ISLAMABAD: Suleman Shehbaz, the son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, was granted a 14-day protective bail on Tuesday by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the money laundering case. As soon as Chief Justice Aamer Farooq took up Suleman’s petition for bail in the case, he turned himself up beforeContinue Reading

RAWALPINDI – A residence in Rawalpindi’s Morgah neighbourhood was broken into on Sunday, and thieves stole goods worth Rs22 million from it, including local and international currencies as well as gold jewellery. Five thieves broke into the home, held the family hostage, and stole cash worth Rs7.5 million, 9000 euros,Continue Reading

ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued a notice to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday to change the party constitution. According to sources close to the situation, the PTI modified its party structure following a constitutional revision. The amendment established a structured process for granting party tickets.Continue Reading

KARACHI – The wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi, is heard requesting Zulfi Bukhari to sell some of the watches the PTI chairman wears in an allegedly recorded conversation between the two. Zulfi Bukhari is heard addressing Bushra Bibi as “Murshid” in the purported tape. She repliesContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: The newly established joint investigative team (JIT) was given a two-week deadline by the Supreme Court on Thursday to deliver an interim report about the death of veteran journalist Arshad Sharif. After Mr. Sharif was fatally shot by Kenyan police in a suspected instance of mistaken identity, a suoContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court asked the newly established joint investigation team (JIT) on Thursday to provide an interim report on the death of veteran journalist Arshad Sharif within two weeks. The ruling was given by a five-member panel led by Justice Umar Ata Bandial while hearing a suo motuContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday barred the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from apprehending Suleman Shahbaz, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s son, in a money laundering case. IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq issued the order while hearing a petition filed by Mr Suleman seeking protective bail in theContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: The government of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance on Saturday declined to call early elections after receiving an offer from former prime minister Imran Khan, saying that “talks don’t come with conditions.” At a joint news conference with the interior minister, Rana Sanaullah Khan, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-InsafContinue Reading