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Pakistan court rejects Imran Khan appeal on disqualification
A Pakistani court rejected a request by former premier Imran Khan to immediately suspend a decision by the Election Commission to disqualify him as a lawmaker after he was found guilty of hiding his assets.
The Chief Justice of Islamabad’s…
Pakistan election commission bars former PM Khan from holding public office
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was disqualified as a lawmaker and barred from holding public office after the country’s Election Commission found him guilty of hiding his assets.
The commission’s five-member panel headed by…
Flood losses now estimated at $57b, Pakistan officials say
The damage from this summer’s catastrophic flooding in Pakistan is now estimated at US$40 billion (S$57 billion), as much as 25 per cent higher than projections a month ago and another blow to the cash-strapped country.
UN Secretary…
Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan plans protest after election win
Pakistan’s former prime minster Imran Khan said he will decide on a protest march to Islamabad this month if the government does not announce a date for early elections within the next few days, building on momentum after winning majority…
Imran Khan wins majority of seats in Pakistan’s by-elections
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan won the majority of seats in by-elections, building momentum in his campaign to pressure the six-month-old government into calling an early national vote.
Khan contested seven of the eight seats…
Imran Khan faces test at polls in bid to gain Pakistan momentum
Pakistan's former premier Imran Khan faces a crucial popularity test as he contests in seven of the eight by-elections on Sunday, looking to build momentum for his campaign to pressure the six-month-old government into calling an early…
Pakistan bus fire kills at least 18 flood survivors
A bus carrying nearly 50 people displaced by the catastrophic floods in Pakistan has caught fire, killing at least 18 of them, including eight children and nine women.
The passengers were all members of an extended family who were forced…
Pakistan to probe former PM Imran Khan for US conspiracy claim
Pakistan government ordered an inquiry against former prime minister Imran Khan for allegedly politicising a conversation between a United States official and Islamabad's envoy in Washington for his personal political gain, damaging…
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ismail to resign amid economic woes
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said he will formally resign from the role amid an economic crisis exacerbated by the recent devastating flooding, as he becomes the fifth finance minister to resign in less than four years.…
Pakistan PM thanks Biden for UN speech urging world for flood aid
Pakistan’s prime minister has thanked US President Joe Biden for his appeal to the international community to help the flood-ravaged South Asian nation.
In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Biden said “much…