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Pakistan court jails former ISI chief Faiz Hamid for 14 years in rare military rebuke

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A military court in Pakistan jailed former spy chief Faiz Hamid for 14 years on four charges including interference in politics, the army said on Thursday, in a rare

12 killed in blast at Pakistan’s Islamabad district court

A senior Islamabad police official confirmed 12 deaths in the G-11 court blast, Dawn reported. The cause of the explosion remains unknown as investigations continue.

Chaos in Lahore as anti-Israel protest turns violent; 4 killed in far-Right TLP’s clash with cops

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif called TLP protest 'insult to religion’. Clashes occurred even as Pakistan PM Sharif is in Egypt to attend signing of Trump-brokered Gaza peace plan.

Afghanistan says it killed 58 Pakistan soldiers in ‘retaliation’, warns firm response to future ‘violation’

Clashes mark one of most serious escalations between 2 countries since Taliban takeover, with Afghanistan accusing Pakistan of violating its sovereignty through airstrikes.

Pakistan on brink of chaos amid clashes over hardline party’s bid to march to US embassy

Internet suspended in Islamabad, clashes between security forces and Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan engulf Lahore after TLP's call for march to Islamabad in protest of Israel action in Gaza.

Thousands protest in Karachi against ‘genocide in Gaza,’ urge Pakistan to reject Israel ties

The rally, organised by Jamaat-i-Islami, marched along Sharea Faisal carrying Palestinian flags and urged the government not to endorse any proposal, including Abraham Accords.

IMF seeks clarity from Pakistan on $11-billion worth discrepancies in its import data

Pakistan is currently receiving assistance from at least two IMF programmes, one of which was approved right after Operation Sindoor in May.

Pakistani journalists announce nationwide ‘Black Day’ after police assault at Islamabad press club

According to Pakistani media reports, the Lawyers Community of POJK were staging a peaceful protest at the press club when the police attacked them.

Pakistan’s SC grants bail to jailed ex-PM Imran Khan in eight May 9 riot cases

Despite the relief, Khan's release is unlikely soon. He has been in prison since 2023, serving a sentence in a case related to state gifts, and is also serving a sentence in the 190 million pound Al-Qadir Trust case

Pakistan Journalists’ Union slams cases against 4 female reporters under cybercrime law

The PFUJ has criticised the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, arguing that it can serve as a mechanism to pressure the media and suppress free speech.

On Camera

The killing of a Minnesota woman by ICE agent has awoken the ‘tech Left’

‘We all bear a collective responsibility to speak up and not be silent when we see things like the events of the last week,’ Jeff Dean, chief scientist at Google, wrote on X.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.