By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will send its cricket team to India for the 2023 men’s one-day international World Cup, ending months of uncertainty over the country’s participation due to security concerns, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.
With so much at stake and a likely extended tenure, the office has assumed immense importance beyond the usual function of ensuring free and fair polls. Here is a high-level look at the key considerations likely to factor into the decision – and the leading contenders for the hot seat. By Muhammad Ali.
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ISLAMABAD: A passenger train derailed on Sunday in southern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 80 others, officials said.
A delay in the conduct of the next general election by several months is almost certain now as the ECP is now constitutionally mandated to undertake fresh delimitation of National Assembly electoral constituencies based on new census numbers, which takes several months. By Muhammad Ali.
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ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday from his home in Lahore, hours after a court found him guilty of corruption over gifts he received from foreign leaders during his time in office.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday from his residence in Lahore, hours after a court convicted him of corrupt practices in a case related to the gifts he received from foreign dignitaries during his tenure.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will chair a key meeting on Saturday to decide whether to approve the results of the country’s first-ever digital census, a move that could delay the general elections by at least six months.
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has proposed to dissolve parliament on August 9, three days before the end of its term, political
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Senate on Friday approved a bill to establish a new authority to combat money laundering and terror financing, a day after the lower house of parliament passed the legislation amid opposition protests.
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ordered a new hearing on whether to proceed with the trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is accused of concealing income from selling state gifts during his time in office, his lawyer said.
