By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A passenger train derailed on Sunday in southern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 80 others, officials said.
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Imran Khan jailed after court conviction in Toshakhana case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday from his residence in Lahore, hours after a court convicted him of corrupt practices in a case related to the gifts he received from foreign dignitaries during his tenure.
CCI to decide census fate, with political turmoil looming
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will chair a key meeting on Saturday to decide whether to approve the results of the country’s first-ever digital census, a move that could delay the general elections by at least six months.
Parliament to be dissolved on August 9
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has proposed to dissolve parliament on August 9, three days before the end of its term, political
IHC halts Khan’s trial in Toshakhana case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ordered a new hearing on whether to proceed with the trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is accused of concealing income from selling state gifts during his time in office, his lawyer said.
Lawmakers block bill granting blanket powers to spy agencies
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A bill that would grant near-blanket powers to Pakistan’s top intelligence agencies, including the right to enter and search any person or place without a warrant, was blocked by protests from lawmakers in the upper house of parliament on Wednesday.
PM Sharif pushes for new census-based polls, sparks row with allies
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the next general elections would be held on the basis of the latest census, sparking a row with opposition and coalition parties who fear a delay in the vote.
SBP holds rate at 22 percent, sees inflation easing
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 22 percent on Monday, saying it expected inflation to ease in the coming months after securing a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
UPDATE-Suicide bomber kills 44 at political gathering in Pakistan’s northwest
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least 44 people were killed and over 100 injured when a suicide bomber set off explosives at a gathering of a right-wing political party in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, officials said.
Deadly blast rocks JUI-F convention in Bajaur, killing 40
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A powerful explosion ripped through a gathering of right-wing political party in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 150, officials said.