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Pakistan's opposition parties to launch nationwide protests, long march against inflation

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), a multi-party opposition alliance, has announced its decision to launch protests across the country and a long march towards Islamabad against inflation and Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government's "anti-people" policies

Higher GDP growth to hurt Pakistan's economy, says PM adviser

Gross domestic product growth of over six percent would hurt Pakistan’s economy, said Shaukat Tareen, a special adviser on finance to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan

Improve human rights condition to continue GSP plus status, EU delegation tells Pakistan

A European parliamentary delegation during its visit to Pakistan has raised concern over the situation of human rights in the country and asked it to strengthen the measures for continuing its Generalized Preferential System Plus (GSP-Plus) status under which Pakistan exports get preferential access to the European Market

Government, Pakistan Taliban to announce temporary truce: Report

The Pakistan government has reportedly reached an understanding with the banned militant group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), commonly known as the Pakistan Taliban, to announce a temporary ceasefire in a move that could pave the way for broader peace talks, ending the two-decade-long militancy in its northwestern region, reported Dawn

Pakistan's exports record 17% growth in October amid yawning trade deficit

In what is the highest increase for a month, Pakistan’s exports in October registered a growth of 17 percent, touching $2.471 billion against $2.104 billion in the same month last year

Weakening state grip: Pakistan government buckles under Islamists’ pressure

The Pakistan government signed an agreement with the banned Islamist group TLP  to end the violent agitation that stretched for almost ten days and cost the lives of seven policemen even as protestors threatened to storm the capital Islamabad

General’s son sentenced to five years in prison for criticizing Pakistan Army Chief Bajwa’s extension

A military court in Pakistan has sentenced the son of a retired major general of the Pakistan Army to five years in prison on charges of treason

Pakistan’s policy of appeasing Islamists boomerangs; four policemen die in clashes with TLP

At least six people, including four policemen, died and over 200 were injured in clashes with the cadre of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik (Pakistan), a radical Islamist group demanding the expulsion of the French envoy, in Pakistan as the government dithers between talking and taking actions against the group

Ban on TikTok violates constitutional rights, says High Court in Pakistan

The ban on TikTok, a popular short video sharing application, violates basic constitutional rights, observed Pakistan’s Islamabad High Court while hearing a petition challenging the government’s move to ban the application

Pakistan government under pressure as Islamists march towards capital

Thousands of members and supporters of the Tahreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a banned radical Islamist party, sat just outside the entry points of Islamabad, the country’s capital, in an attempt to force the government to accept a range of its demands, including the expulsion of the French ambassado

Opposition parties, Islamists strike Imran Khan's government when it appears weakest politically

Amid the rising inflation and widespread anger against the government in Pakistan, opposition parties, under the banner of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), have hit the streets against the government on Friday, with a range of demands, including early elections

Pakistan opposition alliance to launch nationwide protests on 20 October

The opposition alliance in Pakistan, known as the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), will launch nationwide protests, starting from Wednesday, pressing the government-led Prime Minister Imran Khan for a range of demands, including early general elections

‘Dangerous’ against ‘Islam’, Pakistan politicians oppose bill protecting Hindus and Sikhs from forced conversion

Pakistan lawmakers have rejected an anti-conversion bill, intended to bring relief to its religious minorities like Hindus and Sikhs from forced conversions and marriages, often executed by radical Islamists, terming the bill "unIslamic"

Row over ISI chief appointment: Differences emerge between Pakistan PM and army chief ?

Pakistan's powerful army last week announced the appointment of Lt- General Nadeem Ahmad Anjum as the director-general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the country’s intelligence agency

Abdul Qadeer Khan, father of Pakistan’s nuclear program and a national hero, is dead

Abdul Qadeer Khan, known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, a controversial figure for the international community, has died at age 85 after a long illness