A number of attacks against Pakistani police have raised concerns about violence by the Pakistani Taliban. Last November, the armed group ended a ceasefire and ordered its fighters to launch attacks against the Pakistani state. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Pakistan #TalibanPakistan #PakistaniPolice #KhyberPakhtunkhwa
They have never qualified for a World Cup but for years, most of the world’s footballs have come from northeast Pakistan. The city of Sialkot makes about two-thirds of them including the official ball for the 2022 World Cup. It is regarded as the world capital of football production and was the official football provider for both the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Karachi, Pakistan. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Pakistan #Sialkot #FIFAOfficialFootball #WorldCupFootball #Football
Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan are calling for nationwide protests after he was wounded in a gun attack. Khan spoke publicly on Friday for the first time since he was shot in the leg. He accused the state of trying to assassinate him. The government denies involvement. Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #ImranKhan #Pakistan #Khan #Imran #Assassination #Pakistani #Politics
A prominent Pakistani investigative journalist critical of the country’s powerful military has been killed in Kenya nearly two months after he left Pakistan. “I lost friend, husband and my favourite journalist today, as per police he was shot in Kenya,” Javeria Siddique tweeted about her husband Arshad Sharif’s death on Sunday night. The 49-year-old journalist fled the country in August to avoid arrest after he was slapped with multiple cases, including sedition charges over an interview with Shahbaz Gill – a close aide of former prime minister Imran Khan – during which Gill made comments deemed offensive to the military. Alleging harassment by state institutions as well threats to his […]
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan has been charged under anti-terror laws for allegedly making threats against state officials. Live broadcasts of his speeches have also been banned by regulators. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #news #pakistan #pakistani #pakistannews #imrankhan #imrankhanspeech #imrankhanworld #aljazeeranewsfeed #aljazeeraenglish
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shabhaz Shabarz Sharif has visited areas affected by record-breaking monsoon rainfall. Tens of thousands of people are currently at the mercy of an exceptional monsoon season, which has wreaked havoc across Pakistan. Hundreds of people have died and many more have been forced from their homes. Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Pakistan #Floods #ShahbazSharif #Monsoon #ClimateChange #Climate #GlobalWarming
A late night roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan has struck a vehicle carrying members of the Pakistan Taliban, killing a senior leader and three other members of the group, several Pakistani officials and the group said. Abdul Wali, also known as Omar Khalid Khorasani, was a top commander of the Pakistan Taliban and was allegedly behind some of the deadliest attacks in recent years. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
It’s been a dramatic few weeks in Pakistani politics after opposition parties joined forces to oust Imran Khan. #AJStartHere with @SandraGathmann explains what happened and the significance of having a Sharif back in power. #pakistan #imrankhan #shehbazsharif Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ And let us know in the comments if there’s a topic you find confusing and would like Start Here to cover ⤵️
Imran Khan’s tumultuous term as prime minister of Pakistan has ended, following weeks of high political drama and days of constitutional chaos. The Supreme Court’s landmark verdict late on Thursday restored a parliament that Khan had sought to disband and mandated a vote of no confidence that he sought to avoid. Khan was effectively left with a choice: resign or be voted out of office. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid looks back at the former cricket star’s career in politics. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Pakistan #ImranKhan #ImranKhanOusted
Imran Khan has survived a move to oust him as Pakistan’s prime minister, getting a reprieve when the deputy speaker of Parliament blocked a no-confidence motion as unconstitutional. Khan, whose fate was not immediately clear, later advised the country’s president to dissolve Parliament, leading to fresh political instability in the nuclear-armed country of 220 million people. The National Assembly deputy speaker, of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, dismissed the move against Khan on Sunday, saying it went against Article 5 of the Constitution. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid joins is live from Islamabad for the latest updates. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish […]
