Pakistan

Pakistan's dangerous gamble with crypto raises fresh financial risks: Report

The Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) recently granted preliminary clearances to global exchanges like Binance and HTX, and the finance ministry signed an MoU with Binance to explore tokenising up to $2 billion in government assets. While authorities aim to improve liquidity and attract global investors, experts warn that the country is moving too fast without adequate safeguards, with legal and regulatory frameworks still incomplete

8 days ago

Al Qaeda scales up tech enabled operations as it eyes pan-India footprint

Unlike the Islamic State, Al Qaeda aims for a pan-India presence, taking a slow, calculated approach. Experts warn that the use of AI, especially deepfakes of figures like Osama Bin Laden, has enhanced the group's recruitment and radicalisation efforts, posing a significant challenge for Indian security agencies.

10 days ago

JeM and LeT patronage: Pakistan normalising terror through state cover, says report

The report cites examples such as the state-backed reconstruction of JeM-linked facilities, open radicalisation camps, and the participation of sanctioned terror leaders in political activities under police protection. It warns that this state-enabled integration of militant groups into political and social structures poses serious security risks beyond South Asia, impacting Europe, China and the United States.

11 days ago

Abducted and converted to Islam: Report highlights plight of Christian girls in Pakistan

Speaking to Pakistan Christian Post, her family revealed that, in reality, Monica had been abducted and forcibly converted. A Protestant pastor, Imran Amanat, said that Christian girls remain at high risk in Pakistan, a report in Australia-based The Catholic Weekly highlighted.

18 days ago

Behind Pakistan's civilian facade, Asim Munir's deep-state consolidation of power

World's patience with religious extremism in Pakistan wearing thin: Report

Anti-Pakistan sentiment is taking root in Western and Middle Eastern capitals, driven by alarm over Pakistan's export of radical Islamist ideology and its permissive attitude towards extremism and other criminal activities under the current military leadership.

25 days ago

Pakistan's military resurgence: Field Marshal Asim Munir's consolidation of powers

As Field Marshal Munir steers Pakistan toward this new horizon, India, anchored in its republican ethos and ascendant global narrative, can regard this interlude with poised equanimity.

Dec 23, 2025

Karnataka: Third accused held for passing sensitive Indian Navy information to Pakistan

Police investigations have revealed that Hitendra had allegedly provided SIM cards to the other two accused in the case in exchange for money. The two accused arrested earlier have been remanded to judicial custody. Police are questioning Hitendra in view of the seriousness and sensitivity of the matter.

Dec 22, 2025

Pakistan's expanding use of AI deepfakes and state-backed disinformation campaigns

The trend is troubling for regional stability and for Pakistan's own information ecosystem—and countermeasures will require international vigilance to stop Pakistan from spreading mass disinformation on social media.

Dec 22, 2025

Trump outlines sweeping 'America First' agenda in security strategy

Trump administration notifies $686 million F-16 upgrade for Pakistan

In letters to key committee leaders, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the US Air Force intends to issue a Letter of Offer and Acceptance to Pakistan for "defense articles and services estimated to cost $686 million."

Dec 10, 2025

With Munir in total control, Pakistan inches closer towards direct military rule: Report

The post of CDF was created after Pakistan's parliament passed a constitutional amendment in November that places Munir in control of Pakistan's navy and air forces and gives him lifelong immunity from prosecution.

Nov 27, 2025

Country with deeply stained record of bigotry and repression, Pakistan has no moral standing to lecture others: MEA

Addressing a weekly media briefing on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that Pakistan should instead focus on its own abysmal human rights record.

Nov 26, 2025

Pakistan: How Asim Munir's power grab exposes a broken state

History will judge Asim Munir and the Pakistan Army harshly. But the people of Pakistan, already battered by poverty, misrule, and repression, are the ones who will pay the price.

Nov 25, 2025

NIA arrests Kashmiri owner of car used in Delhi blast

Delhi blasts: Agencies track expanding money trail behind JeM's Faridabad module, its Turkey handlers

The Turkey visit by some of the module members is a key aspect to the probe. In March 2022 the members of this module travelled to Turkey and met with their handler Abu Ukasha, who investigators suspect is an ISI asset.

Nov 17, 2025

Pakistan's ISI hires global voices to wage propaganda war against India

Fuel crisis brews in Pakistan; diesel shortage reported ahead of price increase

Sources have revealed that oil companies have halted the supply of diesel in Islamabad, which has resulted in diesel shortages in various regions, ARY News reported. The Petroleum Dealers Association stated that private oil firms have not been supplying diesel for the past three days.

Nov 15, 2025

'Clear sign of war': Baloch activist blames Pakistan in wake of Delhi blast

He argued that in the past 78 years, the world has gained nothing from maintaining ties with Pakistan except "terrorism, bloodshed, instability, nukes, blackmailing tactics" and the burden of supporting the country's failing economy.

Nov 15, 2025

Rajasthan ATS team in Gujarat to probe Hanumangarh weapon link in terror plot

Officials said the three terrorists, part of two separate ISIS modules, met in Uttar Pradesh and travelled to Adalaj in Ahmedabad via Hanumangarh with the smuggled weapons. Their plan was to carry out attacks at several high-profile locations across India.

Nov 12, 2025

Pakistan: At least 12 killed, 21 injured in Islamabad blast

According to the local police, the blast took place in a car parked outside the court. Reportedly, the injured included the petitioners and lawyers. The court proceedings were suspended and people in the building evacuated through the back door of the facility.

Nov 11, 2025

Rights body condemns Pakistan for silencing dissent, turning judiciary into rubber stamp

The rights body stated that in four similar cases, the Anti-Terrorism Court in Balochistan's Khuzdar district has granted bail to the BYC leadership, while the court in Quetta continues to prolong these proceedings.

Nov 10, 2025

Pakistan's Islamabad records zero conviction in 373 cases of violence against women: Report

Pakistan's Senate, in July, amended the Pakistan Penal Code by caveat-free revision of an otherwise strong law protecting women against acts of violence in public. In the past, this section made assaulting a woman, removing her clothes, and laying them bare a criminal offence punishable by death or life imprisonment along with a fine, Tahreema Afraz wrote in an opinion piece for The News International.

Nov 7, 2025

In Sindh's 'graveyard of dishonoured women,' Pakistan's feudal culture still fuels honour killing

According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, at least 405 people were killed in "honour" crimes in 2024, with Sindh and Punjab reporting the highest numbers. Activists say the real toll is much higher, as many cases go unreported due to the influence of feudal landlords and tribal customs, the report said.