Pakistan
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IMF board approves $7bn bailout for Pakistan
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund’s board (IMF) on Wednesday approved a USD 7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for cash-strapped Pakistan, providing a critical boost to the country’s struggling economy. The development…
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Saudi Arabia issues stern warning to Pakistan for sending beggars under Umrah and Haj visas
Saudi Arabia has warned Pakistan to take serious and urgent notice of beggars flooding the kingdom under Umrah and Haj visas, calling on Islamabad’s Ministry of Religious Affairs to prevent such people…
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Pakistan shocker: Teenage girl gang-raped in front of family
Islamabad: In a gory reminder of horrendous Lahore motorway incident of 2020, a teenage girl was gang-raped allegedly by robbers in front of her family near the famous Pakpattan city of Punjab…
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Jolt to Imran Khan’s party, reshuffle in national assembly strips its parliamentary presence
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party has received a massive blow after a fresh allocation of seats to various political parties in the national assembly ended its parliamentary presence. As…
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Jolt to Shehbaz Sharif govt as Pakistan SC rules in favour of Imran Khan’s party
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday rebuked the top election body and ordered it to implement its verdict on reserved seats, a decision that is likely to benefit the party…
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Pakistan is a team with eleven captains, says ex-player Danish Kaneria
Pakistan is going through one of the worst phases in its cricket history. In the past this land had produced some of the best cricketers of the world. Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Fazal…
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Imran Khan booked for inciting Pak govt officials to mutiny: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top investigating agency has registered a case against jailed former prime minister Imran Khan for allegedly inciting government officials to mutiny through his social media posts, according to a media…
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Pak court seeks clarification from govt on Imran Khan’s possible military trial
Islamabad: A Pakistani high court on Thursday asked the government to clarify the uncertainty surrounding the possible military trial of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was…
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Leaders & lawmakers of Imran Khan’s party held; NA Speaker promises action
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities arrested several leaders of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, including its chairman and around a dozen lawmakers, as National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday promised action…
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Jailed ex-Pak PM Imran Khan shuts doors on negotiations with establishment
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced to shut the doors on negotiations with the establishment. Speaking with journalists at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi after hearing of a…
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Pak anti-corruption body to not pursue corruption case against Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top anti-corruption body on Monday informed a court that it would not pursue the Toshakhan 2 corruption case against jailed former prime minister Imran Khan after the recent verdict by…
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Imran Khan’s party stage rally in Islamabad; demand his immediate release
Islamabad: Jailed former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sunday held a power show, demanding his “immediate release” while slamming the government for its crackdown on the party as police fired tear gas…
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Will not compromise, says ex-Pak PM Imran Khan as he completes 400 days in jail
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Sunday completed 400 days in prison, pledging that he is ready to spend his whole life in jail but will not compromise on his…
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Imran Khan seeks acquittal under NAB amendments he criticised
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has moved an application in an accountability court seeking his acquittal in a 190 million pounds corruption case on the grounds of the amended…
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Imran Khan’s party set to stage rally in Islamabad
Islamabad: Pakistan’s capital was tense on Sunday ahead of a planned rally by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party to press the government for his release. Khan has been in jail…
