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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan is eligible for reserved seats in parliament, a landmark verdict that piles pressure on the fragile ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Saturday acquitted former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a case related to their unlawful marriage, but the couple remains in jail as they face new charges.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s judiciary is facing interference from “institutions”, a provincial top judge said Friday, making another public complaint that highlights the tensions between the judiciary and the country’s powerful military.
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and ex-Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi of charges related to leaking state secrets, their lawyer and party said.
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ISLAMABAD: Lawyers’ associations called for a nationwide strike on Thursday, shutting down all courts, including the Supreme Court, high courts, and subordinate judiciary, to protest against “police brutality” towards lawyers in Lahore.
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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan refused to apologise on Wednesday for the violent protests that erupted on May 9 after his brief arrest in a corruption case, saying he was unaware of the events at the time and had already condemned them.
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ISLAMABAD: The military on Tuesday set strict conditions for any future talks with the party of former prime minister Imran Khan, saying it must apologise for past actions and renounce its ‘politics of anarchy’.
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended a high court order that had denied a party aligned with former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) reserved seats for women and minorities in the national and provincial legislatures.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are poised to ink a series of substantial agreements, potentially worth billions, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday during a banquet honoring a high-level Saudi business delegation in Islamabad.
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ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition on Saturday named new governors for the key provinces of Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
