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2024 Shangla Bombing
On 26 March 2024, in Bisham Tehsil, Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a suicide bomber attacked a bus transporting five Chinese engineers and their Pakistani driver on their way to the Dasu Dam, killing all of them. The bomber rammed an explosive-filled car into the bus that was travelling from Islamabad to Kohistan on the Karakoram Highway. No group has taken responsibility for the attack. The Taliban-led government of Afghanistan also rejects Afghan involvement in the attack. This was the third attack on Chinese interests in Pakistan in the past week, as a Pakistani naval base and a port used by China were also attacked by Baloch separatists. The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan told Chinese nationals in Pakistan to stay alert. Aftab Khan Sherpao, Central Chairman of Qaumi Watan Party, expressed concern in a tweet, saing that the attack was "proof of the rising tide of terrorism." On 29 March, Chinese investigators arrived in Pakistan to join a probe into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insurgency In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, also known as the War in North-West Pakistan or Pakistan's war on terror, is an ongoing armed conflict involving Pakistan, and Islamist militant groups such as the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Jundallah (Pakistan), Jundallah, Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI), Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi, TNSM, al-Qaeda, and their Central Asian allies such as the Islamic State – Khorasan Province, IS–Khorasan (IS-K), Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Turkistan Islamic Party, East Turkistan Movement, Islamic State – Caucasus Province, Emirate of Caucasus, and elements of Organised crime in Pakistan, organized crime.Varun Vira and Anthony Cordesma"Pakistan: Violence versus Stability: A Net Assessment." ''Center for Strategic and International Studies'', 25 July 2011. Formerly a war, it is now a low-level insurgency as of 2017. The armed conflict began in 2004 when tensions rooted in the Pakistan Army's Battle of Wanna, search for al-Qaeda fighters in P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taliban
The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalist, militant Islamism, Islamist, Jihadism, jihadist, and Pashtun nationalism, Pashtun nationalist political movement in Afghanistan. It ruled approximately three-quarters of the country Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001), from 1996 to 2001, before being overthrown following the United States invasion of Afghanistan, United States invasion. It Fall of Kabul (2021), recaptured Kabul on 15 August 2021 after nearly 20 years of Taliban insurgency, insurgency, and currently controls all of the country, although its government has Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, not yet been recognized by any country. The Taliban government has been criticized for restricting human rights in Afghanistan, including the right of women in Afgh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China–Pakistan Relations
China–Pakistan relations ( zh, 中国-巴基斯坦关系; ur, ) refer to the bilateral ties between the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Formal relations were established in 1950, when the Dominion of Pakistan was among the first countries to sever diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) in favour of recognizing the sovereign legitimacy of the People's Republic over mainland China. Since then, both countries have placed considerable importance on the maintenance of a "special relationship" between them, and their regular exchanges of high-level visits have culminated in the establishment of various cooperative measures. China has provided economic, technical, and military assistance to Pakistan; both sides regard each other as close strategic allies. Bilateral relations have evolved from China's initial policy of neutrality to an extensive partnership driven primarily by Pakistan's strategic importance. The two countries formall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Chinese Sentiment In Asia
Anti-Chinese sentiment, also known as Sinophobia, is a fear or dislike of China, Chinese people or Chinese culture. It often targets Chinese minorities living outside of China and involves immigration, development of national identity in neighbouring countries, political ideologies, disparity of wealth, the past tributary system of Imperial China, majority-minority relations, imperial legacies, and racism. Today, a variety of popular culture clichés and negative stereotypes about Chinese people exist, notably in the Western world, and are often conflated with other Asian ethnic groups, known as the Yellow Peril.William F. Wu, ''The Yellow Peril: Chinese Americans in American Fiction, 1850–1940'', Archon Press, 1982. Some individuals may harbor prejudice or hatred against Chinese people due to history, racism, propaganda, or ingrained stereotypes. Its opposite is Sinophilia. Statistics and background In 2013, Pew Research Center from the United States conducted a sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrorist Incidents In Pakistan In 2024
This article is about terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2024 in chronological order. January * 10 January - Three police officers and one civilian was killed in a terrorist attack in Kohat. * 29 January - One person was injured in a gun attack on ANP leader in Shangla Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. * 29 January - One police officer was killed and one truck driver injured in a rocket attack on Mach Jail in Balochistan. * 30 January - Four people were killed and six were injured in a bomb blast in Balochistan. * 31 January - Five people were injured in a grenade attack on the election office of PPP in Quetta. * 31 January - Rehan Zeb Khan, election candidate, was killed in gun attack in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Three other people were also injured in the attack. February * 1 February - Zahoor Ahmad of ANP was killed in gun attack in Killa Abdullah Balochistan. One person was injured in the attack. * 2nd February - A bomb blast targeted the office of Election Commission of Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Murder In 2024
