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An Islamabad district and sessions court turned down the pleas of ex-premier Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to suspend their seven-year sentences in the Iddat case. Additional district …

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s Justice Athar Minallahremarked that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had no authority to prevent any party from partaking in elections. “Election Commission does not have the authority …

ISLAMABAD: Ahead of full court hearing on the matter of reserved seats, the government informed the Supreme Court that the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) was not entitled to reserved seats, …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minis­ter Shehbaz Sharif’s fresh offer to the opposition PTI for a dialogue met with a strong rebuke, as the latter made it conditional with the release of the …

ISLAMABAD:Despite severe economic challenges, the government may abolish up to a 15% additional income tax on the profits that banks make by extending loans to the cash-strapped finance ministry. This …

WASHINGTON: Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan said the Pakistani government was taking all measures to curb religious intolerance and stem the abuse of blasphemy laws. The Pakistani …

ISLAMABAD: Cracks have emerged in the embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as its 21 lawmakers, who are now part of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), have hinted at forming a forward …

  ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid said that he doesn’t see Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan coming out of prison at this point in time. Speaking to the …

  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will be part of the United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in Doha which is scheduled for this weekend, Geo News reported citing sources. Earlier this month, Taliban authorities also …

SWAT: Police said that nine more suspects, including three main accused, were arrested during various raids in connection with the Madyan lynching incident.With these new arrests, the total number of …