Pakistan
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Pakistan releases 200 Indian fishermen from Karachi jail
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday released 200 Indian fishermen from a prison in Karachi and will hand them over to Indian authorities at the Wagah border after “due process.” The fishermen were released…
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Stop giving coverage to ex-PM Imran Khan: Pak govt tells media houses
Lahore: The Pakistan government on Friday urged the country’s media houses to refrain from publishing or broadcasting speeches, statements, tweets or pictures of former prime minister Imran Khan. The government said it…
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s ‘Wasim Akram’ quits politics
Quetta: Former Chief Minister of Pakistan Punjab Usman Buzdar, known to be close to PTI Chairman Imran Khan, on Friday announced his plans to quit politics, media reports said. Addressing a press…
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Pakistan: PTI president Parvez Elahi arrested again
Lahore: The President of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party Parvez Elahi was on Friday arrested again minutes after a judicial magistrate here ordered his release in an embezzlement case. Elahi, a close aide to…
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Imran Khan isolated after closest aides leave PTI
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan is faced with the toughest battle of his life as he struggles to tackle a severe political isolation after his closest…
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Pakistan to approach IMF for new programme
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to negotiate a new programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) immediately after the budget as the coalition government is planning to conclude the $6.5 billion Extended Fund…
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Pakistan: PTI president Chaudhry Pervez Elahi arrested
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party president Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, a close aide to former prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested outside his residence here on Thursday, the party said. “Shameful how the regime doesn’t…
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Pakistan seeks IMF loan to revive economy: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed interest in securing a new loan from the IMF during his talks with its chief Kristalina Georgieva though there are slim chances for the…
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Pakistan regulator bars channels from airing hate mongers
Islamabad: In a directive to television channels, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) said there should be a media boycott of “hate mongers, perpetrators and their facilitators” and advised them to…
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Imran Khan will be tried in military court, says Pakistan’s interior minister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that Imran Khan will be tried in a military court as the former prime minister was the “architect” of the May 9 incidents…
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‘Will also make Pakistan a Hindu nation…’: Bageshwar Dham’s Dhirendra Shastri
Surat: Bageshwar Dham’s Dhirendra Shastri has said that Pakistan could be turned into a Hindu nation if the people of Gujarat stay united. Dhirendra Shastri made the remarks on Saturday while addressing…
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Imran Khan lashes out at PML-N-led govt for trashing rule of law and destroying economy
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday lashed out at the PML-N-led coalition government for trashing the rule of law and destroying the economy under the watch of the powerful…
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Three children injured after two quake hit Pakistan
Islamabad: At least three children were injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday after two earthquakes jolted the region, officials said. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), a powerful 6.0-magnitude…
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From struggling newbie to mass leader, the rise and rise of Imran Khan
Islamabad: Imran Khan, who lived a lavish life throughout his cricketing days, became one of the strongest headed captains of the Pakistan cricket team that lifted the 1992 World Cup and the…
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Now, former Sindh governor Ismail quits Imran Khan’s party
Islamabad: Imran Ismail, the former Sindh governor and ouster prime minister Imran Khan’s close aide parted ways with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Saturday, hours after an anti-terrorism court ordered his release…
