Pakistan
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Pak court grants pre-arrest bail to Bushra Bibi till Sep 12 in graft cases
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Tuesday granted pre-arrest bail to Bushra Bibi, wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, till September 12 in multiple graft cases, it emerged on Tuesday. Bushra…
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Pak woman commits suicide due to high electricity bill
Islamabad: As Pakistan is reeling from inflation and high taxes, a woman in Punjab province committed suicide after electricity was not restored at her home despite paying a bill of 10,000 PKR,…
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Imran Khan’s conviction in Toshakhana case suspended, HC orders release
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sentence in the Toshakhana case and ordered his release from jail. A division bench of the IHC, comprising…
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Kochi-Bengaluru flight receives bomb threat, passengers offloaded at Kochi airport
Kochi: A total of 139 passengers on board an Indigo flight from Kochi to Bengaluru were deboarded at the international airport here on Monday after receiving a call regarding the presence of…
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Pakistanis burn electricity bills, protest against imposed taxes
Islamabad: Thousands of people across Pakistan have taken to the streets to protest against soaring electricity bills and high taxes imposed by the government at a time when surviving high inflation has…
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Islamabad HC grants judgement on Imran Khan’s plea in Toshakhana case
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s plea seeking the suspension of his three-year jail term in the Toshakhana corruption case. A…
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Imran Khan content with new facilities at Attock jail: Report
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been provided with a slew of new facilities at Attock District Jail and expressed his satisfaction over them to a top police officer during…
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Pakistan’s interim PM holds emergency meeting
Islamabad: Amid a public outcry over inflated electricity bills, Pakistan’s interim Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar held an emergency meeting on Sunday during which he directed authorities to devise “concrete steps”…
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Former Pak PM Imran Khan grilled in Attock Jail in missing cypher case: Reports
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was interrogated by counter-terrorism officials from the Federal Investigation Agency on Saturday at the Attock Jail in the cypher case under the Official Secrets…
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‘Orchestrated hate campaign’: Pakistan’s top rights body on attack on Christians
Lahore: The recent mob attack on churches and Christian localities in Pakistan’s Punjab province was part of a larger hate campaign against the minority community, an independent human rights body has said,…
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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…
