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ISLAMABAD – Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur resigned, paving way for a high-stakes leadership battle in the provincial assembly, but Governor apparently want to delay the voting, as he rejected the resignation. The stage is now set for the KP Assembly to elect its new Leader of the House today, with voting expected today. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is putting its weight behind Sohail Afridi, a young and dynamic politician from Shalobar Qambar Khel tribe of Khyber district, who has been a PTI powerhouse since 2007, starting with the Insaf Students Federation (ISF) and steadily climbing the ranks to…
Despite the tussle over the resignation of outgoing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, a session of the KP Assembly with the election of a new provincial chief executive on the agenda has begun. Speaking in the assembly, Gandapur gave his “advance congratulations” to Sohail Afridi, the PTI’s pick for his replacement, as the treasury benches thumped their desks. KP governor returns Gandapur’s resignation over ‘disparate’ signature The controversy around the resignation of Gandapur took another turn on Sunday night after Governor Faisal Karim Kundi returned two separate letters submitted by the former over “disparate signatures” and summoned him…
India’s aviation regulator said on Monday it has asked Air India to inspect the emergency power system, known as the Ram Air Turbine (RAT), on some of its 787 jets. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has also asked Boeing, the maker of these aircraft, to submit a report providing details, including preventive measures at the time of a RAT deployment incident, the regulator said. This comes after the crew of an Air India 787 Dreamliner — which was flying from the northern Indian city of Amritsar to Birmingham, UK — detected deployment of the power system during the final…
MURIDKE/LAHORE – Muridke witnessed violent clashes as Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters clashed with police, leaving Punjab Police SHO dead while multiple police and party activists wounded in a dramatic escalation of the “Labbaik Aqsa” march. As per international media, security forces launched late-night operation against supporters of protesters, as the right-wing group advanced march toward capital. Police and paramilitary units reportedly deployed tear gas to disperse the crowd. The group also alleges that their main leadership container was set on fire during the operation. Videos of the crackdown have gone viral on social media, and protests are reportedly spreading to…
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump, who continues to take credit for ending multiple wars, on Sunday announced that he would intervene to stop ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, calling himself an “expert at resolving wars.” Speaking to reporters before departing for Middle East to attend Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt, Trump said: “I will look into it once I return. I’ll make another attempt because I know how to stop wars.” POTUS took credit for previously defusing tensions between Islamabad and Kabul using trade measures. He hailed Qatar’s role in Middle East peace efforts and confirmed that the war…
KARACHI – Investor panic gripped Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday as deadly cross-border clashes with Afghanistan dented confidence, pushing KSE-100 Index down nearly 3,000 points in opening session. During inital trading, benchmark index stayed around 160,126, down 1.82pc, with heavy selling across banking, oil and gas, cement, power, and automobile sectors. Those familiar with trend pointed fingers at Pak-Afghan tensions which are driving this sell-off while global markets are also under pressure. The turmoil comes after 23 Pakistani soldiers were martyred and over 200 militants killed in overnight clashes along the Pak-Afghan border. The ISPR said the fighting erupted following…
Pakistan’s energy landscape remains burdened by circular debt, stranded capacity, and excessive reliance on imported fuel. These structural flaws deepen economic fragility and expose the limits of stopgap solutions. The answer may lie not in the next megaproject or short-term tariff adjustment, but in the next generation of nuclear technology — micro and small modular reactors (SMRs) capable of delivering reliable, clean, and decentralised power. For once, diplomacy and energy may align. The recent warming in relations with the Trump administration provides Pakistan with an opportunity to reset its energy diplomacy. Instead of seeking aid or debt relief, Islamabad could…
ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Sunday backed Saudi Arabia’s call for dialogue with Afghanistan and urged the government to convene a joint session of parliament to deliberate on internal and external issues. The coalition of several opposition parties, which rejects the alleged rigging in 2024 elections, also accused the government of creating hurdles in the transfer of power to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) nominated chief minister in KP. The TTAP meeting, held at the residence of Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar in Islamabad, was attended by alliance head Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Salman Akram Raja, Asad Qaiser, Muhammad Zubair, Allama Ahmed…
ISLAMABAD – Executive editor of Daily Pakistan, and political analyst Usman Shami, questioned the Afghan government’s growing closeness with India, saying Kabul needs to reconsider ties amid India’s continued supression of Muslims at home. As Tensions between Islamabad and Kabul intensified and peaked at cross-border attacks and diplomatic friction, Shami said Afghan Taliban’s growing engagement with India could further complicate fragile relationship between the two neighbors. Speaking on program Think Tank, he said Afghanistan must “reconsider its alignment” and ponder whether it is serving India’s strategic interests. “Does the Afghan government not see how the Indian government treats Muslims in…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission that visited Pakistan from Sept 24 to Oct 8, under the 37-month Extended Fund Facility and the 28-month Resilience and Sustainability Facility, acknowledged “significant progress” toward a staff-level agreement but stopped short of concluding one. This delay matters. Without a final agreement, disbursements remain stalled, holding back around $1.25 billion in critical inflows. Pakistan’s balance of payments remains precariously dependent on timely IMF tranches, donor releases, and friendly-country deposits. The World Bank’s recent analysis paints a starker picture: poverty reduction has not just stalled — it has reversed. In its September 2025 report, the…