By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A candidate running for the upcoming general elections in Pakistan were killed and another was injured in separate attacks on Wednesday, raising fears of violence and instability ahead of the next months polls.
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Justice Naqvi resigns amid misconduct charges
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court judge facing complaints of misconduct resigned on Wednesday, saying he could not continue to serve due to circumstances that were “a matter of public knowledge”.
PTI gets back its bat
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Peshawar High Court on Wednesday overturned a decision by the country’s election commission to revoke the electoral symbol of the former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, a bat, just weeks before a crucial general election.
PTI pulls back from SC, pins hopes on PHC for bat symbol
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the former ruling party led by jailed Imran Khan, on Wednesday withdrew its petition to secure the bat symbol from the Supreme Court, as it awaited a verdict from the Peshawar High Court on its intra-party elections.
Former PM Khan faces corruption and terrorism charges, wife also indicted
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday on charges of inciting violence and attacking the military headquarters during a protest in May, as he and his wife faced indictment in a corruption case involving gifts from foreign leaders.
Pakistan seeks oil and cash aid from Gulf allies ahead of IMF review, election
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in talks with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to secure additional oil and financial assistance to shore up its foreign exchange reserves ahead of a crucial IMF review and prepare for a general election next month.
Pakistan’s Rs2bn fund to rescue startups in crisis
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The interim government launched a Rs2 billion fund on Tuesday to support startups in the country, which saw a sharp drop in investment last year due to high interest rates.
Imran Khan owns up to The Economist essay he dictated from prison
Former PM Imran Khan, jailed on corruption and treason charges, said he verbally dictated a guest essay for The Economist that cast doubt on the upcoming elections and blamed the US for his ouster. The essay sparked controversy and criticism in Pakistan.
Five policemen killed, 27 wounded in Taliban attack on polio convoy
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A bomb exploded near a police truck in a remote area of northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing five policemen and wounding 27 others, including civilians, officials said.
SCP lifts lifetime ban on lawmakers, paving way for Sharif’s comeback
The SCP ruled that lawmakers who had been disqualified for dishonesty or unrighteousness could run for office again after five years, instead of being banned for life. The court said that the constitutional provision that required honesty and righteousness was unclear and needed to be defined by parliament. The ruling reversed a previous decision by the same court in 2018 that had imposed a lifetime ban.