The optics are awful – or are they? Has the military stormed back in politics – or are the top generals gritting their teeth to clean up the political mess created by their politicking predecessors? Caretaker PM Kakar’s actions in the coming days and weeks hold the answers to these and similar questions. By Ahmer Kureishi.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday appointed a senator from the southwestern province of Balochistan as the caretaker prime minister to oversee the upcoming general elections, the presidency said.
Found guilty of corruption by an Islamabad sessions court, former Prime Minister Imran Khan is finally behind bars, but it is still too soon to write him off as a potent political force. Here is why. By Ahmer Kureishi.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will send its cricket team to India for the 2023 men’s one-day international World Cup, ending months of uncertainty over the country’s participation due to security concerns, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.
With so much at stake and a likely extended tenure, the office has assumed immense importance beyond the usual function of ensuring free and fair polls. Here is a high-level look at the key considerations likely to factor into the decision – and the leading contenders for the hot seat. By Muhammad Ali.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A passenger train derailed on Sunday in southern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 80 others, officials said.
A delay in the conduct of the next general election by several months is almost certain now as the ECP is now constitutionally mandated to undertake fresh delimitation of National Assembly electoral constituencies based on new census numbers, which takes several months. By Muhammad Ali.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday from his home in Lahore, hours after a court found him guilty of corruption over gifts he received from foreign leaders during his time in office.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday from his residence in Lahore, hours after a court convicted him of corrupt practices in a case related to the gifts he received from foreign dignitaries during his tenure.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will chair a key meeting on Saturday to decide whether to approve the results of the country’s first-ever digital census, a move that could delay the general elections by at least six months.
