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Pakistan’s Gen Z hits a wall of inflation, unemployment, censorship - feature

Young Pakistanis are weighing disengagement or emigration as economic strain and political pressure squeeze opportunity and speech.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD / THE MEDIA LINE
People holding placards take part in a protest against the deforestation in Islamabad on January 24, 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Bahrain's Minister of the Prime Minister's Court Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani, and Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita,

Pakistan opposition groups oppose Islamabad’s decision to join President Trump’s Board of Peace

The country’s largest opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said in a statement that it does not accept the Pakistani government’s decision to join the organization. 

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Pakistan Sentences Journalists and YouTubers in Absentia, but Enforcement Remains Uncertain

Pakistan sentences journalists, YouTubers in absentia, but enforcement remains uncertain

Legal experts say extradition hurdles and due-process concerns make enforcing the verdict against journalists living in the US and Europe highly unlikely.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
JOURNALISTS CARRY placards and a banner in a protest against what they call curbs on press freedom and excessive control of the digital landscape, in Karachi, Pakistan January 28, 2025.

Pakistani journalists, commentators supporting Khan sentenced to life imprisonment for 'terrorism'

The convictions stem from cases registered after violent protests on May 9, 2023, when Khan’s supporters attacked military installations following his brief arrest.

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Pakistan arrests ISKP propaganda chief Sultan Aziz Azzam, report says

Pakistan said it detained IS KP media figure Sultan Aziz Azzam, with a UN report citing a major blow to the group’s propaganda and regional operations.

DECEMBER 22, 2025ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Policemen make way for prison van afer a security raid at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's headquarters in Islamabad on July 22, 2024.

Pakistan alleges Israel and India spread disinformation linking it to Bondi Beach attack

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said sections of the international media from what he described as hostile countries, sought to malign Pakistan. 

DECEMBER 19, 2025ByARSHAD MEHMOOD / THE MEDIA LINE
Community members gather outside of Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Police raid home of Pakistani Muslim man suspected of Bondi Beach terror attack - report

According to his Facebook page, viewed by the Post, Akram studied at Central Queensland University in Sydney and Hamdard University in Islamabad.

DECEMBER 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
One of the suspected shooters in the Bondi Beach mass shooting, December 14, 2025.

Gaza plan could force breakthrough between Israel and Pakistan, journalist tells 'Post'

Talking to The Post from Islamabad, Ahmed Quraishi reflects on the backlash to his 2022 trip, Pakistan’s long-hidden points of contact with Israel, and the Gaza deal's historic opportunities.

DECEMBER 12, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Pakistani journalist Ahmed Qureshi,