By Staff Reporter
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.
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Islamabad court halts secret trial of ex-PM Khan in state secrets case
By Staff Reporter
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
By Staff Reporter
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
By Staff Reporter
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
By Staff Reporter
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.
Record number of candidates vie for parliament seats
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is gearing up for a historic general election on February 8, with a record number of 28,626 candidates vying for 1,085 seats in the national and provincial assemblies.
PTI to challenge ECP’s decision to revoke ‘bat’ symbol in court
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by former prime minister Imran Khan, said on Monday that it would challenge the election commission’s decision to annul its internal elections and revoke its ‘bat’ symbol ahead of a general election due in 2024.
PTI left leaderless ahead of February votes
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party founded by former prime minister Imran Khan, has been stripped of its leader, a day after the country’s election commission removed the party’s symbol ahead of the national elections scheduled for February 8, 2024.
Top court grants bail to ex-PM Khan in cipher case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday granted bail to former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a case that accused them of leaking state secrets to the public, but Khan remains in jail facing other charges.
Baloch marchers released after police crackdown sparks outrage
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government on Thursday released hundreds of protesters who had been arrested a day earlier in the capital after a march against alleged human rights abuses in the troubled province of Balochistan turned violent.