Extremist violence in Pakistan is profoundly affecting the female population. We explore how women are responding to the threat and empowering themselves to create positive change. Stay informed with The Namibian – your source for credible journalism. Get in-depth reporting and opinions for only N$85 a month. Invest in journalism, invest in democracy – Subscribe...
Pakistan breek 20 jaar se drie-nasies-droogte Pakistan se Krieketraad sê hy gaan teen Suid-Afrika en Nieu-Seeland speel in ‘n internasionale driehoekige eendag-reeks. Dit is die land se eerste toernooi waarby drie nasies betrokke is, ná ‘n stilte van 20 jaar. Internasionale krieket het eers in 2020 ten volle na Pakistan teruggekeer, ná aanvalle op die...
Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has picked one of his party’s leaders as PM candidate. Omar Ayub Khan will run against the candidate of Imran Khan’s rivals, who have agreed to a coalition. Khan-backed independents unexpectedly won the most seats in last week’s election, but they did not have enough seats to form...
Pakistanis still do not know which party will form their next government or who their next prime minister will be four days after the hotly-contested general elections. Despite former PM Imran Khan’s detention and the many hurdles thrown at his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), independent candidates backed by the party stunned observers by winning 93 National...
Pakistan’s powerful army chief has urged the country to leave “anarchy and polarisation” behind as two ex-prime ministers declared victory in an election that has defied expectations. With most results in, independent candidates linked to jailed former PM Imran Khan have won most seats. But Nawaz Sharif, another ex-PM widely seen as having the army’s...
Imran Khan se ondersteuners loop voor in Pakistan Ondersteuners van die voormalige premier, Imran Khan, het Vrydag die voorsprong in Pakistan se verkiesingsuitslae van meer as 100 setels gekry. Geo News sê onafhanklikes, wat meestal getrouheid aan Khan verskuldig is, het 47 van 106 setels gewen. Altesaam 265 setels is in Donderdag se verkiesing betwis....
Pakistan has suspended mobile calls and data services as millions head to the polls to vote in a new government. An interior ministry spokesman said the measure was warranted, citing recent incidents of terror in the country. The election comes almost two years since the previous prime minister, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, was ousted in a...
Krieket: Aussies speel teen Pakistan plek in eindstryd Twee voormalige kampioene, Australië en Pakistan, spook vandag sake uit vir ‘n plek in Sondag se eindstryd van die Onder-19 Wêreldbekertoernooi. Die wenner sal te staan kom teen die vyfmalige kampioen, Indië, wat plaaslike harte Dinsdag gebreek het toe hulle die jong Proteas geklop het in die...
Two bomb explosions have killed at least 22 people in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on the eve of general elections, officials say. The first blast killed 14 people in front of an independent candidate’s party office in Pishin district. A second explosion left eight people dead in Qillah Saif Ullah district, about 150km (93 miles) away....
In the Zeshaan household there is a ground rule – conversations about politics are not allowed when the family gets together. It was a rule laid down shortly after Imran Khan was elected Pakistan’s prime minister in July 2018. “I remember my father didn’t vote for Imran Khan in the 2018 elections. My sister and...