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Pak HC summons top officials over Imran Khan's arrest; reserves judgment
Rediff.com9 May 2023After hearing the case, the chief justice reserved the judgment without giving a date for its announcement.
Imran Khan arrested for corruption, causing loss to treasury: Pak minister
Rediff.com9 May 2023Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested for causing loss to the national treasury in a corruption case.
Pak FM Bilawal describes his India visit as a 'success'
Rediff.com6 May 2023Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday said his visit to Goa was a 'success' as he advocated his country's case on the soil of India.
Pak minister Bilawal Bhutto to visit India on May 4
Rediff.com20 Apr 2023It would be the highest level visit to India by any Pakistani leader in recent years and a possible opportunity to break the ice between the two nations.
Pak arrests Chinese national on blasphemy charges, airlifted to Abbottabad
Rediff.com17 Apr 2023The SHO said that Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act had been included in the FIR, adding that the Chinese national would be presented before a court in Abbottabad.
Committed to implementation of Indus Water Treaty: Pak on India's letter
Rediff.com6 Apr 2023Pakistan has responded to a letter by India asking to start negotiations for the review of the Indus Water Treaty, the foreign office said on Wednesday.
Pakistan skips Democracy Summit in Washington, DC
Rediff.com28 Mar 2023Pakistan, the closest ally of China, has decided to skip the Democracy Summit that begins in Washington on Tuesday, opting instead to engage with the US bilaterally to strengthen democratic values, the foreign office in Islamabad said.
Pak court scraps warrants against Imran Khan amid major showdown
Rediff.com18 Mar 2023A Pakistani judge on Saturday cancelled former premier Imran Khan's arrest warrants in the Toshakhana corruption case and allowed him to go home without indicting him, amidst clashes between his supporters and police outside the court complex in Islamabad.
Pakistan court issues non-bailable warrant against Imran Khan
Rediff.com28 Feb 2023A Pakistani court on Tuesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former prime minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case but he was granted bail in three other cases, amid high drama outside the court premises where thousands of his supporters converged to support their leader.
We're bankrupt country, declares Pak defence minister
Rediff.com19 Feb 2023'You must have heard that Pakistan is going bankrupt or that a default or meltdown is taking place. It (default) has already taken place. We are living in a bankrupt country,' Defence minister Khawaja Asif said.
Pak court cancels Imran Khan's bail in election commission protest case
Rediff.com15 Feb 2023Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf activists staged a protest after Khan was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan in the prohibited funding case last year.
Pakistan's ex-military ruler Musharraf dies in Dubai; to be buried in Karachi
Rediff.com5 Feb 2023Musharraf, 79, was suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body, The Express Tribune reported.
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over blasphemous content
Rediff.com4 Feb 2023The blacklisting of Wikipedia comes days after the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) degraded Wikipedia services for 48 hours, threatening to block it if the content deemed 'blasphemous' was not deleted.
Pakistan suffers major power outage across cities
Rediff.com23 Jan 2023According to the Ministry of Energy, the system of frequency of the national grid went down at 7:34 am local time, resulting in the breakdown.
Pak EC issues arrest warrants for Imran Khan, aides in contempt case
Rediff.com11 Jan 2023Pakistan's top election body on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for former prime minister Imran Khan and other top leaders of his party in a contempt case.
US embassy sounds red alert for Americans in Pak
Rediff.com26 Dec 2022The United States embassy in Pakistan has warned about a possible terrorist attack against American citizens at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad and prohibited American staff from visiting the five-star facility, an official statement said.
India-Pak ties nosedive to new low in 2022 post Bilawal attack on Modi
Rediff.com23 Dec 2022This year saw no improvement in bilateral ties as India accused Pakistan of cross-border infiltration and re-activation of terror-launching pads near the LoC.
Pakistan hostage crisis ends; all 33 Taliban terrorists killed
Rediff.com20 Dec 2022Two commandos of the special forces were also killed in the rescue operation that was launched after negotiations between the government and the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants to end the hostage crisis failed.
General Asim Munir takes charge as Pak Army chief
Rediff.com29 Nov 2022General Asim Munir becomes Pakistan's 17th Chief of the Army Staff.
Pak appoints former top spy Lt Gen Asim Munir as new Army chief
Rediff.com25 Nov 2022Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday chose Lt Gen Asim Munir as the new Army chief to replace incumbent General Qamar Javed Bajwa.