By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: With less than a week to go before national elections, the caretaker government said on Saturday that it had put in place a “three-tiered system” of security to protect the voting process from militant attacks, which have increased in recent weeks.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A civil court sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to seven years in prison on Saturday for violating Islamic law by marrying during her mandatory waiting period after a divorce.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former prime minister Imran Khan announced on Friday that it had postponed its internal elections until after the general elections scheduled for Feb. 8, citing security concerns and legal challenges.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 24 militants in three days of fierce fighting in the restive province of Balochistan, the military said on Friday, after repelling a series of coordinated attacks on key installations in the region.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the former ruling party that lost its electoral symbol of a bat after a Supreme Court verdict, announced on Thursday that it would hold fresh intra-party elections on February 5, just days before a crucial general election.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The interim interior minister, Gohar Ejaz, said on Thursday that the general elections scheduled for Feb. 8 would take place “no matter what happens,” amid a wave of attacks on political candidates and rallies in the restive provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military leadership on Wednesday pledged to safeguard the upcoming parliamentary elections from violence and sabotage, as the country witnessed a spate of deadly attacks on political candidates and rallies in the past few days.
Monitoring Desk
KARACHI: Jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan is the top pick for Pakistani finance professionals to oversee the cash-strapped economy’s recovery, according to a Bloomberg survey published this week.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A candidate for the national assembly was killed on Wednesday in a shooting in the country’s restive northwest, the police said, adding to the violence that has plagued the campaign for the February 8 elections.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A special court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 14 years in prison each for illegally retaining gifts they received from foreign dignitaries while in office.
