By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will ask for the extradition of 200 members of a banned militant group that have been arrested by the Afghan authorities, the country’s caretaker foreign minister said on Thursday.
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Rights group criticises caretaker Kakar for excluding jailed Khan from polls
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, an independent watchdog, on Monday criticised the caretaker government for suggesting that the country could hold fair elections without the participation of Imran Khan, the jailed leader of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
Former PM Khan to be moved to better jail near Islamabad
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday ordered the transfer of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from a remote jail in Punjab to a better facility in near the capital, Islamabad, where he faces charges of leaking state secrets.
PM Kakar blasts India for ‘Hindutva extremism’ at U.N.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar on Friday denounced ‘Hindutva extremists’ as a threat to global peace and security, and urged the United Nations to act against terrorism in all its forms.
Pakistan-Afghanistan border reopens after nine-day standoff
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The main Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing, a key trade and travel route between the two countries, reopened on Friday after a nine-day closure following a clash between their border forces, officials said.
Suicide bomber kills nine soldiers in Bannu district
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up near a military convoy in the northwestern Bannu district on Thursday, killing nine soldiers and wounding five others, the army said.
Court suspends Khan’s gifts conviction, but remains in jail over cipher case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and opposition leader Imran Khan won a reprieve from a three-year prison sentence on Tuesday, when the Islamabad High Court suspended his conviction in a corruption case involving state gifts.
Balochistan Senator Anwaarul Haq Kakar appointed as interim PM ahead of polls
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday appointed a senator from the southwestern province of Balochistan as the caretaker prime minister to oversee the upcoming general elections, the presidency said.
Pakistan to send cricket team to India for World Cup despite security fears
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will send its cricket team to India for the 2023 men’s one-day international World Cup, ending months of uncertainty over the country’s participation due to security concerns, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.
UPADTE: Ex-PM Imran Khan jailed for corruption over state gifts
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday from his home in Lahore, hours after a court found him guilty of corruption over gifts he received from foreign leaders during his time in office.