In wake of the gruesome beheading of Safoora Bibi, Humaira Zia Mufti, highlights in a hard-hitting piece how the absence of constructive debate on blasphemy laws has increased incidents of public vigilantism in Pakistan. Such events undermine the country’s international campaign to end Islamophobia.
The Russo-Ukraine world has shaken up the globe in more ways than one and it will never be the same again. A new world order will emerge where the East and the West will have defined lines separating one world from the other, writes Gen Tariq Khan.
Gita Gopinath, IMF's First Deputy Managing Director, said in an interview that the dollar would remain the major global currency but fragmentation at a smaller level is certainly quite possible.
During his historic Islamabad rally, PM Imran Khan made claims that the USA is deliberately trying to de-seat him. He claimed that he has evidence as well. His opponents had dismissed his claims and called it his propaganda to save his government.
A sector-wise distribution showed that the share of agriculture sector in total employment fell down from 38.5 percent to 37.4 percent followed by the services sector which also recorded a decrease of 0.8 percent in the share of total employment in the three years of the PTI government. On the contrary, the share of the industrial sector in total employment grew by 1.7 percent, from 23.7 percent to 25.4 percent.
The TTP are pressuring the government to allow militants to return to their hometowns with impunity after foreign fighters were told by the Afghan Taliban to leave Afghanistan.
Regarding the backlash on social media, Amir Liaquat said that instead of spreading speculations and abusing him on social media, one must think about why he was present at the Sindh House. Will he stand with PM Imran Khan?
Important to note, Federal Minister Ali Zaidi does not hold back from making strong statements on Twitter. On this note, he said if the Opposition succeeds in bringing the no-confidence motion, then it will set a precedent for countries to dislodge other future prime ministers.
A Twitter post by Telenor Pakistan said that “Telenor takes great pride in being a law-abiding and ethical Pakistani citizen. We have reservations regarding the tax demand raised by FBR and have filed an appeal in Islamabad High Court, for which a ruling is awaited”.
PM Imran Khan was expected to address the nation on Wednesday which was delayed due to unknown reasons. He, however, will address the nation today. This would be his second direct official engagement with the people of Pakistan since the historic rally last week.
Fleming said Putin had underestimated the Ukraine resistance, the strength of the international coalition against him, and the impact of economic sanctions.
MQM-P, a key ally of the PTI-led coalition government, formally announced that it was joining the Opposition ahead of the no-confidence motion against PM Khan. Needless to say, the public has not taken kindly to MQM-P's decision.
