight due to the intense rivalry between the two nations and Tendulkar played some of his most memorable innings against Pakistan across formats.One of those memorable…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has accused the police of opening fire on its supporters during a rally in Islamabad on Sunday, as party members gathered to demand the release of their imprisoned leader and former Prime Minister, Imran Khan.In a social media post, PTI condemned what it called “heavy shelling” on peaceful protesters,…
