The prosecutor notified an accountability court on Thursday that Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), has recorded his statement in the 2019 Toshakhana case filed against him. Yousuf Raza Gilani, the former prime minister, and Asif Ali Zardari, the former president, are also parties to the case. The claims […]
Just before it was set to end, Israel and Hamas declared on Thursday that their cease-fire would be extended for one day. According to mediator Qatar, the cease-fire will remain in place under the same terms, which included the release of detainees in exchange for hostages. Just before the cease-fire was scheduled to end at […]
Due to his disqualification in the Toshakhana case, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan has dealt a serious blow to the party by “deciding against contesting the party chairman election.” Imran, the only prime minister to be removed from office by a no-confidence motion in April of last year, would not participate in the intra-party […]
On Tuesday, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), spoke by phone with Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, to discuss the current status of the effort to eradicate polio in Pakistan. During the prime minister’s official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the conversation took place. Expanding upon […]
Aun Chaudhry on Tuesday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan told him “I will become the prime minister after nikah with Bushra Bibi”. The revelation came during the proceedings of the case related to the alleged unIslamic marriage of the former prime minister with Bushra Riaz Wattoo — better known as Bushra Bibi […]
Imran Khan, the party’s imprisoned chairman, has instructed the PTI’s leadership to denounce and disassociate the PTI from anyone—insiders or outsiders—who is attempting to stoke tensions between the PTI and the Pakistan Army. Sher Afzal Khan Marwat, the PTI’s recently appointed Senior Vice-President, told The News on Monday that he had received instructions from Khan […]
The hearings will continue at Adiala jail in an open court setting, according to a statement made on Tuesday by the special court judge overseeing the trial of former premier Imran Khan in the cypher case. The court’s order for the Adiala jail authorities to present the former premier before the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) […]
Calls for an urgent and comprehensive ceasefire are growing louder as Israel’s military operation in Gaza comes to a temporary end. Nobel laureate and advocate for women’s education Malala Yousafzai is one of many who has expressed relief over the interim ceasefire. While acknowledging the break, the benefactor highlighted the difficulties ahead in a message […]
On Sunday, in connection with £190 million in National Crime Agency (NCA) UK and Al-Qadir University Trust proceedings, former prime minister Imran Khan was questioned by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Rawalpindi, at Adiala jail. There are reports that the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was questioned for more than nine hours by four separate […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) responded to the PTI’s assertion that its chairman, former prime minister Imran Khan, is a “Prisoner of Conscience” by stating that Imran is behind bars due to charges in multiple instances, one of which involves the improper use of a diplomatic cipher. The PTI’s 24-point Charter of Demand said, […]
