By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy will grow at a sluggish pace of 1.7 percent in the current fiscal year, as tight monetary and fiscal policies and political uncertainty weigh on domestic demand, the World Bank said in a report on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday upheld a special court’s verdict that sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death for high treason, dismissing an appeal by his supporters who said the trial was unconstitutional and politically motivated.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan received $2.4 billion in remittances from its overseas workers in December, up 13.4 percent from a year earlier, as a stable currency and improved economic outlook encouraged more inflows through official channels, the central bank data showed on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif won a legal victory on Wednesday as a tribunal cleared him to run in next month’s general elections, while his rival Imran Khan suffered a setback with two of his nominations rejected.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A candidate running for the upcoming general elections in Pakistan were killed and another was injured in separate attacks on Wednesday, raising fears of violence and instability ahead of the next months polls.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court judge facing complaints of misconduct resigned on Wednesday, saying he could not continue to serve due to circumstances that were “a matter of public knowledge”.
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ISLAMABAD: Peshawar High Court on Wednesday overturned a decision by the country’s election commission to revoke the electoral symbol of the former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, a bat, just weeks before a crucial general election.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the former ruling party led by jailed Imran Khan, on Wednesday withdrew its petition to secure the bat symbol from the Supreme Court, as it awaited a verdict from the Peshawar High Court on its intra-party elections.
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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday on charges of inciting violence and attacking the military headquarters during a protest in May, as he and his wife faced indictment in a corruption case involving gifts from foreign leaders.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in talks with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to secure additional oil and financial assistance to shore up its foreign exchange reserves ahead of a crucial IMF review and prepare for a general election next month.
