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☆ Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Convicted in Corruption Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Saeed Shah | Waqar Gillani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Bombing in Pakistan Kills at Least 40
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Saeed Shah | Safdar Dawar | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Rescue Crews Race Against Time to Locate Missing Titanic Submersible
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Saeed Shah | Joanna Sugden | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Who Are the Five People Aboard the Missing Titanic Tourist Submersible? What We Know So Far
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Saeed Shah | Joanna Sugden | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The search involving aircraft and surface vessels was intensifying in an area about 900 miles off Cape Cod, Mass., in water about 13,000 feet deep, to find the craft. An undated photo of the Titan. OceanGate/Abaca Press/Zuma Press

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☆ Pakistan’s Military Tightens Grip With Broad Clampdown on Opposition, Media
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Saeed Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Former Pakistan Leader Imran Khan Says Country Is Under ‘Undeclared Martial Law’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Gordon Fairclough | Saeed Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Pakistan Seeks to Extend Imran Khan’s Detention
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Saeed Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Mr. Khan’s party has called for more protests. Photo: PPI/Zuma PressISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared before a judge Wednesday, officials said, after his arrest on corruption charges this week triggered violent protests and government calls for the army to deploy. Authorities are seeking to extend Mr. Khan’s detention on corruption charges and said Wednesday’s hearing took place at a police compound on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad to avoid further clashes.

☆ Former Pakistan Leader Imran Khan’s Arrest Sparks Protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Saeed Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, was arrested in Islamabad on corruption charges, officials said. Photo: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty ImagesISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges sparked demonstrations Tuesday, in an escalation of the confrontation between the popular opposition politician and the country’s civilian and military leaders. Protests by Mr. Khan’s supporters erupted in towns across the country, as demonstrators clashed with police, blocking roads amid dozens of arrests. The authorities partially restricted access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, according to digital rights groups, in an apparent attempt to quell videos of the protests and hinder their organizers.

☆ Taliban Prove to Be Formidable Tax Collectors, Putting Squeeze on Afghans
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Saeed Shah | Photographs Elise Blanchard For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KABUL—For decades, most businesses in Kabul’s busy Mandawi market got by without paying their taxes. That changed when the Taliban swept to power. Now every shop is ponying up, said Haji Hafeezullah Ismati, who sells fur hats in the market. For some of them, the added cost has proven untenable. A friend and fellow shopkeeper recently closed his business and now drives a taxi, Mr. Ismati said.

☆ Taliban Bans Women From Working at U.N., Putting Afghan Aid at Risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Saeed Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Taliban, an Islamist fundamentalist group that rules Afghanistan, has increasingly excluded women and girls in education and employment. The Taliban has further tightened restrictions on Afghan women by banning them from working for the United Nations, putting at risk the agency’s multibillion-dollar aid program in Afghanistan. The U.N. warned Tuesday of “serious concern” after its female Afghan staff were prevented by the authorities from entering their offices in the eastern province of Nangarhar. Working for the U.N. was one of the last avenues of employment left for women in Afghanistan.

☆ Taliban Leader Faces Blowback Over Girls’ School Ban—From His Own Movement
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Saeed Shah | Photographs Elise Blanchard For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KABUL—A year ago, the Taliban’s supreme leader revived the Taliban’s signature policy from the 1990s and banned girls from attending secondary school. Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada is discovering that it is one thing to issue a fiat, and quite another to enforce it in an Afghanistan that has changed dramatically since the Taliban last ruled. The reclusive leader is coming under intense pressure even from within his own movement to reverse it, a clash that is spilling into the open as the new school year begins this week.

☆ Pakistan, IMF Inch Toward Deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Saeed Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The International Monetary Fund said progress had been made in talks with Pakistan over restarting a stalled bailout, but the two sides hadn’t reached an agreement, which is seen as vital to preventing the country from defaulting. The IMF ended a 10-day visit to the country for negotiations on Friday. The two sides said talks would continue virtually.

☆ Pervez Musharraf, Ex-Pakistani Leader and Key U.S. Ally, Dies at 79
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Saeed Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Pervez Musharraf , the military ruler who emerged as a key U.S. ally in the wake of the September 11 attacks, has died at 79, according to Pakistan’s military. Mr. Musharraf, a retired general, had been battling a longtime illness in Dubai, where he lived in exile, according to his family.

☆ Pakistan Suicide Bombing Death Toll Rises to at Least 100
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Saeed Shah | Waqar Gillani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The death toll in a suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan climbed to at least 100 on Tuesday as rescuers pulled bodies out of the rubble of a mosque hit by one of the country’s deadliest terrorist attacks. Emergency crews worked through the night to pull the dead and injured from the debris of the mosque in a large police compound in the city of Peshawar. The compound included police offices and housing.

