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: Sanam Javed, a prominent member of opposition Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, was rearrested on Sunday in Islamabad, shortly after her release in a case related to street violence in May last year, her lawyer and party said.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government has raised electricity tariffs by as much as 20 percent in a bid to stem financial losses and stabilize its ailing power sector, a move that will hit consumers and businesses already reeling from soaring inflation.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former US President Donald Trump was shot in the ear on Saturday during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, sparking widespread condemnation from world leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Saturday acquitted former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a case related to their unlawful marriage, but the couple remains in jail as they face new charges.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday reached a staff-level agreement for a new $7 billion loan program, providing much-needed relief for the cash-strapped government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s bid for T20 World Cup glory was left in tatters on Friday after a rain-soaked outfield forced the abandonment of the match between the United States and Ireland.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s judiciary is facing interference from “institutions”, a provincial top judge said Friday, making another public complaint that highlights the tensions between the judiciary and the country’s powerful military.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a subsidy package to improve the country’s industry and exports, aimed at reducing the burden on industries and increasing competitiveness in the global market.
