Pakistan has topped the list of countries at the highest risk of experiencing new mass killings, according to a new report by a US think-tank, Early Warning Project.
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Friday directed his party leaders to "Please ensure there is no criticism of the new Chief and Army Staff."
The statement comes days after PTI chairman Imran Khan announced plans to "quit the corrupt system and leave all the assemblies". However, the PTI has yet to announce a date for the dissolution of assemblies in Punjab and KP, where the PTI is in power.
This comes a day after General Asim Munir took over the command from outgoing Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Marking an end to his six-year tenure as the most powerful person in the country, Bajwa passed the baton of command to Lt Gen Munir at a ceremony held at the
The development comes after the Election Commission of Pakistan in October disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan under Article 63 (1)(p) in the Toshakhana case and ruled that he is no longer a member of the National Assembly. ECP announced that Imran Khan's National As
Munir, who was to retire on November 27, two days before Bajwa completed an extended tenure of almost six years, was among six generals in the race for the top post -- a cause for much uncertainty and speculation till this week.
According to the report, the discussions at the PML-N's parliamentary party meeting centered on whether it shoud work to break the alliance between the PTI and Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam to pre-empt the bid by the Imran Khan-led party to dissolve the National Assembly, thus paving t
The hype and hoopla created over the appointment of Pakistan's new army chief came to rest after General Asim Munir and General Sahir Shamshad Mirza were notified as the next chief of army staff (COAS) and chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) respectively on November 24.
A case was registered statement from Hasnain at the Garden Town police station, the report said, adding that in the FIR, Hasnain said he was returning home after duty when five people on 2 bikes abducted him and took him to their flat.