Pakistan

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Two firms plan 500 EV chargers as Pakistan eyes 3,000 by 2030

Derailments shake public confidence; travellers await upgraded tracks, signalling systems

Reaches Rs479,262/tola; safe-haven asset shifts to investment class in current condition

Investors cheer prospects of ME de-escalation and softer oil prices

3,700 containers await clearance as minister orders faster auctions, streamlined customs

Kasim Khan, the son of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, raised his father’s case at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday, saying that the former prime minister’s treatment by authorities was in violation of international human rights conventions. Imran — imprisoned since 2023 for concealing details of Toshakhana gifts — is serving a 14-year sentence at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail in the £190 million corruption case. Meanwhile, his party and family have alleged that he is being kept in solitary confinement — with a restriction on visitors being allowed to meet him in jail — and have repeatedly raised concerns over his medical treatment after it surfaced in January that he suffered an eye ailment. At a UNHRC session, Kasim said Imran’s case was not an “isolated incident”. In fact, he claimed, it was the “most visible example of a much wider pattern of repression in Pakistan since 2022”. In this connection, he mentioned the detention of political prisoners, trial and conviction of civili...

Singer's son Shah Zaman Khan also recognised at London event attended by MPs, South Asian community members

Memorable literary gathering expected at Karachi's Expo Centre on March 28

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain-windstorms and thunderstorms at several places across the country on Thursday, with chances of hailstorms in isolated areas.

The first Hajj flight from Pakistan will depart on April 18, and the month- long operation will continue until May 21, transporting government-scheme pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj 2026.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and discussed the regional situation.

City's sewerage crisis worsens as repeated govt warnings go unheeded

City gears up for HBL PSL 11 with strict security and zero spectator access

Judicial commission seeks pre-Partition land records of the plaza, sets April 1 deadline

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MQM-P warns of Karachi's vulnerability, urges local governance via Article 140-A

Land for playground converted to residential property where people have lived since 1975

Ayaz Shaukat has stepped down from his role as Advocate General of Islamabad, formally submitting his resignation to Asif Ali Zardari.

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