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No Krishna Nagar in Lahore? Pakistan pauses heritage renaming plan after outrage by extremist elements

Pakistan's Punjab government has reportedly backtracked on restoring pre-Partition Hindu and Sikh-era street names in Lahore. Following criticism from extremist groups and social media, the administration has deferred the decision. The Lahore Heritage Areas Revival committee had previously approved the proposal, aiming to preserve the city's historical identity.

The Times of India

Ram Gali in Lahore! Why Pakistan is renaming places to Hindu and Sikh names like Krishan Nagar and Sant Nagar

Pakistan Lahore name change: Pakistan’s Punjab government has approved a plan to restore several pre-Partition street and locality names in Lahore, reviving names linked to the city’s Hindu, Sikh, and Jain heritage. The move, backed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has reignited conversations around Lahore’s lost cultural identity, Partition…

The Economic Times

Pakistan revives pre-partition names in Lahore; Islampura now Krishan Nagar

Several historic streets and roads in Lahore are set to regain their pre-Partition names after Pakistan's Punjab government approved a plan to revive the city's pre-Partition heritage.

The Times of India

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Ghosts of the past: Why Pakistan is in perpetual crisis

Pakistan’s crises rarely come as surprises anymore. A bombing, political upheaval, economic scare or diplomatic rupture, each seems sudden, yet for many Pakistanis, the sequence felt uncomfortably routine.

The Times of India

Beyond Brotherhood: Why the new Saudi-Pakistan pact matters

The Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement was signed in Riyadh by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week. The pact pledges that an attack on either country will be treated as an act of aggression against both. This is not…

Newslaundry

Can China make Pakistan and the Taliban friends again?

As China pushes to expand the CPEC, Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions continue to cast a shadow over trilateral diplomacy.

Al Jazeera

‘No guardrails’: How India-Pakistan combat obliterated old red lines

From missiles targeting broad swaths of territory to water as a weapon, the threshold for the next war has been lowered.

Al Jazeera

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As Pakistan chokes on smog, is the government doing enough?

Authorities in the worst-hit Punjab province launch mobile clinics and shut schools amid record pollution levels.

Al Jazeera

‘Climate diplomacy’: Can smog bring India and Pakistan together?

Pakistan Punjab’s chief minister wants to start a dialogue with her Indian counterpart for a joint effort against smog.

Al Jazeera

Will India-Pakistan rivalry hurt Russia-China led SCO grouping?

Pakistan has invited Indian PM Narendra Modi to the upcoming SCO summit in Islamabad. Modi is unlikely to attend.

Al Jazeera

India Marks Last Pakistan Conflict At Himalayan Frontier

Indian soldiers and top brass gathered Friday in the remote Himalayan foothills to commemorate a battle fondly remembered among compatriots for imposing a humiliating military defeat on arch-rival Pakistan.

International Business Times

Will India’s Modi break the ice with Pakistan in his third term?

It’s unlikely, say analysts. India has little incentive to seek to improve ties with Pakistan at the moment.

Al Jazeera

Wikipedia war: Fierce row erupts over Israel’s deadly Nuseirat assault

Rescue operation or massacre? Wikipedia editors clash over the recent Israeli raid in the central Gaza refugee camp.

Al Jazeera

Impact on Amarnath yatra, assembly poll plan: J&K attacks pose early test for Modi 3.0, opposition

“Anything can happen.” In Jammu and Kashmir, this is how most people frame the uncertainty that surrounds their lives. If the peaceful conduct of elections with no calls for boycott and the highest turnouts in four decades was seen as the turning of a corner in the former state, a…

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Sharif’s Beijing trip: Can China-Pakistan Economic Corridor be revived?

The $62bn project, meant to resurrect Pakistan’s economy, has struggled amid attacks on Chinese workers.

Dynamite News

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif files plea for acquittal in Toshakhana case

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo on Tuesday filed a plea in an accountability court for acquittal in the Toshakhana case. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Panama Papers: trial begins of 27 Mossack Fonseca employees

Law firm’s founders among those to face money laundering charges after leak of 11.5m files in 2016

International Business Times

Pakistan PM Appoints Cabinet Tasked With Ending Economic Crisis

Pakistan's 19 new ministers took their oath of office Monday, after an election marred by allegations of vote rigging.

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Al Jazeera

‘Most vexing’ test: Can Pakistan’s Sharifs revive talks with India’s Modi?

Analysts say India’s 2024 election will need to pass first. But a long history between the Sharifs and Modi offers hope

Al Jazeera

Army brat to ‘anti-establishment’ face: Who is Pakistan’s Omar Ayub Khan?

His grandfather led Pakistan’s first military coup. Is PTI’s Omar Ayub Khan the democracy champion his country needs?

Al Jazeera

Long wait for families of PTI leaders jailed over 2023 protests in Pakistan

Serving and ex-parliamentarians languish in jail for alleged violence during deadly protests after Imran Khan’s arrest.

The Guardian - UK

Shehbaz Sharif elected as prime minister of Pakistan

Nominated candidate of eight-party coalition takes office after gathering of national assembly

International Business Times

Shehbaz Sharif Voted In As Pakistan's Prime Minister For Second Time

Shehbaz Sharif was voted in on Sunday as Pakistan's prime minister for a second time, presiding over a shaky alliance that has shut out followers of jailed opposition leader Imran Khan.

International Business Times

Shehbaz Sharif: Pakistan's Compromise Candidate Prime Minister

Shehbaz Sharif, set to be named Pakistan's prime minister for a second time on Sunday, has stepped to the fore as a compromise candidate suited to turbulent times.

Al Jazeera

Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan PM for second term after controversial vote

Sharif returns to the role he held until August last year when parliament was dissolved ahead of February 8 election.

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