Pakistan‘s former PM Imran Khan on Tuesday slapped a Pakistani Rs 10 billion defamation notice on health minister Abdul Qadir Patel after the latter disclosed “traces of alcohol and cocaine were found in the former PM’s urine analysis”. The notice was served on account of the “dissemination of wrongful, malicious and defamatory information” against Imran,…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan‘s interior minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that Imran Khan will be tried in a military court as the former PM was the “architect” of the May 9 incidents in which military and state installations were attacked by his party workers following his arrest in a corruption case.Appearing on a Dawn News programme,…
NEW DELHI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777 plane was seized by Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur Airport over non-payment of dues, according to reports.Reports in Pakistani media said a Malaysian court ordered the seizure of the PIA plane over non-payment of lease dues totalling up to nearly $4 million.Notably, the same aircraft, which…
ISLAMABAD: In an unusual move, the IMF on Tuesday urged Pakistan to resolve its political disputes in line with the “Constitution and rule of law.” The remarks by IMF mission chief to Pakistan Nathan Porter came after prime minister Shehbaz Sharif contacted the chief of the Washington-based lender to revive the much-awaited $6.5 billion bailout…
ISLAMABAD: A joint investigation team (JIT), constituted by the caretaker government of Punjab province to investigate arson attacks on the Pakistan Corps Commander’s House and the Askari Corporate Tower in Lahore on May 9, has summoned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran on Tuesday for questioning, Geo News reported citing well-placed sources.The JIT headed by Deputy…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan aims to eliminate interest from its banking system under the Islamic Sharia law by 2027, the country’s top banker said on Monday. Addressing the Islamic Capital Markets conference in Islamabad, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) governor Jameel Ahmad said that the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and the central bank were working…
Pakistan‘s former PM Imran Khan on Monday lashed out at the PML-N-led coalition government for trashing the rule of law and destroying the economy. “Completely abandoning the rule of law, this fascist government is committed to a one-point agenda of crushing PTI,” he said on Twitter. He said cash-strapped Pakistan’s economy is falling headlong into…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan finance minister Ishaq Dar has hinted that negotiations with former PM Imran Khan to end the political crisis were possible if he took “corrective measures” and apologised to the nation for the May 9 violence in which sensitive military installations were attacked.Dar made the assertion during a Geo News programme on Sunday, the…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan president Arif Alvi has signed the Supreme Court Review of Judgements and Orders Act 2023, clearing the first step for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif to exercise the right of appeal against their lifetime disqualifications within 60 days, Samaa English reported.Samaa English is the English language portal of Pakistan’s news channel Samaa…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Arif Alvi has signed the Supreme Court Review of Judgements and Orders Act 2023, clearing the first step for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif to exercise the right of appeal against their lifetime disqualifications within 60 days, Samaa English reported.Samaa English is the English language portal of Pakistan’s news channel Samaa…
