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Journalist Asad Ali Toor’s remand extended in Pakistan, journalists’ protest continues

Toor was reportedly arrested for sharing a viral video in which he could be seen exposing how the election results were changed in the night between February 8 and 9.

Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz to become chief minister of Punjab

Maryam secured 220 votes in the 371-seat provincial assembly and is the first woman to be CM of Punjab. The election results was boycotted by the opposition Sunni Ittehad Council party.

Pakistan JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman dismisses alliance with PTI

He said that there are insurmountable differences between the two parties. In an interview with a private news channel, he likened the disparities to 'mountains'.

Pakistan court sentences Imran Khan & Shah Mahmood Qureshi to 10 yrs in jail in cipher case

Former prime minister Imran Khan and his foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were jailed for flaunting secret documents and not returning them to the government.

Bomb blast kills 5 Pakistan policemen on polio vaccination guard duty, TTP claims responsibility

More than 20 were wounded in latest in a series of attacks by Islamist militants ahead of 8 February national elections.

China-backed Pakistan formally applies for BRICS membership, India silent for now

At the 15th BRICS summit in Johannesburg this August, six countries -- Argentina, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iran, and Ethiopia – were added to the grouping.

Expelled from Pakistan, over 1 lakh undocumented Afghans return home through Torkham border

Taking a hardline stance, Pakistan government is blaming Afghan nationals for militant attacks, smuggling & other crimes.

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan deadline to expel undocumented migrants nears

Pakistan is home to over 4 million Afghan migrants and refugees, about 1.7 million of whom are undocumented, according to Islamabad.

Pak court adjourns indictment of ex-PM Imran Khan, ally Qureshi in cipher case till 23 October

Case pertains to a secret diplomatic document that Pakistan's PTI chairman Khan used to criticise his opponents for allegedly orchestrating his ouster from power in April last year.

Pakistan PM Sharif, Opposition’s Raja Riaz to pick caretaker leader to oversee general poll

Under the constitution, the have 3 days to agree on a caretaker. If they can't, the decision will go to a committee, and if it can't, then the country's election body will decide.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.