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Why have fresh protests gripped Adiala Jail in Pakistan over Imran Khan?

A late-night protest outside Adiala Jail escalated into a major confrontation after police used water cannons on Imran Khan’s sisters and PTI workers in freezing temperatures. The clash followed repeated refusals by authorities to allow family visits and deepening tensions over Khan’s alleged isolation

‘We are in a state of war’: Pakistan blames Taliban for Islamabad suicide bombing

After a suicide bombing killed 12 people in Islamabad, Pakistan has blamed the Taliban and declared the country is 'in a state of war'.

What being Trump’s man in South Asia means for Pakistan-critic Paul Kapur

S Paul Kapur, 56, is now US President Donald Trump’s point person in South and Central Asia. He will succeed Donald Lu, who was appointed by the previous Biden administration in September 2021. Kapur, the New Delhi-born author, is a fierce critic of Pakistan’s use of Islamist militants as state policy to wage a proxy war against India

Is Pakistan’s military tightening its grip on power with a ‘soft coup’?

Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik, serving Director General of Pakistan’ s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has been appointed National Security Adviser — the first time both roles are held concurrently. He will report directly to Army Chief Gen Asim Munir, bypassing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, marking a significant consolidation of military authority amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions following the Pahalgam attack

Pakistan’s Islamabad on red alert after militants launch attack on key check post

Authorities had shut down all entry and exit points to the so-called ‘Red Zone’ area of the capital for an indefinite period. Notably, the Red Zone hosts important government buildings of the federal government

As Pakistan hosts SCO Summit 2024, 5 things about host city Islamabad

The SCO Summit 2024 presents Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, also the first planned city of the country, an opportunity to showcase its potential of hosting international dialogues while the country witnesses intense political suppression

How SCO Summit, Chinese PM visit has locked down Islamabad for 3 days

Islamabad is on lockdown amid Pakistan holding the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit and the visit of China's Li Qiang — the first by a Chinese premier in 11 years. The government has announced a three-day public holiday in the city with schools and businesses shut and large contingents of police and paramilitary forces deployed

Premier Li inaugurates China-funded Gwadar airport but doesn’t travel to Balochistan

Chinese Premier Li Qiang virtually inaugurated a Beijing-funded airport in Gwadar at a ceremony in Islamabad but did not travel to Balochistan

SCO: A Chinese premier in Islamabad after 11 years, Pakistan deploys Army to secure capital

Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government has put capital Islamabad under strict security lockdown as Chinese Premier Li Qiang landed in the city on Monday ahead of 2024 SCO Summit

Mandate was to acquit former ISI chief: Pak Chief Justice slams probe into 20-day sit-in that paralysed Islamabad

Established in November of last year, the Faizabad Dharna Commission was tasked with looking into the TLP's 20-day sit-in, which caused chaos in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The radical religious group was opposing purported modifications to the oath taken by legislators