The Pakistani state and its powerful military establishment have resorted to increasingly drastic measures to deter critics ...

It is time for a radical departure from the norm, a 10-year pause on political warfare in favor of a genuine, no-string ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court convicted and sentenced imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Saturday to 17 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining ...

In September, Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, who has been in prison for more than two years, wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, describing his ...

The 27th Amendment severely undermines democracy, reshapes the military chain of command, and weakens civilian oversight of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Syed Asim Munir ...

Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, an ally of the former prime minister, Imran Khan, once led Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency. By Salman Masood Reporting from Islamabad A Pakistani military ...

Speculation is mounting that the Pakistani government is planning to murder former prime minister-turned-opposition leader Imran Khan in prison—with disastrous implications for Pakistan’s stability.

Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign is powered by a South Asian political machine with ties to a Pakistani radical Marxist political movement — and foreign influence may have provided the tipping point ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Humayun Kabir said Tarique Rahman is being regarded as an important political leader of Bangladesh, noting that international interest in him has increased following his return to the country.

Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi has relocated to Islamabad. He has expressed openness to entering politics in ...

Afridi was born in a tribal region in northern Pakistan, but he has lived in Karachi since he was a child. He did, however, ...