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Farhan Qureshi

Farhan Qureshi is a political analyst and journalist with over 12 years of experience covering Pakistani politics, governance, and elections.

Rs75 Commemorative Banknote Signifies Nation’s Pledge To Tackle Climate Change

Rs75 Commemorative Banknote Signifies Nation’s Pledge To Tackle Climate Change

75th Anniversary of Independence To commemorate the country's 75th anniversary of independence, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) issued a Rs75 commemorative banknote on Sunday, featuring portraits of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Allama Iqbal, Mohtarma

Washington Wants Robust Long-Term Ties With Islamabad

Washington Wants Robust Long-Term Ties With Islamabad

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken As greetings from around the world flooded in, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasised the importance of Pakistan and the US rebuilding their powerful connection for the next

Imran Accuses Shehbaz Govt Of ‘Cracking Down’ on Pro-PTI Media

Imran Accuses Shehbaz Govt Of ‘Cracking Down’ on Pro-PTI Media

Government's Attack On Media Outlets Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has criticised the government's attack on media outlets and journalists who promote the narrative of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.  "I want to warn our people of

Protesters Booked For Chanting Slogans Against Security Forces In Khwazakhela

Protesters Booked For Chanting Slogans Against Security Forces In Khwazakhela

Participants in The Khwazakhela Peace Rally On Saturday, the police filed a FIR against several of the participants in the Khwazakhela 'peace rally' for allegedly chanting anti-security forces sentiments.  According to Swat District Police Officer

EU Condemns Taliban Due To Crackdown On Women’s Rally

EU Condemns Taliban Due To Crackdown On Women’s Rally

Worsening Conditions For Women And Girls The EU stated on Sunday that it was "especially worried" about the worsening conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan following the violent breakup of a women's protest by

Ukraine Defaults According To Fitch And S&P

Ukraine Defaults According To Fitch And S&P

Ukraine's Foreign Currency Ratings S&P and Fitch downgraded Ukraine's foreign currency ratings to selective default and restricted default on Friday, citing the country's problematic debt restructuring.  Ukraine's foreign creditors agreed earlier this week to support

Eight Killed in Rains in Balochistan

Eight Killed in Rains in Balochistan

Eight People Were Killed In Heavy Rains & Flash Floods At least eight people were killed in the latest round of heavy rains and flash floods in Balochistan, traffic between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan was

Shahbaz Gill Claims He Was Forced To Testify Against Imran

Shahbaz Gill Claims He Was Forced To Testify Against Imran

PTI leader Dr Shahbaz Gill told a court on Friday that investigators had "compelled him to testify against party chairman Imran Khan" in connection with his controversial statement regarding the army.  Omar Shabbir denied Kohsar

PEMRA Moves Against ARY After Licence Revoked

PEMRA Moves Against ARY After Licence Revoked

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority In an unprecedented step, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) revoked ARY News' operating licence late Friday night after the Ministry of Interior revoked the channel's security clearance, clearing

Novelist Salman Rushdie Shifted To Ventilator After New York Stabbing

Novelist Salman Rushdie Shifted To Ventilator After New York Stabbing

Salman Rushdie Was Stabbed in New York Salman Rushdie, a British author whose sacrilegious novels have earned him death threats, was stabbed in the neck and body onstage at a lecture in New York state