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ISLAMABAD: The Senate voted on Friday to postpone the election scheduled for next month, citing security and weather concerns, in a move that drew sharp criticism from the main political parties.
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PTI loses bat symbol as court upholds ECP order
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday overturned a previous ruling that had allowed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to keep its distinctive bat symbol for the national election next month, a setback for the party led by former prime minister Imran Khan.
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Military kills five militants, including commander, in North Waziristan raid
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ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed five terrorists, including a commander, in a raid on a militant hideout in the restive North Waziristan region on Saturday, the military said.
Court allows imprisoned Khan to hold election talks in jail
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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan, who is in prison on corruption charges, won a court order on Friday to meet his party leaders and lawyers before the general election next month.
Sharif wins approval to join electoral race, despite lifetime ban on public office
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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who was barred from holding public office for life over corruption charges, has been cleared to run for parliament in next year’s national elections.
Islamabad court halts secret trial of ex-PM Khan in state secrets case
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ISLAMABAD: A court on Thursday stayed the secret trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case involving alleged leaks of state secrets, his lawyer said, in a blow to the government that accuses him of treason.
PTI leader Qureshi sent to jail for two weeks, claims torture in custody
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ISLAMABAD: A Rawalpindi court on Thursday ordered a two-week judicial remand for a senior opposition leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, who was accused of involvement in a violent protest that targeted the military headquarters last May.
PTI Qureshi roughed up by police, detained in new case after bail in cipher case
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ISLAMABAD: A former foreign minister and key ally of former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested again on Wednesday, shortly after he was freed on bail in a case involving alleged leaks of state secrets.
Court bats for Khan’s party, blocks ECP’s verdict on symbol
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ISLAMABAD: A high court in Pakistan on Tuesday blocked a decision by the country’s election commission that had declared the internal elections of the party, led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, as unconstitutional and stripped it of its ‘bat’ symbol.