By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: When Nawaz Sharif boarded a flight from Dubai to Islamabad on Saturday, he was not just returning to his homeland after four years in exile. He was also embarking on a high-stakes political gamble that could make or break his legacy — and that of the military that has long been his arch-nemesis.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear on Monday a dozen petitions challenging the trials of civilians in military courts, a move that could have implications for the fate of more than 100 people accused of involvement in violent protests earlier this year.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed six militants, including a high-value target, in a raid on a hideout in the northwestern region of North Waziristan, the military said on Thursday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday it would not extend the deadline for illegal immigrants to leave the country by the end of this month, and warned of legal action against those who stay beyond November 1.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday granted protective bail to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in two corruption cases until October 24, paving the way for his return to Pakistan after nearly four years of self-imposed exile.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a law that gives a panel of three senior judges the authority to regulate the court’s own affairs, including how cases are assigned and which judges hear them.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A special court in will formally charge former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his former foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, next week with leaking state secrets, a case that could further erode the political fortunes of the jailed opposition leader.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan has imposed new fees and restrictions on the transit trade with Afghanistan, blocking hundreds of containers bound for the landlocked country at Karachi port and banning the export of 212 items, including chocolates, footwear, and garments.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s interim interior minister on Saturday accused India’s intelligence agency of being behind the recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan, a restive province that has been plagued by violence for decades.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: A suicide bomber killed at least 52 people, including a police officer, and wounded around 50 others near a mosque in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, officials said.
