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December 15, 2023 5:26 PM

Pakistan media ban on Imran Khan trial raises transparency concerns

A Pakistan court has banned media from reporting on proceedings in a closed-door trial of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, raising concerns about transparency ahead of national elections in February. Th...

November 30, 2023 11:18 AM

Pakistan court overturns ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s graft conviction

A Pakistan court overturned the conviction of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a corruption case on Wednesday, his lawyer said, removing one of the many obstacles for him to qualify to stand in elections in February. The veteran politician. who...

November 22, 2023 3:38 PM

Pakistan’s top court accepts Imran Khan’s plea for bail

Pakistan's Supreme Court accepted on Wednesday a bail application from detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his lawyer said, a day after another court declared illegal his trial on charges of leaking state secrets. The former cricket star is...

November 3, 2023 9:14 AM

General elections in Pakistan to be held on Feb 11, poll body informs Supreme Court

Following persistent appeals for the announcement of the date for general elections in Pakistan, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially set the date for the general elections as February 11 next year. This announcement came during a...

October 23, 2023 12:13 PM

Pakistan court indicts ex-PM Imran Khan in state secrets acts case

A Pakistani court indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his deputy in an official secrets acts case, broadcaster Geo TV reported on October 23, in another blow for the ex-premier currently being held in a prison near Islamabad. Khan was jail...

September 13, 2023 2:04 PM

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s jail extended for two weeks

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's jail detention related to charges of leaking state secrets was extended for another two weeks, his lawyer said on September 13. Imran Khan has been at the centre of a political crisis since he lost a con...

August 17, 2023 9:36 AM

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar sworn in as Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister

With just under three months remaining until Pakistan's scheduled general elections, Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has been appointed as the country's eighth caretaker prime minister on August 14. At 52, Kakar assumes leadership of the nation of 240 million peo...

August 9, 2023 1:10 PM

Pakistan Election Commission disqualifies jailed former PM Imran Khan for 5 years

In a big blow to Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced his disqualification for five years from politics, following to his conviction in the Toshakhana case. With this, Imran Khan becomes...