Will Imran Khan’s targeting of the military establishment help his party win seats?

The upcoming by-elections for 20 seats in the Punjab provincial assembly have gained immense significance in the context of the ongoing battle between the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan’s military establishment.

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Pakistan Afghanistan Border: Soldier injured in terrorist fire from across Pak-Afghan border in second attack this week. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that terrorists from the Afghan side of the international border opened fire on a military checkpost in Pakistan.

Poverty in Pakistan increasing. The number of poor living below the national poverty line has actually grown rapidly under the PTI owing to the ongoing economic slowdown made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The IMF has recently predicted that the percentage of population living in poverty will grow to 40pc from (as per official claims) 24.3pc in 2015.

Afghan Peace Process: The challenge ahead (Dawn Editorial April 23rd ,2021)

12 suspects arrested in Lahore motorway gang rape: Punjab govt

Two "robbers" allegedly raped the woman at gunpoint in Gujjarpura area on Wednesday while she was waiting for help on the motorway after her car developed a fault.

Pakistan sanctions Taliban to avoid global finance blacklist. Pakistan issued sweeping financial sanctions against Afghanistan’s Taliban, just as the militant group is in the midst of U.S.-led peace process in the neighboring country.

'Jago Hua Savera': A Manifesto for the Dawn of Hope. The Pakistani film is based on the Bengali novel 'Padma Nadir Majhi' but reinvents the story for its medium and altered geopolitical situation

Sindh working on increasing hospitals' capacity for Covid-19 patients in Karachi as space running out. According to a document from the health department dated May 28, there are currently 226 beds for Covid-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs) across the province.

Pakistan's Asia Bibi's Brother-In-Law's Body Found With Throat Slit According to the FIR, Younus had gone to his farms on May 24 and did not return home at night. His body with throat slit was traced in the farm the following morning

Pakistani doctor indicted in Minnesota on terrorism charge. A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic researcher has been indicted on one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization after authorities say he told paid FBI informants that he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and wanted to carry out lone wolf attacks in the U.S.

Some 30,000 Pakistanis laid-off in various Gulf countries. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that 46,743 stranded Pakistanis had registered themselves with Pakistan's missions for repatriation to the homeland.

Pakistan Court Overturns Conviction in Death of Daniel Pearl The Sindh High Court also acquitted three others accused in the case: Fahad Naseem, Sheikh Adil, and Salman Saqib, who were earlier sentenced to life in prison. The defendants were also collectively fined $32,000.

India’s Self-Inflicted Foreign Policy Challenges in 2020. While the Modi government secured some notable gains during its time in office thus far, challenges lie ahead this year and beyond

Islamists hurl stones and shoes at Women's Day marchers in Pakistan. Women and men joined the event in Islamabad, the largest such rally in the country, for what is known in Pakistan as the Aurat March, using the Urdu word for women.

PM Imran moves SC against IHC orders in foreign funding case Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday challenged the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) orders to recognise Akbar S. Babar a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and revert the foreign funding case to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Wheat, flour crisis is artificial: Khusro. The Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Khusro Bakhtiar, claimed in the Senate that four million tons of wheat were available in the public sector and even at the end of the season, 0.85 million tonnes would still be available in stocks.

Pakistan lodges protest over Iran's inaction against terrorists behind Ormara incident Pakistan has lodged protest with Iran for its inaction not taking action against the group behind the killing of 14 passengers in Ormara, Balochistan.

PM, army chief discuss security matters Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Bajwa on Thursday held security consultations.

PM Khan declares political parties PML N and PPP corrupt. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday, while addressing a rally in Khan Garh, Ghotki, said the government will not let PML-N and PPP leaders off the (accountability) hook "until they give the country's money back".