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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has been granted interim bail in three terrorism cases by an anti-terrorism court in Lahore until 4 April, in each case posting surety bonds of Rs100,000, and agreeing to ensure he is present for court proceedings. The cases relate to the murder of PTI worker Zille Shah, arson and […]
Pakistan’s Attorney-General Barrister Shehzad Ata Elahi submitted his resignation to President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday, a little over a month after he was appointed. Elahi denied reports he was asked to step down, however, sources claimed the government did not have a “comfortable correlation” with him and considered him enforced upon them. The timing of […]
Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to enable the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold provincial elections. In a letter, the president claimed that the ECP had violated an order of the Supreme Court and had neglected his instruction that the parliamentary vote should be held in Punjab on 30 April. […]
Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, has accused Imran Khan, leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, of “flirting” with the US after accusing it of conspiring against his own government. He went on to say that Imran’s “cult following would soon fizzle out”. Asif claimed that events that had transpired since a vote of no-confidence […]
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has been granted protective bail extension in five cases, including two for “vandalism” at the Islamabad Judicial Complex and high court until March 27. Imran was granted protective bail in nine cases on March 17, when the former premier secured protective bail. The hearing began soon after Imran reached […]
Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have increased by $280m, totalling $4.6bn as of 17 March, marking six successive weeks of an increase in central bank-held reserves. However, the total still equates to a critical level of just around one month of import cover. After accounting for external debt repayments, […]
Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has arrived at Lahore High Court (LHC) to extend his protective bail in five cases filed against him in Islamabad, including two for “vandalism” at the Islamabad Judicial Complex and high court. The previous bail, covering nine cases, was granted on 17 March, and is expiring. […]
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake was felt in Islamabad, Faisalabad and several other cities in Punjab on Thursday evening, with tremors also felt in other cities in the province, including Bhalwal, Sargodha, Pind Dadan Khan and Shahpur. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has not yet issued any details regarding the quake. However, according to Google’s earthquake alert, […]
Hassaan Niazi, the nephew of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, has been sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand by an Islamabad district and sessions court after he was accused of misbehaving with police officials. Duty Magistrate Mureed Abbas denied the police’s request to extend the remand, claiming that they had failed to recover […]
During Ramazan in Pakistan, the cost of food products sees a sharp increase, particularly those that are commonly consumed at home, restaurants, cafes and caterers. February’s food inflation rate, on a year-on-year basis, rose to 47% in rural areas and 41.9% in urban areas according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The prominent caterer Burns Road’s famous […]
