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Syed Raza Hassan

ARTICLES BY SYED RAZA HASSAN

A Pakistan International Airlines plane sits on the tarmac at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP)

Pakistan's national airline moves to assuage concern over pilots' licences

1 min read . 28 Jun 2020

So far, India has reported 114 cases of coronavirus

India shuts Taj Mahal, boosts testing; Pak cases rise after quarantine errors

3 min read . 17 Mar 2020

Pakistan releasing 360 Indian prisoners is seen as de-escalating the India-Pakistan conflict that raged after the Pulwama attack and the Balakot air strike. (Bloomberg)

Pakistan to release 360 Indian prisoners as conflict eases

1 min read . 06 Apr 2019

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court in July for not declaring a source of income that he disputes receiving. Photo: AP (AP)

Pakistani anti-corruption body arrests son-in-law of ousted PM Nawaz Sharif

1 min read . 09 Oct 2017

A file photo of a convoy of armed Pakistani Taliban with rocket-propelled grenade launchers patrols outside the Swat valley near Buner district in Pakistan in April 2009.

India, Afghanistan aided Pakistani Taliban, says group’s ex-spokesman Ehsan

2 min read . 26 Apr 2017

Pakistan Securities and Exchange Commission said the brokers entered bids and offers with the prior intent of cancelling them before trade execution, commonly known as ‘spoofing’, to create the false appearance of market activity. Photo: Reuters

Pakistani regulator orders stockbrokers investigated for market manipulation

1 min read . 22 Apr 2017

The Supreme Court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to order Nawaz Sharif’s removal but called for further investigation into corruption allegations in connection with the so-called Panama Papers leaks. Photo: Mike Segar/Reuters

Pakistan opposition vows protests, demands Nawaz Sharif’s resignation

1 min read . 21 Apr 2017

Disqualifying Nawaz Sharif would leave his party in power, but it would cause intense turmoil at a time when Pakistan is experiencing modest growth. Photo: Getty Images

Nawaz Sharif’s fate hangs in balance as Pakistan braces for crucial SC verdict

2 min read . 19 Apr 2017

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain said it was the first time Chinese troops participated in a parade in a foreign country, terming it a ‘historic event.’ Photo: Reuters

Amid deepening ties, Chinese troops join Pakistan Day parade

1 min read . 23 Mar 2017

An official from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (Right) marks a house after collecting information from a resident during a census as army soldier stands guard in Karachi on 15 March 2017. Photo: AFP

Pakistan launches first census in 19 years amid tight security

2 min read . 15 Mar 2017

A man mourns the death of a relative who was killed in a suicide blast at the tomb of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine on Thursday evening in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan says kills 100 ‘terrorists’ after suicide shrine attack

4 min read . 18 Feb 2017

Raees has been highly anticipated in Pakistan, as it marks the debut of Pakistani actress Mahira Khan alongside Shah Rukh Khan. Photo: PTI

Pakistan bans Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’ citing inappropriate content

1 min read . 07 Feb 2017

Sample of cotton consignments from India put on hold by Pakistan have been sent for tests. Photo: Bloomberg

Pakistan puts cotton imports from India on hold as tensions mount

2 min read . 30 Nov 2016

A farmer working in his tobacco field in Hunsur, 200km from Bengaluru. Photo:Reuters

Pakistan will not attend tobacco conference in India

1 min read . 04 Nov 2016

Last week India ordered an employee of the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi to leave the country on charges of spying. Photo: AFP

Pakistan may expel five Indian diplomats in ‘spying’ tit-for-tat charges

1 min read . 03 Nov 2016

Pakistan’s Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Imran Khan addresses supporters outside his residence in Islamabad on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Imran Khan backs off from threat to shut down Islamabad

3 min read . 02 Nov 2016

Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan wants Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down, or agree to a corruption inquiry in the Panama Papers issue. Photo:AP

Pakistan: Imran Khan’s party says two supporters killed in police clashes

2 min read . 01 Nov 2016

A file photo of the Police Training College in Quetta, Pakistan. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s Al Alami faction, which targets Shi’ites and Pakistan’s security forces, killed more than 60 police cadets in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday in an attack in conjunction with Islamic State. Photo: AP

Gunmen kill four at Shia Muslim gathering in Karachi

1 min read . 31 Oct 2016

Relations between India and Pakistan worsened in September, when militants attacked an army base in Uri, Kashmir, killing 18 soldiers, a raid New Delhi blamed on Islamabad. Photo: AFP

Pakistan to ban Indian content on TV, radio as tension simmers after surgical strikes

1 min read . 20 Oct 2016

In the crop year ended 30 September, Pakistan was India’s biggest cotton buyer after its own crop was hit by drought and whitefly pest. Photo: Bloomberg

Indian cotton exports to Pakistan slump amid tensions: traders

3 min read . 08 Oct 2016