Ethnic Baloch separatists launched coordinated gun and suicide attacks across Pakistan’s Balochistan province, killing at least four policemen, officials said, amid a surge in militant violence. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/coordinated-gun-and-suicide-attacks-hit-pakistans-southwest-casualties-reported-mlfvp78g?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Pakistan #Balochistan #PakistanUnrest #SeparatistAttack

Zia-ul-Haq’s “thousand cuts” strategy, designed to destabilise India, has reversed direction. Pakistan is now engulfed in the very extremism it cultivated — violent insurgencies in Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa prove it.

This editorial explores the doctrine, the history, the karma, and the cultural reflection seen in Dhurandhar.
https://news24media.org/bleed-india-by-a-thousand-cuts-how-zias-doctrine/
#Geopolitics #PakistanUnrest #ZiaUlHaq #1971War #SouthAsia

Bleed India by a Thousand Cuts: How Zia’s Dark Doctrine Has Now Turned Pakistan Into Its Own Worst Nightmare -

In this hard-hitting editorial, we examine how Pakistan’s former dictator Zia-ul-Haq’s infamous ‘Bleed India by a thousand cuts’ doctrine transformed into state policy, weaponised terrorism, and ultimately returned as Pakistan’s own curse. From 1971’s historic surrender to today’s internal unrest in Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, this article explores how karma turned a destructive agenda inward.

News 24 Media

🚨 Tensions are escalating in Pakistan as Islamist groups stage protests against a recent Supreme Court ruling. This rising unrest underscores the deep divisions within the country and the ongoing struggle between religious ideologies and legal authority. 🕌⚖️🛡️

Read more here: https://ecspe.org/tensions-rise-in-pakistan-as-islamist-groups-protest-supreme-court-ruling/

#PakistanUnrest #SupremeCourtRuling #IslamistProtests #LegalAuthority #ReligiousTensions #HumanRights #SocialJustice #LawAndOrder #ProtectLegalRights #PoliticalConflict

Tensions Rise in Pakistan as Islamist Groups Protest Supreme Court Ruling

Tensions rise in Pakistan as Islamist groups protest a Supreme Court ruling affirming religious freedoms for non-Muslims. The decision, which has sparked significant backlash, highlights ongoing sectarian tensions and the challenges of upholding constitutional rights in the country.

ECSPE

Amid heavy security, Khan was brought into the court and produced before the three-judge panel who gave the order for his immediate release.The judges then directed Khan to appear before the #IslamabadHighCourt on Friday, which had previously declared Khan’s arrest to be legal.

#Pakistan #SupremeCourt rules arrest of #ImranKhan was illegal | #PakistanCrisis #PakistanUnrest

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/11/pakistan-army-deployed-across-country-as-unrest-triggered-by-imran-khan-arrest-continues

Pakistan supreme court rules arrest of Imran Khan was illegal

Court orders immediate release of former prime minister who was arrested in Islamabad this week

The Guardian

"#ISLAMABAD (AP) — #Pakistan is witnessing a wave of violence following the arrest of popular opposition leader and former Prime Minister #ImranKhan on corruption charges. The level of unrest has not been seen since 2007, when another former premier — #BenazirBhutto — was assassinated during an election campaign."

Why the arrest of Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan could push the country into chaos | #PakistanCrisis #PakistanUnrest
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-imran-khan-arrest-violence-d13fb20e1b44b3c6242241bf0d7db60b

Why the arrest of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan could push the country into chaos

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is witnessing a wave of violence following the arrest of popular opposition leader and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges.

Associated Press

"The action against Khan, 70, a cricket hero-turned-politician and Pakistan’s most popular leader according to polls, has aggravated instability in the #NuclearArmed country of 220 million people that is grappling with a severe #EconomicCrisis."

#Pakistan top court orders NAB to present #ImranKhan in an hour | #PakistanCrisis #PakistanUnrest
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/11/pakistan-top-court-orders-nab-to-present-imran-khan-in-an-hour

Pakistan top court orders NAB to present Imran Khan in an hour

The Supreme Court’s order comes after the former prime minister’s legal team challenges his arrest in a corruption case.

Al Jazeera

"Khan’s followers and PTI leaders vowed to stay on the streets until the former prime minister was released. As the situation remained febrile, army officers were deployed across Islamabad and in the states of #Punjab and #Khyber"

#Pakistan: army deployed across country as unrest triggered by #ImranKhan arrest continues | #PakistanUnrest #PakistanCrisis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/11/pakistan-army-deployed-across-country-as-unrest-triggered-by-imran-khan-arrest-continues

Pakistan supreme court rules arrest of Imran Khan was illegal

Court orders immediate release of former prime minister who was arrested in Islamabad this week

The Guardian