Condemning 'arrest' of Afridi, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said the episode risked increasing mistrust and resentment among provinces & urged its supporters to respond peacefully.
The case is based on an FIR report filed by the NCIA in August 2025, based on their tweets that were critical of human rights violations committed by the Pakistan military.
The decision to ban PTI follows two significant developments: The Supreme Court's ruling declaring it eligible for reserved seats and the overturning of Imran Khan's conviction.
Pakistani commentators and newspaper editorials have rung the alarm bells, telling the military establishment to 'respect the mandate'. It seems there is little chance of that happening.
In interview to The New Yorker, Khan says Army is only Pakistani institution that is 'intact & can get things done'. But, he blames Gen Bajwa for engineering downfall of his govt.
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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called it 'a sorrowful day for democracy in Pakistan'. This is a moment where you are either with Imran Khan or against him.
Russian crude delivered to India’s west coast is already at a premium of around $2.50 a barrel, while Brent is around $107 a barrel and the UAE’s Murban crude is near $119 a barrel.
India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.
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