Pakistan High Court drops ‘terrorism’ charges against ex-PM Imran Khan

Pakistan's harsh anti-terrorism law carries a maximum sentence of life and even capital punishment

Pakistan anti-terrorism court extends Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail

The former prime minister attended a court hearing in Islamabad surrounded by hundreds of his supporters

Imran Khan’s arrest will derail Pakistan’s democracy

When the nation’s most popular leader in living memory is also the state’s public enemy number one, what will become of Pakistan?

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan charged with ‘terrorism’

The terror charges stem from a speech Khan gave on Saturday in which he criticized judicial authorities and threatened legal action; transmission of his speeches has also been banned

Imran Khan rewrites Pakistan’s political history

Against the odds and powerful rivals pitted against him, former PM Khan’s win in Punjab elections is a victory for democracy and Pakistan's sovereignty

Imran Khan gives Pakistani officials six days to announce new elections following mass rally

Khan promised more marches and rallies across the country if the US-backed government does not announce a date for new elections

Imran Khan calls for early elections to rectify ‘imported government’

The former Pakistani PM also told followers to wait for his call to march on Islamabad

BREAKING: Lawmakers from Imran Khan’s party resign from Pakistani parliament

Former prime minister Imran Khan has accused Pakistan's opposition of conspiring with foreign powers to oust him from office

US ousts Imran Khan but his revolutionary narrative endures

Washington has reactivated old cronies in Islamabad to unseat PM Imran Khan, but the latter has sown seeds of immense dissatisfaction with the old guard and their US backers within the Pakistani public. And Khan's domestic and foreign allies will not sit by idly either.

Imran Khan takes on America

The government in Pakistan has alleged that Sunday's no-confidence motion to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan from power was masterminded in Washington

Pakistani forces, Taliban exchange fire on shared border

Pakistani troops attempted to erect a military structure on the shared border with Afghanistan, a move deemed illegal by the Afghan government

Pakistan rejects Taliban allegations of US drones using its airspace

Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the Taliban's accusation as a baseless, speculative claim that lacks any evidence

Taliban accuses Pakistan of facilitating US-targeted assassinations in Afghanistan

The ousting of Imran Khan indirectly contributed to the killing of Al-Qaeda's leader in Kabul, who was under the Taliban's protection

How a missile in Kabul connects to a Speaker in Taipei

Washington’s hard power display of taking out Al-Qaeda’s Al-Zawahiri will not be reciprocated by Beijing over Pelosi’s provocative visit to Taiwan. It does however, definitively bury the decades-long era of cooperative US-Chinese relations.

Regional leaders condemn India’s ruling party over anti-Islam remarks

The BJP has been accused of supporting the policies and rhetoric that instigated a spike in violence against Indian Muslims

Backlash against Pakistan’s military, as political crisis worsens

Pakistan plummets into political chaos a month after Imran Khan's ouster. But this time the military cannot step in to arbitrate, as they are now a focus of public anger.

Terror from Balochistan: a menacing tool to disrupt Sino-Pakistani economics

A Baloch suicide bombing targeting Chinese workers in Karachi comes a mere month after the US-backed ousting of PM Imran Khan. Pakistan is a critical BRI hub in Beijing's vast Eurasian connectivity project, and it looks like CPEC is the ultimate target of this disruption.

West Asia’s economic savior is called ‘multipolarity’

The transition from a western economic order toward a multipolar one is ushering in unprecedented economic and security advancements for West Asia.

Pakistani PM ousted from office by no-confidence vote

The speaker and deputy speaker of the Pakistani parliament quit in protest of the vote, which they claim was part of a US foreign conspiracy

Pakistan heads for snap elections amid regime-change allegations

PM Imran Khan has accused the White House of orchestrating a parliamentary coup to remove him from his post

Will the Islamic world save Afghanistan?

Between the complex internal dynamics of the Taliban and the western trick of conditional aid, it is the Muslim world that must act to save Afghanistan

Saudi Arabia gives Pakistan $4.2 billion aid package

The news comes as the Pakistani rupee hits its lowest value against the US dollar

Pakistan denies agreement with US regarding operations on Afghanistan

A report by CNN said the two countries were close to 'a formalized agreement' to allow US aircraft the use of Pakistani airspace for operations in Afghanistan

Upgrade in Iran-Pakistan relations critical to regional security

There's no two ways about it. Iran and Pakistan must forge closer ties in order for regional security, economy and trade routes to thrive.

Eurasia takes shape: How the SCO just flipped the world order

As a rudderless West watched on, the 20th anniversary meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was laser-focused on two key deliverables: shaping up Afghanistan and kicking off a full-spectrum Eurasian integration.

Iran granted full membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The geopolitical triumph from Iran comes during President Raisi's first official trip abroad since taking power

Iran’s Raisi in Tajikistan for Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit

Ebrahim Raisi is set to hold sideline meetings with his Russian and Pakistani counterparts

Muslim states support China’s Xinjiang vocational camps, so why is the West so furious?

Muslim states have positively embraced China's vocational camps in Xinjiang – many of which were funded by the World Bank. If Muslim nations applaud China's deradicalization and reintegration plans for its Uighur community, why is the West up in arms?

Taliban willing to meet with Turkey ‘under the right circumstances’

Turkey hopes to reach an agreement with the Taliban for troops to remain in Kabul

Afghan government offers Taliban power-sharing deal

President Ashraf Ghani calls for an end to violence