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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, jailed since August 2023, has described his incarceration at Adiala Jail as the “harshest prison term in the country’s history.” In a post on X, the PTI founder alleged he is being denied basic rights — including clean water for ablution, access to books, newspapers, and even contact with his children.
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The Ganderbal tragedy represents the first big security challenge to Omar Abdullah
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Nawaz Sharif’s call for resumption of ‘constructive dialogue’ must be taken with a pinch of salt
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has rightly pointed out that sponsoring terrorism cannot be the policy of a good neighbour
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The Kargil conflict resulted in significant military casualties and heightened tensions between India and Pakistan
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He noted that negotiations with the IMF are underway for a USD 6-billion-dollar agreement, which is crucial for the country's economic health.
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Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-(PTI) backed independent candidate Shahzada Gustasap Khan won the NA-15 Mansehra seat with 105,249 votes.
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Pakistan is staring at prolonged political instability and chaos at a time when it is already steeped in multiple crises
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The unofficial results called by Geo News for 204 seats have shown the independent candidates, mostly backed by former PM Imran Khan, leading with 87 seats, followed by PML-N at 60 seats and PPP at 45 seats.
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Imran Khan’s meteoric rise and drastic fall illustrate a predictable political trend in Pakistan where the army alone is in the driver’s seat
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Sharif pledged to bring about positive change in Nankana Sahib, outlining plans to transform the city into a model with the establishment of a boy's degree college and a state-of-the-art cricket stadium.
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The court has, meanwhile, suspended the PML-N supremo's permanent warrant in the case to date
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Sharif was convicted in July 2018 by an accountability court in the Avenfield properties case and sentenced to 10 years in jail
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Nawaz Sharif, a three-time premier, was accorded a warm welcome on his return to Pakistan by party workers and supporters
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On his arrival, Sharif's legal team met him and took his signature on some legal documents to be submitted to the Islamabad High Court as part of the bail process approved by the court on October 19
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The 73-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo will fly in from Dubai to Islamabad on a chartered plane
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Subsequently, the party leaders, including Shehbaz, started saying that “Nawaz Sharif was coming to fix the economy and not to seek revenge against anyone.
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Nawaz's lawyer, Amjad Pervez, told the court that his client was seeking protective bail. Referring to previous judgements, he said that in the past, absconders were granted protective bail in order to surrender before the court
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The pleas mentioned that Nawaz has not fully recovered and was not in an "ideal state of health", but he was returning when the country was facing the "worst-ever crises of the economy and other fronts".
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Nawaz Sharif recently said that he is excited to return to Pakistan on October 21 to lead his party in the election likely to be held in January 2024