By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday demanded the setting up of a ‘full court commission’ by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to probe Imran Khan’s allegations that the premier, the interior minister, and a senior military official had plotted the failed assassination bid on him.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday said he had received information about the assassination attempt a day before it occurred, accusing three top figures in the country’s political establishment, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of a failed plot to kill him.
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Police fired teargas, baton-charged and detained protesting supporters of opposition Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in major cities on Friday, a day after the former prime minister Imran Khan survived an assassination attempt.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Tahreek-e-Insaf party has called on its supporters after Friday prayers, in a country wide protest against an assassination attempt on its chief Imran Khan and to press removal of three top officials Khan accused of plotting the attack on his convoy near Wazirabad.
By Ahmer Kureishi
The battle lines had already been drawn before Thursday’s alleged attempt on the life of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, with both sides squaring up for the final showdown. On one side is the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the veritable political consensus of the country, wishing the military to stay out of politics for good – in line with the law and the Constitution.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Protesters have taken to the streets on Thursday after former prime minister Imran Khan was wounded in an assassination attempt at a protest rally near Gujranwala, party officials said.
ISLAMABAD: A short video released by the police to media persons shows the purported shooter confessing to an attempt on the life of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. By Staff Reporter.
Monitoring Desk
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif agreed in a meeting in Beijing to launch a high-speed rail project that could cost $9.85 billion, Bloomberg newswire reported on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government has approved the setting up of the Pakistan Energy Revolving Fund (PERF) to repay outstanding dues worth Rs300 billion to Chinese Independent Power Producers (IPPs), a day ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s scheduled visit to Beijing.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A female journalist was crushed to death on Sunday while covering the protest rally led by former prime minister Imran Khan, an incident that forced him to halt the march for the day.
