BIZARRE: 4 - What They Never Told You

Kashmir remarks by US envoy to India anger Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has summoned Washington’s top envoy in Islamabad and “strongly condemned” remarks by the US ambassador to New Delhi calling disputed Kashmir “an important part of India”.

Bangkok Post · Aug 20

Why was Pakistani TikTok star Shamso Bibi, known as Ayesha Gilamana, shot dead near Islamabad?

Pakistani tiktoker Ayesha Gilamana death news: Shamso Bibi, the popular TikTok star known as Ayesha Gilamana, was shockingly gunned down near Islamabad last week, drawing attention to the rising violence against female social media influencers. With over 1.3 million fans, her tragic death, resulting from an encounter with a man…

The Economic Times · Aug 20

Red-faced Pakistan summons top diplomat over US envoy Gor's J&K remark in Srinagar

Pakistan on Wednesday summoned the top US diplomat Islamabad and lodged a protest after US envoy to India Sergio Gor described Jammu and Kashmir as an “important part of India” during his visit to Srinagar on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Aug 19

Pakistani TikToker Shamso Bibi shot dead amid rising violence against women social media stars

Video shows two men intercepting a car and opening fire from a close range

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Pakistan's KPK CM calls for protest after meeting with Imran Khan denied

Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has called for protests after his delegation was denied a meeting with Imran Khan. Authorities have repeatedly denied access to the jailed former prime minister despite court orders. Khan's supporters allege inadequate medical care and restricted access to family members. A large march towards Islamabad is…

The Economic Times · Aug 13

How to hide a president in plain sight: Trump’s catering caper had a Clinton precedent

TOI correspondent from Washington: The catering caper may have been new. The presidential decoy was not.

The Times of India · Aug 12

Decades before Trump’s secret plane swap, Bill Clinton used a decoy to land in Pakistan; reporter reveals how

When then-US President Bill Clinton arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, in March 2000, a decoy aircraft bearing Air Force One markings landed in view of the media, followed by a Secret Service agent resembling Clinton. An unmarked aircraft then landed, carrying the president, who disembarked from it.

The Times of India · Aug 12

Saudi defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan is a verdict on the reliability of US security guarantees

Commentators predictably reacted to the news of the signing of a mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan on August 7 by reaching for the label “Islamic Nato”. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement stipulates that an armed attack on any one of them would be treated as an…

The Conversation · Aug 11

After weeks of violent protests, PoK votes in final election phase amid PTI, JAAC boycott calls

Polling for Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir's so called assembly elections entered its final phase on Monday amid heightened security and reports of Islamabad-backed crackdown in the region.

The Times of India · Aug 10

LeT man dies in Pakistan after meal, speculation of poisoning

In a puzzling incident, a prominent Lashkar-e-Taiba member, Qari Saeed Abdul Aziz, was found dead in Islamabad on August 8. Known for his role in orchestrating the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Aziz collapsed near a mosque after a meal at an unfamiliar restaurant. While the exact cause of death is still…

The Times of India · Aug 9