Dozens of former international cricket captains, including Indian legends Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, have united in a plea for improved prison conditions for Imran Khan, describing the former Pakistan prime minister and renowned all-rounder as a figure deserving of dignity and proper medical care.
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Interior minister says Imran Khan’s sister delayed jailed ex-premier’s eye checkup for political gain
LAHORE: Interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, has accused Imran Khan’s sister of blocking a medical examination of the jailed former prime minister for three days, claiming she vetoed arrangements in an effort to prolong the controversy for political gain.
Protest enters fifth day as opposition seeks access to Imran Khan, independent medical exam
ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance expressed hope on Tuesday that family members of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan would be allowed to meet him, as a sit-in protest outside parliament entered its fifth day amid growing concerns over his health and demands for an independent medical examination.
Eleven security personnel martyred in suicide vehicle attack on Bajaur checkpoint
ISLAMABAD: Eleven security personnel were martyred when militants rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a checkpoint in the northwestern district of Bajaur, the military said on Tuesday, in the latest attack to hit the volatile region bordering Afghanistan.
Pakistan cuts factory power prices by Rs4.04 per unit
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday formally notified an average reduction of Rs4.04 per unit in electricity tariffs for all industrial consumers, effective from Feb. 11, while directing the power regulator to restore contractual rights for existing net-metered solar users until the end of their seven-year agreements.
Govt assures top court on Imran Khan’s medical exam, prison facilities
ISLAMABAD: The government assured the Supreme Court on Monday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan had been permitted to speak to his children and that a medical examination of the politician had been conducted by an expert team.
Pakistan army chief says UAE security key to Islamabad’s own in Abu Dhabi meeting
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.
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.
Stocks tumble most in months as foreign outflows, political noise kit KSE-100
KARACHI: Pakistan’s benchmark stock index suffered its steepest one-day point drop in months on Monday, as persistent foreign outflows and a fresh wave of political jitters sent investors scurrying for the exits.