By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday granted protective bail to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in two corruption cases until October 24, paving the way for his return to Pakistan after nearly four years of self-imposed exile.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank said on Friday it has met an end-September deadline for a forward book target of $4.2 billion agreed with the IMF and is comfortably placed to meet others on net international reserves and net domestic assets.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a law that gives a panel of three senior judges the authority to regulate the court’s own affairs, including how cases are assigned and which judges hear them.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique smashed unbeaten centuries as Pakistan pulled off the highest successful run chase in World Cup history, beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in a thrilling Group B match on Tuesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A special court in will formally charge former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his former foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, next week with leaking state secrets, a case that could further erode the political fortunes of the jailed opposition leader.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan has imposed new fees and restrictions on the transit trade with Afghanistan, blocking hundreds of containers bound for the landlocked country at Karachi port and banning the export of 212 items, including chocolates, footwear, and garments.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s poverty rate has soared to 39.4 percent in the fiscal year that ended in June, up from 34.3 percent a year earlier, as the country faces a severe economic crisis, high inflation and the aftermath of devastating floods, the World Bank said in a report on Tuesday.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s interim interior minister on Saturday accused India’s intelligence agency of being behind the recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan, a restive province that has been plagued by violence for decades.
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KARACHI: A suicide bomber killed at least 52 people, including a police officer, and wounded around 50 others near a mosque in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, officials said.
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ISLAMABAD: The IMF on Thursday defended its role in Pakistan’s economic recovery, saying that its policies are designed to help the country overcome its fiscal and external imbalances and support its social development goals.
