Pakistan
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Election Commission of Pakistan raises hopes for elections in February
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) raised hopes for the next general elections in February next year, saying that it would work on delimiting constituencies and update the electoral rolls side…
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Former PM Nawaz likely to return to Pak from London on October 15: Reports
Islamabad: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to return to Pakistan from London on October 15, a media report said on Friday, indicating a delay in his plan as announced by…
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Islamabad HC begins hearing Imran’s plea challenging Toshakhana verdict
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday began hearing a plea by incarcerated former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan which challenged his trial and conviction in the Toshakhana case, and is…
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Pak court to give ruling on Imran Khan’s appeal against his conviction in Toshakhana case
Islamabad: A Pakistani high court is expected to give its ruling on Friday on the appeal by former prime minister Imran Khan challenging his conviction in the Toshakhana corruption case, a day…
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Joint investigation team formed to probe attacks on churches in Pakistan
Lahore: The government in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Thursday constituted a high-powered Joint Investigation Team (JIT) team to probe the recent unprecedented mob attacks on churches and homes of Christians. The Punjab…
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Pak court resumes hearing on Imran Khan’s appeal in Toshakhana case
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday resumed hearing on an appeal filed by jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan challenging his conviction and sentence by a sessions court in the…
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Pak authorities arrest 60 more people in connection with mob attack on churches
Lahore: Pakistani authorities have arrested 60 more people in connection with the unprecedented mob attack on 21 churches in Punjab province, taking the total number of suspects under detention to more than…
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Pak will not surrender to radicalism and intolerance: Caretaker PM Kakar
Karachi: Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Wednesday said the war on terror will continue and it will not surrender to radicalism, extremism and intolerance, a day after outlawed TTP…
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Pak rupee drops to new low owing to withdrawal of restrictions on imports
Pakistan’s rupee plunged to a record low on the interbank market on Tuesday, August 22 following the decision to ease in import restrictions that has lifted demand for the dollar, central bank…
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Imran Khan’s concerns on lack of privacy in Attock jail spark uproar
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been spending his prison term in the Attock jail, where he is being subjected to serious challenges, details of which were shared after a…
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Pak President Alvi sacked secretary amid controversy to clear his name: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi’s decision to sack his secretary after a controversy erupted about the signing of two key bills was made to clear his name, media reports said on Tuesday,…
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Pak court to take up Imran Khan’s appeal against Toshakhana conviction on Tuesday
Islamabad: A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court will take up on Tuesday a petition filed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan against his conviction and sentence in the Toshakhana…
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Pakistan President Alvi claims he had been betrayed by his staff
New Delhi: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Sunday denied having signed two crucial pieces of legislation — Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023 — claiming he…
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Pakistan’s ex-human rights minister Shireen Mazari’s daughter arrested
Islamabad: Imaan Zainab Mazari, the daughter of Pakistan’s former human rights minister Shireen Mazari, was arrested early on Sunday from her residence here for interference in state affairs, police said. A Tarnol Police…
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Imran Khan’s close aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi held from his house in Islamabad
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a close aide of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested by police from his house here on Saturday. Qureshi, 67, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf…