Pakistan will try to sell its state-owned airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), one more time on December 23, according to state media. The long-struggling carrier is being privatised under the country’s $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout plan, which pushes the government to reform or exit loss-making public firms. This will be Pakistan’s first…
Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif government is preparing to table the 27th Constitutional Amendment in Parliament, a proposal that could give more power to the military and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed the move in the Senate, sparking debate over the military’s expanding role in national affairs….
India delivered a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s address at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), accusing him of glorifying terrorism and twisting facts about the India-Pakistan conflict. The response came from Petal Gahlot, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, who spoke shortly after Sharif’s…
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif admitted that India’s ballistic missiles hit Nur Khan Airbase and other sites on May 10, a rare acknowledgement that contradicts Pakistan’s usual stance of denial when it comes to Indian military action. Sharif said Army Chief General Asim Munir called him around 2:30 am to report the strikes. Sharif mentioned…