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KARACHI: Jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan is the top pick for Pakistani finance professionals to oversee the cash-strapped economy’s recovery, according to a Bloomberg survey published this week.
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Gunmen kill PTI-backed candidate in latest pre-election attack
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A candidate for the national assembly was killed on Wednesday in a shooting in the country’s restive northwest, the police said, adding to the violence that has plagued the campaign for the February 8 elections.
Imran Khan and wife jailed for 14 years over gift scandal
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A special court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 14 years in prison each for illegally retaining gifts they received from foreign dignitaries while in office.
Balochistan clash leaves four security personnel, two civilians dead
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Four security personnel and two civilians were killed in a clash with militants in southwestern Balochistan province, the military said on Tuesday, as it continued an operation against the attackers who had targeted two facilities in the area.
Ex-PM Khan, aide Qureshi jailed for 10 years over state secrets leak
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD : A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to 10 years in jail each for leaking a secret document that they said revealed a U.S. plan to topple Khan’s government in 2022.
Six militants killed as security forces repel BLA assaults in Mach
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed six Baloch militants and thwarted three coordinated terror attacks in Mach, a town in southwestern Balochistan province, on Monday night, officials said.
Debt costs wipe out Pakistan’s revenue, widen deficit in first half
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s debt servicing bill soared by 64 percent to Rs4.219 trillion in the first half of the current fiscal year, wiping out the net revenue receipts of the federal government and forcing it to borrow more to finance its spending, official data showed.
Top court defends journalists’ right to criticize verdicts
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan said on Monday that journalists should not face criminal charges for expressing their honest opinions on judicial verdicts if they do not engage in a smear campaign against the judges.
SBP holds rate at 22pc as inflation stays high, sees easing from March
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting on Monday, as it expects inflation to ease from March after staying elevated for months.
Iran, Pakistan form joint committee to ease border tensions
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Iran and Pakistan agreed on Monday to form a high-level advisory committee to review their bilateral cooperation and challenges, as they sought to ease tensions after exchanging airstrikes along their shared border earlier this month.