Monday, August 31, 2026

Bilal Farooqi

The writer is a Karachi-based journalist.

Imran Khan’s Links To Growing Extremism In Pakistan

The person primarily responsible for growing militancy in tribal areas is Imran Khan. He was calling for reconciliation with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) at a time when the militant group was brutally killing children. In 2018, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa even funded...

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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Encourages...

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the country's telecommunication regulator, has released a public statement urging users to report "blasphemous" content...

Youth Participation In Policymaking:...

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Lashkar-e-Jhangvi And Taliban Planning...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has submitted a report to Supreme Court, saying that terror outfits Lashkr-e-Jhangvi (LeJ)...

If Pakistan’s Ruling Elite...

This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?". Read more about the...

Political Activists Question Non-Availability...

Political and social activists have questioned the lack of access to the internet in many regions of Waziristan "under...

At Least 18 Killed...

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