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ISLAMABAD: The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), allied with the independent lawmakers backed by the former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, filed a Supreme Court petition on Monday, challenging a provincial high court ruling that denied the party reserved seats for women and minorities.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday suspended the 14-year jail sentences of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a high-profile Toshakhana case, involving the illegal sale of state gifts.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Seven armed assailants were neutralized by police and security forces at the country’s southwestern Gwadar Port Authority Complex on Wednesday, officials reported.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: An explosion in a coal mine in Balochistan’s Harnai district has resulted in the death of twelve miners, with eight others being rescued, officials said on Wednesday.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan confirmed on Monday that it had conducted airstrikes against suspected militant hideouts in Afghanistan, following a deadly assault on a Pakistani military outpost.
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ISLAMABAD: Suspected Islamist militants attacked a Pakistani army post in the country’s restive northwest near Afghanistan early on Saturday, killing seven soldiers, including two officers, in a brazen assault that highlighted the security challenges facing the country.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday upheld the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to reject the Sunni Ittehad Council’s (SIC) claim to reserved seats for women and minorities in the Parliament.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The police arrested dozens of opposition activists on Sunday, including two close aides of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, as his party staged nationwide protests against what it called a rigged election last month.
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ISLAMABAD: Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, was sworn in as the 14th president of Pakistan on Sunday, becoming the first person to hold the office twice in the country’s history.
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ISLAMABAD: Asif Ali Zardari, the leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party and a former president, won a second term as the country’s head of state on Saturday, defeating his rival Mahmood Khan Achakzai, a veteran politician and an ally of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
