Fugitives from the law since May 9, PTI members including Umar Ayub, Ali Amin Gandapur, Zartaj Gul, Hammad Azhar, Farrukh Habib, and Murad Saeed have been proclaimed absconders, facing attachment of their properties. By Nusrat Shaheen.
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2023: A year of roaring inflation
The common Pakistani spent the year grunting under the burden of unprecedented economic hardship because of stellar inflation, with profiteers sharing not a little of the blame, along with officials asleep at the wheel. Will 2024 be any different? By Muhammad Ali.
Imran Khan barred from running in 2024 elections
ECP rejects Imran Khan’s nomination papers, citing corruption conviction. PTI files appeal, claims persecution.
Military kills five militants, including commander, in North Waziristan raid
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ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed five terrorists, including a commander, in a raid on a militant hideout in the restive North Waziristan region on Saturday, the military said.
India seeks Mumbai suspect, Pakistan cites lack of treaty
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ISLAMABAD: India has formally asked Pakistan to hand over Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the leader of a banned Islamist group accused of masterminding the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people, officials from both countries said Friday.
Court allows imprisoned Khan to hold election talks in jail
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan, who is in prison on corruption charges, won a court order on Friday to meet his party leaders and lawyers before the general election next month.
Election timeline for reserved seats revised
The revision, however, is subject to the outcome of a writ petition pending before the honorable Peshawar High Court. By Nusrat Shaheen.
Economy shrinks, inflation soars in ‘extraordinarily challenging’ FY23, SBP says
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KARACHI: The central bank said on Friday that the fiscal year 2023 was “extraordinarily challenging” as the country faced a host of shocks that pushed inflation to multi-decade highs and contracted the economy amid political uncertainty.
Sharif wins approval to join electoral race, despite lifetime ban on public office
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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who was barred from holding public office for life over corruption charges, has been cleared to run for parliament in next year’s national elections.
ECP defends decision to keep voters’ list offline
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan, the body that oversees the country’s elections, said on Thursday that it would not upload the voters’ list on its website or mobile apps, citing data security, individual privacy, and legal compliance as the main reasons.