‘Today’s India is changed’: Bilawal on getting no flood aid from India. Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, in an interview with France 24, said that Pakistan is grateful for the global assistance it has received however the country does not want aid, it wants justice. He said, “Our message is that we don’t want to […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will be formally charged with contempt of court on Thursday, September 22, after he failed to submit an unconditional apology in contempt of court proceedings against him for passing controversial remarks against Additional District and Sessions Judge, Zeba Chaudhry. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a circular stated that […]
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to be indicted for contempt of court on Thursday — a charge that could land him in prison and disqualify him from politics for five years. Even if he is convicted, however, he and his supporters could remain a thorn in the side of the man who […]
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday demanded that PTI Chairman Imran Khan provide proof to back his claim of his party members receiving threatening phone calls from unknown quarters, and urged him to reveal the identities of “Mr X and Mr Y” he often mentions during his speeches. On September 9, the former prime […]
Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan called upon the PTI not to turn the army chief’s appointment into an issue. “The appointment of the [next] Army Chief is neither an issue nor should it be treated as such,” said the minister, speaking on the Geo News program “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath” on Monday. “It […]
Both Shehbaz and Nawaz have agreed to hold elections on the scheduled date. Analysis of the Political and Economic Climate The government has set aside Rs7ob for flood victims. Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, and his brother, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, have pledged to hold elections on schedule and resist any […]
The verdict in the Toshakhana case filed against former prime minister Imran Khan has been reserved by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). At the outset of today’s hearing, Barrister Ali Zafar, Imran Khan’s counsel, admitted that his client had sold at least four presents he had received during 2018-19. During the hearing, an ECP […]
The UN mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to open schools for girls, saying a year-long ban on keeping girls out of high schools was shameful and “entirely avoidable.” The United Nations urged the Taliban on Sunday to reopen high schools for girls across Afghanistan, condemning the ban that began exactly a year ago as “tragic and […]
PM Shehbaz arrived in London on the invitation of British government, to represent Pakistan at the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which would be held on September 19, announced the Foreign Office. David Gordon-MacLeod, Special Representative of the British Foreign Secretary, received the prime minister at the airport. Accompanying the prime minister as […]
Pakistan is in a political and economic depth spiral that could push it over the same cliff as Sri Lanka, as internal conflict, regional instability, and global uncertainty all threaten the survival of the state. Pakistan has struggled to recover from the pandemic and is now grappling with another spike in COVID-19 cases. But the […]
