Imran Khan, the jailed former prime minister, was transferred from his cell in Adiala jail to a private hospital in Islamabad in the early hours of Friday, after days of legal wrangling in which the government resisted a supreme court order to move him.
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Pakistan authorities prepare to move Imran Khan from prison to hospital under court deadline
Imran Khan, the jailed former prime minister, was poised to be moved from his prison cell to a private hospital in Islamabad, in what supporters cast as the first real breakthrough in a three-year standoff over his health and treatment behind bars.
Pakistan raises fuel prices as Trump’s Iran threats push oil to three-week high
Pakistan raised petrol and diesel prices for delivery Friday, the Petroleum Division said on Thursday, as crude oil climbed to a three-week high after President Donald Trump threatened sweeping economic measures against countries that continue trading with Iran.
Five militants killed in intelligence-led raid in restive Balochistan province
QUETTA: Security forces have killed five militants during an intelligence-based operation in the Killi Suran area of Panjgur district in southwestern Balochistan, officials said on Thursday, the latest action under a wider campaign against armed groups in the mineral-rich but long-troubled province.
Syria’s foreign minister makes historic Islamabad visit as Sharif pledges deeper ties with Damascus
ISLAMABAD: The prime minister has pledged to deepen ties with Syria “across the board”, as the country welcomed a Syrian foreign minister for the first time in almost two decades, in a visit that comes amid escalating tension in the Middle East following an Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase.
Six injured Pakistani sailors return home after Houthi missile attack in Red Sea
ISLAMABAD: Six Pakistani sailors wounded in a Houthi missile attack on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea earlier this month have arrived back in Pakistan, the country’s deputy prime minister said on Thursday, as the remains of two of their crewmates killed in the same assault were also brought home.
Opposition parties agree in principle to form ‘united front’ against coalition government
ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties in parliament moved a step closer to forming a joint political front on Thursday, after Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman held talks with National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai and Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas in Islamabad.
Parliament pushes through military command overhaul amid opposition walkout
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament pushed through sweeping changes to the country’s military command structure on Thursday, passing legislation that formally hands the newly created post of Chief of Defence Forces sweeping powers over the armed services, hours after the bills cleared the federal cabinet and over strong objections from opposition lawmakers in both houses.
Govt risks contempt of court as deadline passes to move Imran Khan to hospital
ISLAMABAD: The government was on Thursday night facing accusations of contempt of court after it failed to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital in Islamabad, hours before a Supreme Court deadline was due to expire.
Pakistan opts for tender test before committing to sugar exports
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee stopped short of authorising sugar exports on Wednesday, choosing instead to test international demand through a tender for 108,000 tonnes — a hedge that reflects the government’s wariness of repeating a costly cycle of trade reversals that has rattled consumers and strained its International Monetary Fund program.