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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has said he is being held in solitary confinement akin to a terrorist, but the government insists he is being treated to a “presidential suite” enjoying “royal treatment” in prison, sparking a war of words over his detention conditions.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The election regulatory body said on Friday that it would enforce the Supreme Court’s verdict on reserved seats for women and minorities in national and provincial legislatures, but sought clarity on some aspects of the decision.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said it would seek to ban the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and charge its leader, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, with high treason.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan is eligible for reserved seats in parliament, a landmark verdict that piles pressure on the fragile ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan refused to apologise on Wednesday for the violent protests that erupted on May 9 after his brief arrest in a corruption case, saying he was unaware of the events at the time and had already condemned them.
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ISLAMABAD: The military on Tuesday set strict conditions for any future talks with the party of former prime minister Imran Khan, saying it must apologise for past actions and renounce its ‘politics of anarchy’.
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended a high court order that had denied a party aligned with former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) reserved seats for women and minorities in the national and provincial legislatures.
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ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party secured a majority of the 21 national and provincial seats up for grabs in the by-elections held on Sunday, according to provisional results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
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ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry confirmed on Wednesday the blocking of social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, citing national security concerns during the February elections, marking the first official acknowledgment of a shutdown that users have reported since mid-February.
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ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) Syedal Khan Nasir were elected unopposed as the Senate chairman and deputy chairman, respectively, on Tuesday, in a session that saw 41 newly elected Senators take their oaths amid protests by Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers.
