A court in Islamabad will indict former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case, in which he is accused of taking gifts in an illegal manner. Khan’s lawyer argued that the case be dismissed, saying the Election Commission’s petition was “non-maintainable” and the sessions court did not have the jurisdiction to hear the matter. […]Read More
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the ninth review of the $1.2 billion bailout programme will be completed once Pakistan completes necessary prerequisites. The Pakistani government will also have to satisfy the global lender about the policies that it wants to roll out, including the budget for the current fiscal year—a demand that finance […]Read More
The foreign ministers of China and Afghanistan are in Islamabad to attend a trilateral meeting with the host state. Qin Gang, who is on his first trip to Pakistan, and Amir Khan Muttaqi will also hold bilateral talks with their Pakistani counterpart. Muttaqi, who has long been under a travel ban, arms embargo and asset […]Read More
Against the backdrop of anti-judiciary rhetoric by several ministers, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has said the court is exercising restraint and that no one should “misunderstand our intentions”. An appropriate order would be passed on holding simultaneous elections to the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies on the same date, he insisted. […]Read More
China’s newly revised military conscription law went into effect earlier this week, the focus being on reenlisting retired service people and recruiting college students with expertise in space and cyber warfare. Currently, China has 2 million military personnel, 35 percent of which are conscripted, serving for two years. The revisions allow retired service people to […]Read More
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