Pakistan to ban Imran Khan's party, information minister says
Pakistan will ban former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, the country's information minister said on Monday (July 15).
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Key Pakistani Islamist party begins sit-in to protest increase in electricity bills
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of a key Islamist party began a sit-in protest in the garrison city of Rawalpindi late Friday after authorities detained dozens to prevent them from holding the rally in Pakistan’s neighboring capital, citing security reasons, officials said.
UN-backed independent experts urge Pakistan to end discrimination, violence against minority Ahmadis
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed independent experts expressed grave concern on Thursday about increased discrimination and violence against the minority Ahmadi community in Pakistan and urged authorities to ensure their protection.
Pakistan’s great fall: How former hockey giant failed Olympics test, again
What caused the downfall of one of the world’s most successful hockey-playing nations, and does it have a plan to reclaim its lost glory?
Bangladesh partially restores telecommunication services as protests taper off
DHAKA — Bangladesh partially restored telecommunication services on Wednesday (July 24) although internet connection was slow and social media remained suspended, days after deadly protests against reservations for government jobs killed almost 150 people.
When Pakistan Tightened a Border, Thousands of Lives Were Upended
For most of Abdul Manan’s life, the border dividing Afghanistan and Pakistan was little more than a line on a map. Like generations of men before him, Mr. Manan, 55, commuted every day from his mud-brick home on the Pakistan side to the wheat field his family had cultivated for decades in Afghanistan. His four sons crossed the border with him, transporting electronics and groceries from markets on one side to homes on the other.
Pakistan police raid former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party office and arrest its spokesman
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s police raided the imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party office in Islamabad on Monday and arrested its spokesman for carrying out anti-state propaganda, the Interior Ministry said.