Pakistan home-grown monster Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is haunting Islamabad as it called off a shaky ceasefire with the government and ordered fighters to stage attacks across the country.
Mohsin Dawar was denied permission to leave the country, said a report, adding that he was stopped at the Islamabad International Airport as he was leaving for Tajikistan to attend the 'Herat Security Dialogue'.
Islamabad's foreign exchange crisis has worsened as reserves have been depleted to a critical low of USD 8 billion, compared to over USD 20 billion in August 2021, undermining the country's ability to make international payments.
The State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) decision to hike its key policy rate by 100 basis points to a 24-year high of 16 per cent has created a new problem for Islamabad as it has to pay a heavy price for borrowing after the rate hike.
Islamabad is facing an emerging security situation in border provinces and an assertive Taliban, which is unwilling to accept any 'one-sided' change in the status quo ante on the Durand Line issue.
The New Democratic People's Front, a political party, held a protest outside the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo and remembered the victims of 26/11 Mumbai attack, asking Islamabad to take steps to end terrorism.
Former White House official, Lisa Curtis said that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's return to power, or not, will not have much impact on the future of Washington-Islamabad relations as such decisions in the South Asian nation are taken by the army chief, not the Prime Minister.
An Islamabad district and sessions court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a Toshakhana reference against former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan till December 8, Dawn reported.
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson traveled to Islamabad over the weekend to spearhead efforts to end, due to security concerns, unchecked migration to the EU.
Led by Muqeet Ahsen, an official from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, a 147-member delegation from Islamabad arrived in New Delhi on November 7. They will conclude their visit on November 13.