The final results in Pakistan’s general election have put independent candidates backed by jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s PTI party in the lead. Independents won 101 of the National Assembly seats. BBC analysis shows 93 of them went to PTI-backed candidates.…
Pakistan poll body rejects ex-PM Imran Khan’s nomination for 2024 elections
Pakistan’s election body has rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination to contest the 2024 parliamentary elections, with Khan’s Pakistan Tahreek-e Insaf (PTI) party accusing authorities of stopping most of its candidates from participating in the elections due in February.…
Pakistan court overturns conviction of ex-premier Nawaz Sharif ahead of election
A Pakistani court has overturned the 2018 conviction of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a corruption case, clearing his path to run in the parliamentary election set to be held in February. The Islamabad High Court announced its verdict…
Pakistan: Woman killed after being seen with man in viral photo
Pakistani police are investigating the so-called “honour killing” of a young woman who appeared in a viral photo that police suspect was doctored. Authorities in remote Kohistan said the 18-year-old was shot dead by her father and uncle last week…
Pakistan court rules jail trial of ex-PM Imran Khan illegal
A Pakistani court on Tuesday declared the jail trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets illegal, his lawyer said. A special court has been conducting the trial in jail citing security concerns since Khan…
Pakistani police suspect Islamic State as bomb death toll reaches 46
Pakistani investigators on Monday pointed the finger at the extremist Islamic State group as the death toll from a suicide bombing at a political rally climbed to 46, officials said. A suicide bomber blew himself up among the crowd at…
IMF board approves $3b deal for cash-strapped Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday that it has approved a $3 billion loan agreement for Pakistan, unlocking crucial funding for the troubled South Asian economy. In a statement, the IMF said its executive board gave the green light…
Pakistan: 15 arrested in connection with Greece boat tragedy
Fifteen human traffickers, including a key suspect, have been arrested in Pakistan in connection with a Greece boat tragedy. This happened when scores of Pakistanis were killed and many went missing along with people from other countries, the Prime Minister’s…
India and Pakistan braced for “very severe” Cyclone Biparjoy landfall
Authorities in India and Pakistan evacuated tens of thousands of people from coastal areas on Tuesday as the “very severe” Cyclone Biparjoy looms. The India Meteorological Department said that the cyclone had weakened from “extreme” to “very severe” amid forecasts…
Pakistan to try ex-leader Khan’s violent supporters under army laws
Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan would be tried under the country’s army laws for the deadly riots that followed his arrest last week. Top Pakistani political and military leaders “vowed no leniency towards those involved…
