Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has hinted that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan might face a military trial, ARY News reported. Speaking at a private news channel’s talk show, Asif stated that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has to issue an apology to the country over the May 9 events, otherwise, there will be … Read more
Islamabad: An accountability court has approved an 11-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a new Toshakhana case, Pakistan-based The News International reported. The couple was presented in the makeshift courtroom set up at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Thursday after their 10-day physical remand in the … Read more
Islamabad: In a controversial move, the Pakistan government on Monday announced that it will ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party for its alleged involvement in anti-state activities and slap cases against him and two of his senior party colleagues for treason. “In view of the foreign funding case, May 9 riots, and the … Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan’s cash-strapped government has highlighted almost a dozen critical risks to next year’s budget and medium-term outlook, including lower than estimated economic growth, unexpected climatic or natural disasters as well as continuing poor performance of state-owned entities. In a written statement on the fiscal risks submitted to Parliament, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and Secretary … Read more
A leader from Mr Khan’s party said the former PM is suffering for the people of Pakistan. Islamabad: A fresh political slugfest has begun in Pakistan after the government released photographs of the cell provided to the country’s former prime minister Imran Khan in Adiala jail to refute the leader’s claim that he has been … Read more
The main charge is that the video aimed to incite public agitation against the state. (File) Islamabad: The Pakistani authorities are set to probe jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and at least three senior leaders of his party over a controversial tweet accompanied by a video made from his account about the separation of … Read more
Why are the May 9 protests, which occurred in 2023, an important event with implications for civil-military relations in Pakistan?Even though the military remains the final arbiter in Pakistan to determine the course of politics, the May 9 protests have made it more difficult and challenging than ever for it to manage the guided democracy. … Read more
The court ordered the PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse from speaking against state institutions. Islamabad: An accountability court in Islamabad barred former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, from issuing statements against state institutions and officials, The Express Tribune reported. Judge Basir Javed Rana ordered the PTI founder and his … Read more
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his wife, Bushra Bibi, was given food mixed with “toilet cleaner,” reported Pakistan-based The Express Tribune. During the hearing of the £190 million corruption case in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on Friday, Imran Khan told Judge Nasir Javed Rana that additional walls had been erected in the … Read more
In an unusual protest, students at the Pakistan’s premier business management college, Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in Karachi, staged a walkout during a recruitment drive conducted by multinational company Coca-Cola last week. Students had previously reached out to the administration, urging them to reconsider hosting the recruitment drive due to the company’s perceived complicity … Read more
