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The procession reached Islamabad on November 25 after crossing all hurdles, as security personnel attempted to contain the crowd using rubber bullets and tear gas. [59] The protestors reached the Zero Point Interchange area of Islamabad during the afternoon of November 26, with the situation escalating amid ongoing clashes. There was ...
On 13 November 2024, Imran Khan issued a “final call” for a protest on November 24 at D-Chowk, Islamabad from his imprisonment in Adiala Jail.The announcement was particularly in response to the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, which was criticized for undermining the Judiciary while Khan and his party opposed it.
Khan's calls received a broadly positive response from the general public, with a Gallup survey declaring Imran Khan as the most popular current political leader in Pakistan, with 61% of Pakistanis having a positive opinion about him, followed by 36% for the PML-N's Nawaz Sharif and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, respectively.
An Afghan refugee woman gives her fingerprints at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees repatriation center in Azakhel, Nowshera, Pakistan, on October 30, 2023.
Air quality in Islamabad has seen intermittent declines, with pollution levels reaching unhealthy levels. Harmful air pollution PM2.5, which comes from engine combustion, industrial emissions, burning of garbage or combustible materials, and dust blown by speeding cars on uncemented patches of road, ranks high.
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 Islamabad High Court overturns Imran Khan's conviction on leaking state secrets in January 2024. [ 68 ] 9 June - 2024 Lakki Marwat bombing - Seven soldiers are killed in a bomb attack on a military convoy in Lakki Marwat District , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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 ...