Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who is set to become Pakistan’s interim prime minister, is the former federal minister for petroleum and natural resources, and a businessman who launched the country’s most successful private airline. Considered highly intelligent and a long-time loyalist of Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister who was ousted by the Supreme Court on … Read more
A passenger bus hit a tree and overturned in central Pakistan Wednesday, killing 11 people and wounding 36 others on board, officials said. The tragedy came days after a devastating oil tanker explosion killed at least 205 people. Pakistan has a poor record of fatal traffic accidents due to badly maintained roads and vehicles, and … Read more
Furhan Hussain moved to Islamabad seeking fresher air, only to find Pakistan’s leafy capital in a semi-permanent haze. Frustrated, he joined a vanguard of citizens monitoring pollution themselves amid a void in government data. Fast-growing Pakistan is home to some 200 million people and suffers from some of the worst air pollution in the world, … Read more
Veteran Pakistan batsman and former captain Younis Khan announced on Saturday he will retire from international cricket after the upcoming Test series in the West Indies. “I will be retiring… with my head held high,” the 39-year-old told a press conference in Karachi. “I think this is the right time as every sportsman has to … Read more