By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani accountability court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years in prison, after finding him and his wife guilty of accepting a bribe in the form of land from a real-estate tycoon Malik Riaz in exchange for using £190 million in repatriated government funds from the United Kingdom to pay tycoon’s court fines.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition has secured crucial support from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) for their proposed judicial reform package, aimed at overhauling the country’s judiciary.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on Wednesday for greater regional connectivity and economic integration, as he inaugurated the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The parliament is set to convene over the next two days to approve contentious constitutional amendments on the country’s top judiciary, with a key opposition party pledging crucial support to the government move.
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged a reset in ties with arch-rival India, expressing hope for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi “in the not-too-distant future.”
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Regional leaders convened in Islamabad on Tuesday for the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, bringing together China, Russia, India, and five Central Asian nations to discuss economic cooperation, security, and regional issues.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) postponed its planned protest in a high-security area of Islamabad on Tuesday after the government assured medical access to its jailed leader, Imran Khan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has made access to jailed leader Imran Khan a condition for calling off a protest planned in a restricted area of Islamabad, which is set to coincide with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the capital on Oct 15-16.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee failed to agree on a proposed constitutional package, stalled by disagreements over establishing a constitutional court, but the ruling coalition hopes to finalize a consensus document by next week, excluding former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said it will hold a protest in Islamabad restricted area on Oct. 15 unless imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is granted access to his lawyers and doctors, potentially disrupting a key regional summit.
