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Pakistan govt and judiciary in new standoff amid economic turmoil

Pakistan's parliament on Thursday ruled against providing funds for provincial snap polls ordered by the Supreme Court, creating new discord between the judiciary and government amid months of political and economic turmoil.

Reuters

Imran Khan says Pakistan will struggle to break out of cycle of debt repayments - FT

Pakistan will struggle to break out of a cycle of ongoing debt repayments without reform, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan told the Financial Times in an interview.

Reuters

4 firefighters die in garment factory blaze in Pakistan

Officials say four firefighters have died and nearly a dozen others were injured after a massive fire broke out in a garment factory in the southern Pakistan port city of Karachi

The Independent UK

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Man, 74, extradited from Pakistan and charged with murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky

Piran Ditta Khan, arrested in Pakistan in 2020, is accused of killing police officer in Bradford in 2005

The Guardian - UK

Man, 74, extradited from Pakistan over ‘murder’ of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in 2005

Piran Ditta Khan was brought back to the UK on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Man, 74, extradited from Pakistan over ‘murder’ of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in 2005 - OLD

Piran Ditta Khan was brought back to the UK on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

74-year-old extradited from Pakistan and charged with the 2005 murder of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford

A 74-year-old man has been extradited from Pakistan and charged with the murder of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford in 2005, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

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'Forget Security': Javed Miandad makes insensitive remarks on India's refusal to tour Pakistan

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain and batting legend Javed Miandad made insensitive remarks on the issue of India's refusal to travel to Pakistan for the upcoming Asia Cup tournament citing security reasons.

The Times of India

Taliban aim to boost Afghan security forces, anti-aircraft capacity -army chief

Defence has received the largest share of funds in Afghanistan's budget as the Taliban government aims to boost forces by a third and build anti-aircraft missile capacity, the army chief told Reuters in a rare interview to foreign media.

Reuters

HRW slams Pakistan for ‘forcibly evicting’ thousands of farmers

The rights group raises concerns over the $7bn Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project near Lahore city.

Al Jazeera

IMF slashes cash-strapped Pakistan's growth outlook to 0.5%

The International Monetary Fund has slashed the growth outlook for cash-strapped Pakistan, forecasting the South Asian country’s fragile economy will grow just 0.5% this year, down from 6% in 2022

The Independent UK

Pakistan criticises India’s move to host G20 meeting in Srinagar

India assumed the presidency of the G20, an economic bloc comprised of 19 countries and the European Union, in December.

Al Jazeera

Australian man’s jail sentence for writing critical letter to Pakistan military a ‘torment’ for family

Family of Hasan Askree, 53, who was jailed for five years in 2020, say case is a grave miscarriage of justice

The Guardian - AU

Court in Pakistan-held Kashmir removes Imran Khan's protégé

A top court in the Pakistani-administered section of Kashmir has removed the protégé of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and head of the local government from office

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Pakistan administered Kashmir's PM sacked by court in contempt case - reports

Pakistan administered Kashmir's prime minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas was sacked from his office by a court on Tuesday in a contempt case, multiple local TV channels reported.

Reuters

Pakistan condemns India's decision to hold G20 meetings in Kashmir

Pakistan on Tuesday condemned India's decision to hold Group of 20 meetings in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir next month, calling the move "irresponsible".

Al Jazeera

Pakistan election panel seeks change in law guiding its powers

In letter to parliament, ECP says ‘judicial overbearing’ has ‘diluted writ’ of panel in holding free and fair elections.

The Independent UK

Bomb targeting Pakistani police in SW kills 4, wounds 15

A government spokesman says a roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle in volatile southwestern Pakistan has killed at least four people and wounded 15 others

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Al Jazeera

Deadly blasts target police officials in Pakistan’s Quetta

Civilians among those killed after two bombs hours apart targeted police vehicles in Pakistan.

Al Jazeera

Where does Pakistan find itself year after Imran Khan lost power?

Ex-PM’s message of resistance, victimhood has caught people’s imaginations, revealed deep schisms in state institutions.

Reuters

Pakistan's finance minister opposes provincial snap polls mandated by court

Provincial snap elections are not in the national interest of Pakistan given its economic turmoil and security situation, the country's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

I stopped relying on other people to make plans – as a woman in Pakistan, that’s no small thing

My new independence has been met with everything from curiosity to awkward laughter, says freelance journalist Anmol Irfan

Al Jazeera

How death and despair haunt Pakistan’s Christian minority

Pakistan’s Christians have long been marginalised and pushed into sewer cleaning work. Now, some are fighting back.

Dynamite News

Pakistan Cricket appoints interim head coach for series against New Zealand

Pakistan Cricket announced their coaching staff for their upcoming home white ball series against New Zealand. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Public demands more help for Afghan heroes as mass rejections under discredited schemes revealed

Exclusive: Five times as many people rejected for Afghan resettlement scheme as are accepted

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