Pakistan
-
Pak media watchdog bans coverage of 11 persons critical of military and previous government
Islamabad: Pakistan electronic media watchdog has stopped TV channels from giving air space to 11 people, including journalists, accused of criticising the military and the Shehbaz Sharif-led previous government and declared proclaimed…
-
PML-N nominates Nawaz Sharif as its PM face
Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday nominated former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as its candidate for the premier’s post, media reports said. During a press briefing at the Prime Minister’s…
-
Jail officials told to provide medical facilities to Imran Khan & allow him to meet his family
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday directed the Attock Jail administration to provide former prime minister Imran Khan with “appropriate medical facilities” and allow him to meet his friends and…
-
Bushra Bibi’s diary reveals extent of her influence on Imran Khan’s politics
Islamabad: An alleged private diary of Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has made startling revelations about her influence in political and private matters revolving around her…
-
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar to be Pakistan’s caretaker PM
Islamabad: Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was on Saturday picked as Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister to govern the cash-strapped country and oversee general elections later this year. Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the…
-
Nawaz Sharif to lead election campaign for his party once he returns: Pakistan PM
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan Muslim League(N) leader and his brother Nawaz Sharif is all set to make a comeback next month and will lead the election…
-
PM Sharif to hold talks with Oppn leader again on nominating caretaker premier
Islamabad: Pakistan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Leader of the Opposition will hold talks again on Friday over the nomination for a caretaker premier to conduct the general elections later…
-
Pakistan intruder shot dead near international border in Punjab: BSF
Punjab: Border Security Force personnel shot dead an intruder from Pakistan and thereby foiled an infiltration bid along the Inda Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran in the early hours of Friday…
-
Pak President Alvi dissolves National Assembly at PM Shehbaz Sharif’s advice
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on Wednesday at outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice, marking an end to the current government’s tenure and paving the way for the…
-
Pak court refuses instant relief to Imran Khan; reject request
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s bid to get his conviction suspended in a corruption case did not succeed on Wednesday as the Islamabad High Court adjourned the hearing but…
-
IMF’s agreement with Pakistan under risk if caretaker setup is prolonged: Report
Islamabad: The USD 3 billion IMF bailout package for Pakistan could be at risk if the caretaker government’s tenure gets prolonged due to the likely delay in holding general elections in the…
-
Pakistan puts onus on India for conducive environment for talks
Islamabad: In response to a recent statement from India’s Ministry of External Affairs holding Pakistan responsible for failing to create an environment free of terror and hostility for talks, Islamabad has now…
-
Pakistan poll panel disqualifies Imran Khan for five years
Islamabad: In a major blow to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday disqualified PTI chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan for five years following his conviction…
-
Ahmadi minarets in Pakistan’s Punjab province demolished
Lahore: The minarets of a worship place of the minority Ahmadi community were demolished by radical Islamists in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Tuesday. The minarets of the Ahmadi worship…
-
Pak: Imran Khan appeals his conviction in graft case, seeks release from jail
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday challenged his conviction in a corruption case by a trial court, saying the verdict by a “biased” judge “was a “slap in the…
