By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A prominent Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot and killed by police in Kenya on Sunday night in what they called a case of ‘mistaken identity’.
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Imran Khan challenges disqualification in Islamabad High Court
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decision that disqualified him from holding public office over corruption charges, in the Islamabad High Court, an official from his party said.
Fitch cuts Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating to ‘CCC+’ from ‘B-‘
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Global ratings agency Fitch cut Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating on Friday by a notch to ‘CCC+’ from ‘B-‘, citing further deterioration in the country’s external liquidity and funding conditions and a drop in foreign exchange reserves.
Pakistan seeks billions in loans for ‘mega undertakings’ after floods: FT
Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will ask international lenders for billions of dollars worth of new loans to rebuild the country after calamitous floods uprooted 33 million people and pushed its cash-strapped economy even closer to insolvency, Financial Times reported.
PTI Khan gives Sharif’s government more time to announce early polls
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday again stopped short of announcing a date for his planned protest march to the capital Islamabad, as he gave the coalition government more time to announce snap polls.
Imran Khan’s PTI leads in by-elections
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is leading in all three provinces as results pour in for the by-elections which Khan has called “a referendum” on his popularity.
PTI senator Swati arrested for tweeting against army chief General Bajwa
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Senator Azam Khan Swati, a lawmaker of ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party was arrested on Thursday for accusing Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa of legitimising corruption of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his family
PTI to move court over audio leaks
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday said his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will
approach the court to establish the authenticity of the recently leaked audio recordings.
Delay in filling vacancies in SC raises eyebrows
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: After the retirement of five Supreme Court judges, there has been a noticeable delay in filling up their vacant positions, and this has resulted in eyebrows being raised the senior judges.
Army chief reiterates he will retire in November
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: General Qamar Javed Bajwa reiterated that he will retire next month, ending speculation that the army chief will seek a third term.