By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan, who faces charges of leaking state secrets, asked a special court on Monday to summon the US embassy representative and a retired army general as witnesses in his defense.
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PTI elects new chairman, rivals cry foul
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI), led by former prime minister Imran Khan, elected a new chairman on Saturday in a controversial intra-party election that was challenged by its opponents and some of its founding members.
Imran Khan, wife face graft charges over land deal with tycoon Malik Riaz
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The anti-corruption watchdog on Friday filed charges against former prime minister Imran Khan and seven others, accusing them of receiving billions of rupees and vast tracts of land from a real estate developer in exchange for legalising funds that were returned by the UK in a money laundering case.
Imran Khan’s party in disarray as wife and sisters feud over interim leader
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The political party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing a leadership crisis and internal divisions as his wife and sisters clash over the choice of an interim party chief and the legal defense of the imprisoned leader.
Imran Khan opts out of party election amid legal woes, nominates caretaker chairman
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.
Imran Khan’s jail trial in cipher case ruled illegal by Islamabad High Court
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.
FM Akhtar says Pakistan can’t manage without IMF support
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
Jail trial for ex-PM Khan over land bribery case
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.
Pakistan taps Ernst & Young to lead PIA sale by January 2024
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.
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar addressing a press conference regarding the repatriation of illegal immigrants, Islamabad, 8 November 8, 2023.
PM Kakar slams Afghan Taliban for aiding anti-Pakistan militants
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.