ISLAMABAD: The Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir told his UAE counterpart on Monday that the security and stability of the United Arab Emirates were an integral part of Pakistan’s own security, the Pakistani military said.
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Two killed, 17 hurt in motorcycle bomb blast near police station in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR: At least two people, including a child, were killed and 17 others wounded when a time bomb concealed in a motorcycle detonated near a police station in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, police said.
Pakistan, Austria agree to expand cooperation as Sharif makes first visit in over three decades
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Austria agreed on Monday to deepen their bilateral ties across a range of sectors including trade, investment and education as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Chancellor Christian Stocker in Vienna.
Imran Khan’s vision shows marked improvement after court-ordered eye exam in prison, report says
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision in his right eye has improved substantially after treatment for a serious retinal condition while he has been held in Adiala Jail, according to a detailed medical report released Monday by a team of government-appointed ophthalmologists.
Law minister says Khan’s eye treatment fully satisfactory as opposition protest enters fourth day
ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Monday that a medical team had expressed complete satisfaction with the ongoing treatment of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan’s eye, downplaying concerns about his vision as a sit-in by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its alliance partners over the issue entered its fourth day.
Doctors examine jailed ex-PM Khan’s eyes in Adiala prison, PTI rejects process as ‘malicious’
ISLAMABAD: A five-member team of doctors carried out a one-hour eye examination of former Prime Minister Imran Khan inside Adiala jail on Sunday, sources said, as the opposition alliance pressing for his transfer to a hospital continued its sit-in at Parliament House for a third day.
Army chief Munir holds talks with Rubio on regional security on sidelines of Munich forum
ISLAMABAD: The Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss global and regional security dynamics and counterterrorism cooperation, the Pakistani military said on Sunday.
Doctors examine jailed ex-PM Khan in prison as opposition sit-in over his health enters third day
ISLAMABAD: A team of specialist doctors was carrying out a medical examination of former Prime Minister Imran Khan inside Adiala jail on Sunday, private Geo television reported, as a sit-in by the main opposition alliance over concerns about his health stretched into a third day.
Jailed ex-PM Khan seeks bail, suspension of 17-year jail term on medical grounds
ISLAMABAD: Lawyers for jailed former prime minister Imran Khan petitioned the Islamabad High Court on Saturday to suspend his 17-year prison sentence in a corruption case and secure his release on bail, citing severe deterioration in his health, including significant vision loss in his right eye, according to court documents and a statement from his party.
Jailed Imran Khan allowed 20-minute call with sons after court order
ISLAMABAD: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan spoke to his sons by phone for about 20 minutes and was “extremely happy to hear their voices,” his sister said on Saturday, days after a court ordered authorities to let him contact his children amid reports of severe vision loss in one eye.