ISLAMABAD – An Islamabad accountability court on Wednesday handed down a 14-year jail sentence to former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the Toshakhana graft case. The hearing, presided over by Accountability Judge Mohammad Bashir, took place at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where the former prime minister is currently detained. Both individuals…
ISLAMABAD – Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday announced public holiday on February 8 for the upcoming general elections. The country’s top polls body issued notification for the holiday on February 8, 2024. “In exercise of powers conferred under Article 218 of the Constitution read with Section (4) and 8(c) of the Elections Act, 2017…
ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the rejection of his nomination papers for the upcoming 2024 elections. According to reports, Khan has petitioned the apex court to affirm his eligibility to contest from NA-122 and NA-89 constituencies in…
ISLAMABAD – The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Iran have mutually agreed that ambassadors of both countries may return to their respective posts by January 26, 2024, a step towards normalisation in bilateral ties. “At the invitation of Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, will…
Dozens of shops gutted in market fire PESHAWAR – A massive inferno erupted in a shopping mall located in the Saddar area on Monday. The firefighters of Rescue are busy extinguishing the fire after six hours, initial reports said. Peshawar’s Time Center Plaza caught fire in the wee hours on Monday and the inferno spread…
At least 25,105 Palestinians have been killed and 62,681 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Some 178 Palestinians were killed and 293 injured in the past 24 hours, the ministry added. Israel has bombed every place in Gaza from hospitals to schools…
Kairan Quazi is a 14-year-old software engineer, who cleared SpaceX ‘technically challenging, fun’ interview process.The newest employee at Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the youngest person ever to be hired by the spacecraft company. Quazi shared his excitement through a LinkedIn post shared Thursday. He said that he’ll be a part of the Starlink engineering team in the ‘coolest…
Pakistan gamer Arslan Siddique continues to rake in accolades and the gaming prodigy now clinched another Tekken competition after beating CherryBerryMango. Arslan Ash, 27, stunned spectators and his fans with his impeccable skills and nerves, delivering a 3-1 triumph in the final. With several EVO titles under his belt, Arslan bagged another convincing victory, at…
ISLAMABAD – Anti-Terrorism Court on Thursday approved 14-day judicial remand of former Pakistani prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan in case related to May 9 events, the turbulent time when the country saw violent protests targeting sensitive state and military installations. May 9 attacks involving Imran Khan’s charged supporters were said to be attempt…
ISLAMABAD – International Monetary Fund (IMF) board is likely to approve $700mln loan for Pakistan in today’s executive board meeting that South Asian nation secures in $3 billion stand-by arrangement (SBA). In November last year, the global lender approved staff level agreement (SLA) under which Islanabad is set to receive a disbursement of US$700 million. The current…
