Pakistan president proposes elections be held by Nov 6

Pakistan's President Dr Arif Alvi today wrote a letter to the country's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja and proposed that elections be held by November 6
13 September 2023, 14:09 PM

Pakistan ex-PM Imran’s judicial remand extended for two weeks: lawyer

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's jail detention related to charges of leaking state secrets was extended for another two weeks, his lawyer said on Wednesday
13 September 2023, 09:27 AM

Hasina, G20 leaders pay homage to Gandhi

Bangladesh Prime Sheikh Hasina today joined G20 leaders in paying tributes at the memorial of India's Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in Delhi
10 September 2023, 05:46 AM

Maldives polls seen as vote on ties with India

Maldives leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih will seek re-election tomorrow in a presidential vote also serving as a referendum on his pursuit of renewed ties with India, the archipelago’s traditional benefactor.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Gun battle: Main Afghan-Pak border crossing closed

The main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan was closed yesterday as security forces from both countries exchanged fire, Pakistani security sources said.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Myanmar junta 'likely' to hold elections in 2025

Myanmar's junta will likely hold elections in 2025, officials from military-sanctioned political parties told AFP on Tuesday.
5 September 2023, 09:02 AM

Imran rules out ‘deal’, vows never to leave Pakistan: lawyer

PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who is incarcerated in Attock Jail, has ruled out "any deal to seek his release and asserted he would never leave Pakistan," his lawyers claimed, after meeting the ex-prime minister
3 September 2023, 06:01 AM

Pakistan general election by mid-February, ECP says

General elections would be held by mid-February at any cost, perhaps by late January if the delimitation of constituencies is completed earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) assured the Awami National Party (ANP) on Wednesday, allaying fears that polls could be delayed indefinitely to extend the interim government's tenure
31 August 2023, 05:45 AM

Leaked Docs: Imran Khan’s jail custody extended for 14 days

A Pakistani court yesterday extended the jail custody of former prime minister Imran Khan for 14 days to investigate him on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said, a day after another court suspended his prison sentence for graft.
30 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan’s judicial remand extended till Sept 13 in cipher case

A special court, recently established to hear cases filed under the Official Sec­rets Act, extended the judicial remand of PTI Chairman Imran Khan till September 13 on Wednesday, his lawyer confirmed
30 August 2023, 08:39 AM

Lion escapes into heavy traffic in Karachi

An adult lion escaped from a private vehicle amidst heavy traffic in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday, causing panic for two hours before it was recaptured, police said
30 August 2023, 06:07 AM

Imran’s graft conviction suspended

A Pakistani court yesterday suspended former prime minister Imran Khan’s recent conviction on corruption charges, his lawyer Naeem Panjutha said, but it will not lead to his release as a judge has ordered his detention in the cipher case.
29 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Imran’s Toshakhana sentence suspended but detention to continue

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s three-year sentence in the Toshakhana case
29 August 2023, 08:02 AM

Bombs kill two in Thailand: governor

A series of bomb attacks in Thailand's insurgency-hit far south killed two people and wounded four others, a senior local official told AFP on Tuesday
29 August 2023, 06:57 AM

Pak court drops Imran’s sedition case

A Pakistani court yesterday quashed a sedition case against former prime minister Imran Khan, a relief for the embattled leader whose appeal against conviction in a separate corruption case will be decided on by a high court today.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Pakistan court drops Imran Khan's sedition case

Ruling on graft appeal due Tuesday
28 August 2023, 12:59 PM

Imran Khan discharged from murder charges: lawyer

A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed murder charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his lawyer said
28 August 2023, 06:17 AM

Missing Cypher Case: Imran admits to misplacing confidential cable

Jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan admitted to misplacing a confidential diplomatic cable as he was interrogated by Pakistan’s top investigative agency at the Attock Jail in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act for wrongful use of the classified document, according to media reports yesterday.
27 August 2023, 18:00 PM

SC reiterates decision to resume hearing Imran’s Toshakhana plea

The Supreme Court (SC) reiterated its decision on Thursday to halt proceedings on a plea challenging the remand of the Toshakhana case to Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Humayun Dilawar — who convicted PTI chief Imran Khan in the case — until the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) decision on another petition seeking the suspension of the former premier's sentence
24 August 2023, 19:19 PM

Imran Khan to be quizzed in May 9 attacks case

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday allowed a joint investigation team (JIT) to interrogate and arrest incarcerated PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the case of the attack on the corps commander's house in Lahore during May 9 riots
24 August 2023, 07:02 AM