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Topic: Pakistan

Pakistan is a South Asian country and western neighbour of India. It was created in 1947 after being partitioned from India during independence. Founded as a Muslim-majority state, its early years were shaped by leaders like Muhammad Ali Jinnah, its founding father and first Governor-General, and Liaquat Ali Khan, its first Prime Minister.

The country has experienced periods of military rule, political instability, and economic challenges. Currently, Pakistan faces severe economic stress, marked by high inflation and external debt.

With India, although it shares a common past, and the water of the Indus and tributaries, it shares strained relations over longstanding border disputes. Pakistan has fought three wars with India, with border tensions persisting over Kashmir and historical grievances, including the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, further straining relations.

Pakistan’s need for $1 billion IMF loan is dire. The poor are risking lives for flour, oil

Rafia Zakaria -
Such is the curse of hunger that even endangering one’s life in the quest for wheat flour seems a necessary risk to take in Pakistan.

Four killed in bombing targeting police vehicle in Pakistan’s Quetta

Gul Yousafzai -
Senior police official Shafqat Cheema said the target was the vehicle of the acting superintendent of police investigations which was parked in Kandahari Bazar.

Pakistan finance minister cancels trip to IMF, World Bank meetings in US, say govt officials

Reuters -
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was scheduled to attend meetings from 10 April and see top IMF officials and multilateral creditors in a bid to secure stalled funding.

India facing ‘increasingly aggressive’ China, US should help deter & respond: US think tank

Pia Krishnankutty -
New Delhi: India is facing an "increasingly aggressive" China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and the US should help New Delhi deter...

Pakistan asks Cambridge to delete same-sex family from textbook. ‘Sharam’ trumps education

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Pakistan's education minister Rana Tanveer Hussain said that the government would ask Cambridge to remove the "highly objectionable" chapter or the book would be banned in the country.

India-Pakistan’s geopolitical crossfire clouds ODI World Cup buildup

Amlan Chakraborty -
Cricinfo reported that the World Cup will start on 5 October with the final scheduled at the world's largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on 19 November.

Imran in the box: Pakistan in splits as PTI chief wears ‘bulletproof bucket’ to court

Amrtansh Arora -
People couldn’t help but draw parallels between him and American DJ Christopher Comstock — Marshmello — who wears a signature helmet in public. People couldn’t help but draw parallels between him and American DJ Christopher Comstock — Marshmello — who wears a signature helmet in public. People couldn’t help but draw parallels between him and American DJ Christopher Comstock — Marshmello — who wears a signature helmet in public.

Deadly scrambles for food as Pakistan struggles with most serious economic crisis

Ariba Shahid -
In all, 16 people have been killed in chaos at charity distributions especially during Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, a time for giving and spiritual reflection.

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged today. Pakistanis recall one of country’s darkest moments

Tarannum Khan -
Bilawal Bhutto said that the third generation of the Bhutto family is awaiting justice from Supreme Court on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's 'judicial murder'.

‘Brave, fearless’—Pakistan lauds Lahore HC decision to scrap colonial-era sedition law

Unnati Sharma -
Lahore High Court has done away with Article 124A of the Pakistan Penal Code, responsible for detaining big political figures like Fawad Chaudhry, Ammar Ali Jan.
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