☆ Pakistan Suicide Bombing Death Toll Rises to At Least 95
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Saeed Shah | Waqar Gillani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The death toll in a suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan climbed to at least 95 on Tuesday as rescuers pulled bodies out of the rubble of a mosque hit by one of the country’s deadliest terrorist attacks. Emergency crews worked through the night to pull the dead and injured from the debris of the mosque in a large police compound in the city of Peshawar. The compound included police offices and housing, and many of those killed were police. More than 220 people were injured, officials said Tuesday.

☆ Pakistan Bombing at Mosque Kills at Least 59
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Saeed Shah | Waqar Gillani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—At least 59 people were killed by a suspected suicide bombing at a mosque within a police compound in northwestern Pakistan, authorities said. The blast took place at a mosque located in a high security zone in the city of Peshawar on Monday, in a crowd of worshippers gathered for lunchtime prayers, causing part of the structure to collapse. Authorities said most of those killed were police and estimated that more than 160 people were injured.

☆ Pakistan Bombing at Mosque Kills at Least 44
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Saeed Shah | Waqar Gillani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—At least 44 people were killed by a suspected suicide bombing at a mosque within a police compound in northwestern Pakistan, authorities said. The blast took place at a mosque located at the compound in the city of Peshawar on Monday, causing part of the structure to collapse. Authorities said most of those killed were police and estimated that more than 160 people were injured.

☆ Pakistan Bombing at Police Compound Kills at Least 28
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Saeed Shah | Waqar Gillani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—At least 28 people were killed by a blast at a police compound in northwestern Pakistan that authorities said they suspected was a suicide bombing. The blast took place at a mosque located at the compound in the city of Peshawar on Monday, causing part of the structure to collapse. Authorities said most of those killed were police and estimated that about 150 people were injured.

☆ Pakistan Works to Revive IMF Bailout
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Saeed Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Pakistan says some 33 million people were affected by devastating flooding over the summer. ISLAMABAD—Pakistan held talks Monday with the International Monetary Fund in an effort to restart a stalled bailout program, as economists warn that the country is in danger of defaulting on its foreign debt. Foreign currency reserves have shrunk to critical levels, enough to cover only about three weeks’ worth of imports, according to financial analysts. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that he had pleaded to the IMF to pause what he called harsh conditions to its loan.

☆ Aid Groups Pause Work in Afghanistan After Nation’s Women Are Banned
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Saeed Shah | Esmatullah Kohsar | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KABUL—Aid groups that provide critical humanitarian assistance to millions of Afghans began suspending operations in the country Sunday in response to the weekend decision by the Taliban to ban women from working in most aid organizations. The majority of Afghans—some 28 million people—are dependent on international aid, according to the United Nations. It is now unclear whether that aid can continue after the country’s hard-line Taliban leadership said Saturday that women would no longer be allowed to work for nongovernmental organizations.

☆ Pakistan Curbs Imports as It Struggles to Convince IMF of Economic Plans
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Saeed Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Pakistan is restricting imports and trying to get an International Monetary Fund bailout back on track, as it struggles to find dollars to pay a mountain of foreign debt. The country disclosed this week that its foreign-exchange reserves have dwindled to the lowest level in nearly four years, with only enough to cover about six weeks of imports.

☆ Pakistan Taliban Attacks Police After Calling Off Cease-Fire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Saeed Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—An attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least four people Wednesday, just two days after the group announced the end of a shaky cease-fire. An explosion hit a truck carrying policemen on their way to be deployed as security for polio vaccinators, outside the western city of Quetta. The Civil Hospital in Quetta said that it received four dead and 29 injured.

☆ Pakistan Chooses New Army Chief Amid Confrontation With Imran Khan
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Saeed Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Lt. Gen. Asim Munir will be Pakistan’s next chief of army staff, a position widely considered to be the country’s most powerful office. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—A general who was removed from leadership of Pakistan’s spy agency by former Prime Minister Imran Khan will take over as the country’s next army chief. Lt. Gen. Asim Munir will succeed Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa , who will retire next week, the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Thursday. The chief of army staff position is widely thought to be the most powerful office in a country that has seen multiple coups, and where the military exerts massive influence over the government and policy even when not formally in power.

☆ China Is Investing Billions in Pakistan. Its Workers There Are Under Attack.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Saeed Shah | Chun Han Wong | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KARACHI, Pakistan—In April, a Pakistani mother of two blew herself up outside the gate of Karachi University’s Chinese language and culture institute, incinerating a minibus and killing three Chinese teachers and a Pakistani driver. The attack—one of a growing number targeting Chinese nationals working abroad in Asia and Africa—was a sign of China’s deepening challenges as it pours money into the developing world with the aim of extending its influence.

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