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Ghosts of the past: Why Pakistan is in perpetual crisis

Pakistan’s crises rarely come as surprises anymore. A bombing, political upheaval, economic scare or diplomatic rupture, each seems sudden, yet for many Pakistanis, the sequence felt uncomfortably routine.

The Times of India

Rebel English Academy by Mohammed Hanif review – a sure-fire Booker contender

This funny and subversive novel reckons with life under martial law in late-70s Pakistan

The Guardian - UK

Fatima Bhutto on her abusive relationship: ‘I thought it could never happen to me’

Fifteen years after her explosive memoir of growing up in Pakistan’s ruling political dynasty, the author has written a devastating account of the abuse she has since endured. She talks about a life on the run and finally settling down

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India is historical, Bharat is mythical: Aatish Taseer

My parents met in Delhi in 1980. My father had just written a biography of his political idol, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; my mother was sent to interview him. That night they went to dinner at a Chinese restaurant called the House of Ming. Then they disappeared together for a week.…

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India-Pakistan tensions: A brief history of conflict

For nearly eight decades, India and Pakistan have experienced near-constant tensions.

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Villain to some, hero to others: Asif Ali Zardari returns as Pakistan president

Few have been such a constant, and often controversial, presence in Pakistani politics as widower of Benazir Bhutto

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan's Bhutto Denied Fair Trial, Top Court Rules

Pakistan's Supreme Court ruling on former PM Bhutto's unfair trial sparks discussions on justice and accountability in the country.

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Pakistan top court says ex-PM Bhutto, hanged in 1979, was denied fair trial

Court’s ruling comes in response to a 2011 reference filed by Bhutto’s son-in-law and former President Asif Ali Zardari.

Al Jazeera

‘He needs our votes’: In Karachi, Pakistan election tests old loyalties

The city’s voters have changed, but its challenges – cleanliness, sewage, water and cooking gas – remain the same.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan election 2024: Live results

About 128 million voters were registered to vote in national and state elections amid political and economic challenges.

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Pakistan election 2024: Which are the major political parties?

From the left to the right, mapping the major stakeholders in the general election on February 8.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan ex-PM’s party loses election symbol. Will it hurt its prospects?

Besides making voting accessible to voters who are unable to read, electoral symbols form the basis of party campaigns.

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Why is Pakistan’s top court probing the 1979 hanging of former PM Bhutto?

The Supreme Court will hear a plea to reassess the legality of the manner in which Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged.

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Rising Intolerance In Pakistan And Misuse Of Blasphemy Laws

Muslims attacked Christians and destroyed eight churches in the city of Faisalabad in the eastern Punjab province.

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How people in Kashmir reacted to Imran Khan’s jail sentence, politics ban

Khan, who was PM when Kashmir autonomy was scrapped, has been jailed for three years and barred from politics for five.

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Analysis-Pakistan in uncharted territory as army seeks to vanquish Imran Khan

Pakistan's military has struck back after an unprecedented challenge to its hegemony by the popular Imran Khan and his followers, but the nuclear-armed nation remains caught between its most powerful institution and the man who was once a firm ally.

The Guardian - UK

It’s no wonder that many in Pakistan now fear for the fate of Imran Khan

The arrest of the former PM is yet another chapter in the conflict between the country’s all-powerful army and political class, writes Farzana Shaikh, associate fellow at Chatham House

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The fate of a teenage zoo elephant in Pakistan was tragic — and a symbol of much more

As details of Noor Jehan's neglect came to light, the revelations sparked a national conversation about the neglect and abuse of animals in Pakistan — and of vulnerable humans as well.

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Pervez Musharraf, former military ruler of Pakistan, dies at 79

Pervez Musharraf, the former four-star Pakistani army general who governed the South Asian nation for nearly a decade after coming to power in a 1999 bloodless coup, has died. He was 79.

The Times of India

East Pakistan debacle in 1971 a 'military failure', says Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari

KARACHI: Pakistan's foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has termed the East Pakistan debacle in 1971 a "colossal military failure," in a veiled jibe at the former Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who termed it a "political failure."

The Guardian - UK

Imran Khan shooting another violent moment in Pakistan’s political history

From the assassination of its first PM in 1951, the country has suffered waves of brutal sectarian conflict and murders

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan’s PM says rival Imran Khan is ‘biggest liar on earth’

Exclusive: As economic turmoil continues, Shehbaz Sharif accuses predecessor of leaving the country in ruins

The Guardian - UK

‘A revolution is coming’: Pakistani artist says floods must be catalyst for change

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, grandson of Pakistan’s hanged reforming prime minister, saw devastation and desperation after recent floods

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How Pakistanis banded together to help flood victims

As record floods submerge the country, Pakistanis come together and launch charity campaigns to help the victims.

The Hindu

Fifty years on, the Simla Agreement has run its course

It did not live up to its initial promise — now amid rising instability, it is important for India to keep channels of communication open with Pakistan

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