Mass is an intrinsic property of a body. It was traditionally believed to be related to the quantity of matter in a physical body, until the discovery of the atom and particle physics. It was found that different atoms and different elementary particles, theoretically with the same amount of matter, have nonetheless different masses. Mass in modern physics has multiple definitions which are conceptually distinct, but physically equivalent. Mass can be experimentally defined as a measure of the body's inertia, meaning the resistance to acceleration (change of velocity) when a net force is applied. The object's mass also determines the strength of its gravitational attraction to other bodies. The SI base unit of mass is the kilogram (kg). In physics, mass is not the same as weight, even though mass is often determined by measuring the object's weight using a spring scale, rather than balance scale comparing it directly with known masses. An object on the Moon would weigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 2024 Events In Pakistan
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. Origin The name of March comes from ''Martius'', the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the festivals held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close. ''Martius'' remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suicide Bombings In 2024
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including major depressive disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and substance abuse (including alcoholism and the use of and benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome, withdrawal from benzodiazepines) are risk factors. Some suicides are impulsive acts due to stress (such as from financial or Suicide in colleges in the United States, academic difficulties), relationship problems (such as breakups or divorces), or harassment and bullying. Those who have previously attempted suicide are at a higher risk for future attempts. Effective suicide prevention efforts include limiting access to methods of suicide such as firearms, drugs, and poisons; treating mental disorders and substance abuse; careful mass media, media reporting about suicide; and improving economic conditions. Although crisis hotlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasu Bus Attack
On 14 July 2021, a bus carrying Chinese workers in the Dasu area of Upper Kohistan District, Pakistan, fell into a ravine after an explosion, killing 13 people, including nine Chinese citizens and four Pakistanis, and injured 28 others. The bombing The site of the bombing was near a hydroelectric project where Chinese and Pakistani workers had been working together for several years. The bus fell into a ravine as a result of the attack. The injured were taken by ambulance helicopters to a hospital in Dasu city, 10 km away. Muhammad Hasnain and Muhammed Ayaz, who were identified as Pakistani Taliban members and masterminds of the attack, were arrested and sentenced to death in November 2022. Background to the assassination An editorial in the Global Times, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, described the bombing as a carefully planned act of terrorism, the worst attack on Chinese citizens in recent years. On 12 August 2021, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Shehbaz Sharif Ministry
After 2024 Pakistani general election, the 2024 general elections in Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif's second government was formed. Shehbaz Sharif from the Pakistan Muslim League-N was elected as the Prime Minister. President Asif Ali Zardari took the oath of office. The new Cabinet composition has been described as a "Lean", with its composition being influenced by the need of the new government to respond quickly to the current economic crisis. The Cabinet includes Pakistan Muslim League (N), PML-N, Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan, MQM(P), Pakistan Muslim League (Q), PML(Q), Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, IPP and Independents (politician), independents. The cabinet is riddled with controversy, as opposition parties have alleged severe rigging in the government's election, as well as that many members of the government have been accused of corruption. Cabinet formation On March 6 the Cabinet Division issued the de-notification of the Kakar caretaker ministry, caretaker cabinet. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qaumi Watan Party
Qaumi Watan Party ( ps, قومي وطن ګوند or ; ur, قومی وطن پارٹی), abbreviated as QWP and formerly called Pakistan Peoples Party–Sherpao (PPP–S), is one of the prominent political parties in Pakistan, that split away from the Pakistan Peoples Party just before the 2002 general election. PPP–S was named after its leader Aftab Ahmad Sherpao. Differences had cropped up between PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto and Senior Leader Aftab Ahmad Sherpao in 1999 and the latter was expelled from the PPP by the former, thus creating PPP–S. In October 2012, it was renamed to Qaumi Watan Party when it changed its political agenda and declared itself as a Pashtun neo-nationalist party. Name change The name and manifesto of the party were formally changed on October 17, 2012. It was renamed from "Pakistan Peoples Party–Sherpao" to "Qaumi Watan Party". The tri-color flag was also changed by replacing the green color with white. Aftab Ahmad Sherpao said Qaumi Watan Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao
Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (آفتاب احمد خان شېرپاؤ; born 20 August 1944) is a Pakistani politician who is the current chairman of the centre-left Pashtun nationalist Qaumi Watan Party, after previously being a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from November 2002 to May 2018. Sherpao previously served as the Federal Interior Minister of Pakistan. Prior to this assignment he was the Federal Minister for Water and Power, Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas and States & Frontier Regions and Minister for Interprovincial Coordination. Sherpao has also served as the 14th and 18th Chief Minister of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Early life and education Aftab Khan Sherpao was born on 20 August 1944. Sherpao received his early from Lawrence College Murree, and Edwardes College, Peshawar. He joined Pakistan Military Academy with 34th Long Course in 1964. After passing out from Pakistan Military Acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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