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May 4, 2023May 4, 2023Pakistan

Bilawal departs for India, says looking forward to ‘engaging bilaterally’ with SCO member countries

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  Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari departed for Goa on Thursday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. Ahead of his departure, Bilawal — the first foreign minister to head to India in over a decade, said ahead of his departure — said that he was looking forward to “engaging bilaterally”...

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May 4, 2023May 4, 2023Pakistan

IHC warns Imran of bail revocation over the absence

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ISLAMABAD: Pertur­bed by the consistent absence of the PTI chairman, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednes­day directed Imran Khan to appear in person on Thursday (today), else his petition seeking pre-arrest bail in eight cases would be rejected. Mr Khan was scheduled to appear before the two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and...

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May 3, 2023May 3, 2023World

UN chief slams Taliban over curbs on women rights

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DOHA: UN chief Antonio Guterres made a new attack on the Taliban government’s “unprecedented” curbs on Afghan women’s rights on Tuesday as he highlighted international fears over stability in the crisis-stricken state. Meanwhile, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will visit Islamabad at the end of the week for talks with Pakistani and Chinese officials,...

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May 3, 2023May 3, 2023MULTIMEDIA, Pakistan

Threats, attacks against Pakistani journalists jump by more than 60%, reveals Freedom Network annual report

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ISLAMABAD : At least 140 cases of threats and attacks against journalists, media professionals and media organizations were reported in Pakistan between May 2022 and March 2023, according to Freedom Network’s annual Pakistan Press Freedom Report.   The report, which is released in connection with the World Press Freedom Day marked globally on May 3...

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May 3, 2023May 3, 2023Columns

Talks to nowhere

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For once it had appeared that the stalemate could be broken through negotiations. The two sides sat across the table last week to find some middle way to end the impasse. Hopes were raised when the first round ended on a promising note. Both sides reined in their vitriol for a while. The next round was...

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May 3, 2023May 3, 2023Columns

Death and truth

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APRIL 23 marked six months since the death of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya. This week the Pakistan Press Foundation announced the 2023 Press Freedom Award for the journalist posthumously on the eve of World Press Freedom Day. Although Arshad Sharif’s murder is now over six months old, the mystery surrounding his death remains unsolved. According...

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May 2, 2023May 2, 2023World

UN says Taliban envoy can meet Pakistan, China ministers next week

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A UN Security Council committee on Monday agreed to allow the Taliban administration’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to travel to Pakistan from Afghanistan next week to meet with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China, diplomats said. Muttaqi has long been subjected to a travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo under Security Council sanctions. According...

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May 2, 2023May 2, 2023Columns

The invisible problem

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POLITICS in Pakistan is like an Abbas Mastan film (think Race) where twists and turns come faster than an Agatha Christie novel and the end brings so much relief from the edge-of-the-seat moments that no one wants to think of the holes in the plots. The only difference is that no one — just no...