By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan asked his party Pakistan Tareek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters to assemble in Rawalpindi on November 26 in the last leg of his campaign for snap elections.
Politics
Which general does PM Sharif want to retain?
With the retirement of Pakistan’s top generals just round the corner, the government is busy rewriting the rulebook to cut the red tape on retaining a general in service past the age of retirement. By Naveed Naqvi.
Imran Khan no longer blames US for his ouster: FT
Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan said he wants to mend relations with the US despite accusing it of treating Pakistan as a “slave”, signaling a desire to work with Washington after claiming it conspired to remove him as prime minister a few months ago, Financial Times reported.
Saudi crown prince visit to Pakistan postponed
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Pakistan has been postponed while the new dates for his trip to the country would be mutually finalized by both sides.
Imran Khan asks PTI protesters to clear road blockades
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Thursday asked his supporters blocking roads in various cities to lift blockades as the party resumed its stalled long march to Islamabad at the site in Wazirabad where a failed assassination attempt was made on the former prime minister last week.
PM Sharif requests Chief Justice to set up Commission to probe attack on Imran Khan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday wrote a letter to the country’s Chief Justice, requesting him to set up a full bench judicial commission to probe the assassination attempt on his predecessor Imran Khan.
Journalist Arshad Sharif’s death is a targeted killing: Minister
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Arshad Sharif shot dead last month was the victim of a targeted killing in Kenya, not an accidental shooting, interior minister said on Tuesday.
Police book lone shooter in gun attack on Imran Khan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Punjab police booked lone shooter Naveed Mohammad Basheer as the prime accused in a failed assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan, ignoring names of the three top officials who Khan had accused of hatching a plot to assassinate him.
Scramble to finish census in time for 2023 general election
The authorities are pulling out all the stops to complete the census in time to redraw electoral constituencies for the next general election, due in the second half of 2023. By Muhammad Ali.
PTI’s long march to resume on Thursday
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s protest long march, suspended after a failed assassination attempt on party chief Imran Khan last week, will resume on Thursday instead of Tuesday, party officials said.