By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan, who is serving a prison sentence for corruption, will not be contesting the intra-party elections of his Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party scheduled for Saturday, citing his legal problems and the risk of losing the party’s symbol in the upcoming general elections, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday ruled that the jail trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is accused of possessing a classified diplomatic cable, was illegal and ordered his transfer to a regular court.
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will need a new short-term loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cope with its fragile economy and may
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday approved the trial of former prime minister Imran Khan in jail over allegations that he received land worth millions of dollars as a bribe from a property developer through a charity trust run by his third wife, a spiritual healer.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Privatization Commission (PC) said on Friday that it had approved the appointment of a British consortium led by Ernst & Young as the financial adviser for the privatization of the loss-making Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) by the end of January 2024.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker prime minister on Wednesday accused Afghanistan’s hardline Taliban’s interim government of not only failing to act against militants who launch attacks from its territory but also of helping them in some cases, in a rare public display of frustration that could further strain relations between the neighbors.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Four soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed on Monday in a shoot-out with militants near the Afghan border, the military said, as a wave of attacks on security forces continued across the country.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military said on Saturday that it had foiled a terrorist attack on a training air base of the Pakistan Air Force, killing all nine assailants who tried to storm the facility in the early hours of the day.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The military said on Saturday that it had foiled a terrorist attack on a training air base of the Pakistan Air Force, killing three assailants and cornering three others.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) began the first review of a $3 billion bailout package on Thursday, with both sides expressing early satisfaction over the country’s progress in meeting the fiscal and monetary targets set by the lender.
