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Situation in Pakistan remains chaotic after the 2024 election, and economic data shows that Pakistan's economic crisis will continue. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the inflation rate stood at more than 29% in January. Pakistan also has to manage roughly $30 billion in annual external debt obligations, as its foreign currency ...
The 2024 India–Pakistan smog is a severe record-breaking air pollution event that affected Eastern and Northern Pakistan and North India in November 2024, primarily in the Pakistani city of Lahore and Indian city of Delhi.
[42] [43] In an attempt to quell the situation, the Pakistani government shut down the rest of the internet, which failed to stifle the discontent and further fueled the protests across the country. [44] Pakistani police surrounded Khan's house in Lahore on 17 May.
In 2018, the PTI won the general election and formed the government in Pakistan. [2] In 2022, the PTI government was ousted from power in a no-confidence motion. [3] Imran Khan first held US responsible for derailment of his government but later he blamed military establishment for conspiring against him.
21 August – A freelance web developer in Lahore is arrested on suspicion of spreading online misinformation regarding the 2024 Southport stabbing that contributed to the 2024 United Kingdom riots. [111] He is acquitted on 26 August. [112] 22 August – Twelve police officers are killed in an attack on their convoy by bandits in Rahim Yar Khan ...
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan looms large over the country's political scene, despite being jailed. Now questions arise as to whether President Trump could bring him some relief.
The 2023 Pakistan blackout was a power outage that occurred across the entirety of Pakistan on 23 January 2023. [1] This was the second major grid breakdown in Pakistan in 2 years, and the second largest blackout in history. [2]
Security forces, including police and Rangers, were deployed along key points to manage the situation, and public criticism grew over disruptions caused by the march, including school closures and travel restrictions. [56] [57] PTI spokesman Sheikh Waqas Akram claimed the number of people to be 70,000 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone. [58]