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BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif agreed in a meeting in Beijing to launch a high-speed rail project that could cost $9.85 billion, Bloomberg newswire reported on Wednesday.
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October inflation jumps to 26.6pc as food and energy prices spiral
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Inflation soared to 26.6 percent in October from a year earlier as food and energy prices spiraled, official figures revealed Tuesday, escalating the country’s cost-of-living crisis.
Imran Khan rebuffs claims of backdoor talks with coalition government
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan rebutted reports on back channel dialogues with the coalition government, saying no talks will be held until authorities announced a date for fresh elections.
UPDATE: Imran Khan set off on march to Islamabad to push for snap polls
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party of ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Friday started a much-hyped protest march against what it calls the unconstitutional coalition government, setting up a potential showdown with security forces under orders to confront them decisively.
PTI set for possible showdown with security forces in much-trumpeted protest march
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party of ousted prime minister Imran Khan is all set to stage the much hyped protest march on Friday against what it calls the unconstitutional coalition government, setting up a potential showdown with security forces under orders to confront them decisively.
Imran Khan to hold protest march to Islamabad on October 28
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced to launch his much trumpeted protest march on October 28 from the eastern city of Lahore to the capital Islamabad to force the government to call for an early polls.
UPDATE 1-Imran Khan disqualified from public office in Toshakhana case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Election Commission on Friday disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan from the parliament for five years on corrupt practices, plunging the country into fresh political turmoil.
UPDATE-Imran Khan disqualified in Toshakhana case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Election Commission on Friday disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan from the parliament for five years on corrupt practices, plunging the country into fresh turmoil.
Imran Khan disqualified in Toshakhana case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Election Commission on Friday disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan for holding public office on corrupt practices, plunging the country into fresh turmoil as Khan’s party called country wide protests against the decision.
ECP’s security tightened ahead of Toshakhana verdict
By Staff Reporter
Islamabad: The government has deployed extra police force along with para military rangers around the election commission office in the capital, Islamabad, in case Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf supports try to react violently in response to a decision on Toshakhana disqualification case filed against former prime minister Imran Khan due today.