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According to the Power Minister of Pakistan, Khurram Dastgir Khan, the areas affected by power cuts included the major cities like Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta, as well as dozens of small cities and towns. [15] Almost 99% of Pakistan's population was in darkness around 9:30 PM (GMT+5) on January 23, 2023.
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 ...
Parts of Karachi received 147 mm (5.79 inches) of rain overnight, the local weather office said. The city's mayor, Murtaza Wahab, in a post on X, urged residents to avoid "unnecessary movement".
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.
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 ...
7 October - Two Chinese nationals were killed and at least 10 others were injured in a suspected suicide attack near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. [24] 11 October - At least 21 coal miners, including three Afghans, were killed and six others injured in a terrorist attack in Duki District, Balochistan. [25]
The 2022–23 Azadi March II (Urdu: حقیقی آزادی مارچ, romanized: Haqiqi Azadi March) was a continuation of the 2022 Azadi March I led by the former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan from Lahore to Islamabad against the Shehbaz Sharif ministry's refusal to announce early general elections and the appointment of a new Pakistan ...