For Pakistan’s diaspora in Japan, a mosque built illegally in Kawagoe city has become a matter of predicament. The mosque, inaugurated in April in the presence of Pakistan’s Ambassador to Japan, Abdul Hameed, is now facing the possibility of demolition after local authorities determined that it had been constructed without the permissions required under Japanese … Read more
Facing backlash from “extremists” and critics on social media, the provincial government of Pakistan’s Punjab has deferred its decision to restore several pre-Partition Hindu and British-era names of roads and localities in its capital, Lahore, according to reports. The Punjab government led by Maryam Nawaz had in March proposed restoring several Lahore landmarks to their … Read more
Pakistan is where anything can happen. It’s also a place where everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens in isolation. Governments fall, generals rise, prime ministers turn into prisoners and prisoners into symbols of resistance. Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s rise to power, his anti-American posturing, his “absolutely not” doctrine, his Moscow visit on the … Read more
Nearly eight decades after Partition carved the subcontinent apart, Lahore is now putting Hindu, Sikh, Jain and colonial-era names back on its streets, alleys and roads. Many of these names had earlier been renamed after Islamic, Pakistani or local figures. Islampura is once again Krishan Nagar. Babri Masjid Chowk has reverted to Jain Mandir Chowk. … Read more
On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor on May 7, Pakistani Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the DG of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), had an interesting question for his Indian counterparts. Chaudhry, the son of the UN-sanctioned terrorist, Mahmood Sultan Bashir-Ud-Din, asked why Indian military officers were using English for briefing on the first anniversary … Read more
The United States on Wednesday announced it will carry out a phased shutdown of its consulate general in Peshawar, citing concerns over the safety of diplomatic staff as well as the need for better allocation of resources.“The US department of state is announcing the phased closure of the US consulate general in Peshawar. Responsibility for … Read more
A hush-hush, informal event organised by a group of Pakistani journalists for foreign reporters in Islamabad stirred controversy after it turned into a platform to attack the government and the Asim Munir-led military establishment. The foreign journalists, some believed to be close to Donald Trump, had arrived in Pakistan to cover the anticipated US-Iran peace … Read more
State-owned carrier Nepal Airlines has come under fire for a recent post that shows the entire Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan on its “network map”. After global backlash, the airlines issued an apology for the incorrect map of India within 24 hours, calling it a “cartographic inaccuracy”. The controversy erupted on Wednesday after … Read more
For three weeks, a fragile ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan was in place as Islamabad burnt the midnight oil in mediating the Iran war. However, on Monday, mortars and missiles fired from Pakistan struck a university and civilian homes in Afghanistan. The timing of the attack, which came out of the blue and without any … Read more
