April 27: The Wire report by R. Akhil states that Kim Jong-un became the first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea when he crossed the Military Demarcation Line, which separates the two Koreas, to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Peace House on April 27. The gradual process of mending ties through sports, cultural exchanges and the historic meet presents a lesson for several sparring countries across the world. This is particularly true for India and Pakistan, as the South Asian neighbors were also partitioned from one region and share a historical, socio-cultural and linguistic inheritance, as the two Koreas do. So the question remains of whether India and Pakistan be rid of their adamant attitudes and restart the athletic and cultural exchanges that have been on pause for years. This is a lesson they could take from the historic meeting in the Korean peninsula, which has witnessed much more violence and bloodshed than the Indian subcontinent in the last six decades. Over 12 lakh people are estimated to have been killed in the Korean War, as compared to over a lakh in the Kashmir conflict, the main bone of contention between India and Pakistan.
Source says Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman met with Islamic Emirate leader
January 10: TOLOnews has reported citing a source that Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, the leader of Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, met with Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate, Wednesday morning in Kandahar. Read more I
Mohammad Rizwan named Pakistan T20I vice-captain
January 10: Cricinfo reported The Pakistan Cricket Board [PCB] has appointed Mohammad Rizwan as the vice-captain of the T20I side ahead of the team's five-match series against New Zealand. The wicket-keeper batter replaces Shadab Khan in the role, who is on the road to recovery following an ankle injury, which ruled him out of the New Zealand tour. Read more I
Imran Khan's The Economist article not AI creation, clarifies PTI
January 9: GEO News has reported As the opinion piece of the imprisoned former prime minister well in the debate, the Imran Khan-led party — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) — has issued a clarification that the most talked about article published by The Economist was not an artificial intelligence (AI) creation. Read more I
Imprisoned PTI boss ‘arrested’ in more cases
January 9: DAWN has reported Former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested by Rawalpindi police in at least a dozen cases pertaining to the May 9 violence, including the attack on the General Headquarters (GHQ), as an accountability court in Islamabad indicted him and former first lady Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana reference on Tuesday. Read more I
Two more cops on polio duty martyred in Bannu
January 10: The Express Tribune reported At least two policemen deployed for polio duty in the Teri Ram area of Bannu district were martyred while three others injured during a gunfight with unidentified armed men on Tuesday. One of the three attackers was killed, the other was taken into custody in an injured condition while the third one managed to escape. Read more I
