With the appointment of first-time senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, as a caretaker premier of Pakistan to oversee the upcoming polls, the government of the neighbouring country has officially transitioned into an interim arrangement that will hold before the national polls likely early next year. The reasons for the new administration — agreed mutually by Prime Minister […]
Tag Archives: Pakistan
10
May
May
The Pakistani military’s history of repeatedly meddling in domestic politics appears to have caught up with it, if the fallout of the arrest of former prime minister (PM) Imran Khan is anything to go by. Mr Khan was detained at a court complex in Islamabad with the help of a paramilitary force led by Pakistan […]
09
May
May
After weeks of dithering, Pakistan’s ruling establishment appears to have finally bitten the bullet. In a dramatic operation, Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog arrested former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan at Islamabad high court. Footage of the arrest showed scores of security personnel in riot-control gear whisking Mr Khan away in a van even as supporters of […]
08
May
May
External affairs minister S Jaishankar’s sharp comments on the closing day of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)’s foreign ministers’ meeting in Goa last week underlined India’s fraying patience with Pakistan and its sponsoring of terror. In a fierce attack, Dr Jaishankar said India will counter and delegitimise cross-border terrorism and call out Pakistan’s backing for […]
02
Apr
Apr
Today is the first working day of the fiscal year 2023-24. The Indian economy, notwithstanding its immediate and long-term challenges, has finished fiscal year 2022-23 on a much better note than most economies. In the neighbourhood, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are facing a severe economic crisis. The Chinese economy was reeling under the disruption of […]