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Petrol, diesel prices continue to surge amid social unrest in Pakistan

The Finance Division said the hike was due to the "increasing trend of petroleum prices in the international market and exchange rate variations"

Imran Khan to remain behind bars till September 13 in cypher case

Hearing of the case took place at the Attock District Jail following approval by the Law Ministry amid security concerns expressed by the Interior Ministry

Pakistan EC likely to announce election schedule before delimitation ends

The sources informed that the election date will be declared in a few days

Election Commission of Pakistan raises hopes for elections in February

The assurance was held out to a PML-N delegation, which had a consultative meeting with the ECP on the roadmap to the polls on Friday

Pakistan Peoples Party demands general elections in 90 days

PPP's leaders held a meeting of their Central Executive Committee (CEC) where they discussed the next elections and the deteriorating economy. They also held a press conference on Friday

Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan in October: Former PM Shehbaz Sharif

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan Muslim League (N) PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif would return to Pakistan in October, as per Dawn.Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper.Sharif told media persons in London: "We held consultations with the senior leadership of the party and we have decided that our quaid [leader] Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan in October."Nawaz flanked Shehbaz and listened quietly as the latter made the announcement, as per Dawn.Shehbaz did not specify a date when Nawaz would return. However, Geo News, citing informed sources, reported that the elder Sharif's date of return would be October 15. When Dawn reached out to party leaders earlier, PML-N Senator Afnanullah Khan said "no date has been finalised yet".Shehbaz landed at Heathrow earlier this week to meet his elder brother, discuss key political developments in the run-up to the general election and set a date for the party supremo's return to ...

Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan in October: Brother Shehbaz

Pakistan's former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that his brother and former premier Nawaz Sharif will return to the country in October and ahead of general elections. Nawaz Sharif, 73, has been living in self-imposed exile in the UK since November 2019. He was convicted in the Al-Azizia Mills and Avenfield corruption cases in 2018. He was serving a seven-year imprisonment at Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail in the Al-Azizia Mills case before he was allowed to proceed to London in 2019 on "medical grounds". The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo will return to Pakistan in October, Shehbaz told media persons in London, the Dawn newspaper reported. We held consultations with the senior leadership of the party, and we have decided that our quaid [leader] Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan in October, Shehbaz said, alongside his older brother. Earlier this month, former prime minister Shehbaz, 71, said that his elder brother Nawaz would return to Pakis

Toshakhana case: Nawaz Sharif says Pak Chief Justice supports ex-PM Imran

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday accused Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial of trying to save Imran Khan after he picked holes in the conviction of the ex-premier in the Toshakhana corruption case verdict. Chief Justice Bandial on Wednesday said there were "shortcomings" in the trial court's Toshakhana case judgment against the 70-year-old Khan. "The chief justice is well aware that this person [Imran Khan] has wreaked havoc on Pakistan's economy, ethics, and culture. He has propagated violence and repeatedly violated the Constitution," Sharif told reporters outside his Avenfield residence in London, where he has been living since 2019.

Former Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif reaches London; meeting with Nawaz scheduled

In a post shared on the X (formerly known as Twitter), Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb confirmed that they will meet during PML-N President's stay in the UK

Pakistan Election Commission defends move to delay polls beyond 90 days

This order came in the wake of criticism by the political parties, legal and political experts as well as civil society regarding adherence to the 90-day limit

Nawaz Sharif will return to Pak next month to face court cases: PM Sharif

Pakistan's outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that his brother and former premier Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan next month to face his pending court cases and lead the party's campaign for the general election. Nawaz Sharif, 73, has been living in self-imposed exile in the UK since November 2019. He was convicted in the Al-Azizia Mills and Avenfield corruption cases in 2018. He was serving a seven-year imprisonment at Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail in the Al-Azizia Mills case before he was allowed to proceed to London in 2019 on "medical grounds". In an interview with Geo News on Thursday, Shehbaz Sharif, 71, said he would travel to London to meet his elder brother Nawaz Sharif as soon as the caretaker government took charge in the country. Shehbaz Sharif reiterated that his elder brother would be Pakistan's prime minister for the fourth time if the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won the next election to be held later this year. His statement came as the proce

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan can only be knocked out by votes, not courts

Past Pakistani leaders, including Khan's predecessor Nawaz Sharif, have been disqualified on equally flimsy grounds. In many ways, though, Khan's hold over his followers is unique

Shehbaz Sharif asks Nawaz to return Pakistan, become PM for fourth time

It is pertinent to mention that Nawaz Sharif has been in self-imposed exile in London since November 2019 owing to health reasons

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders fume over Imran Khan's release

"Several PML-N leaders faced arrests and raids in the past but no one raised any question, because all of that was done in support of the Ladla (a favourite child)" who disrespected the SC"

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in India today: A look at the legacy of his family

SCO Foreign Ministers' meeting: A Pakistani foreign minister will attend a meeting in India after 12 years, but Bhutto Zardari comes with a long political legacy

My arrest part of London plan, says Imran; accuses govt of planning arrest

In a video message, Imran said, "This is part of the London plan and an agreement has been signed there to put Imran in jail, make the PTI fall and finish all cases against Nawaz Sharif"

PM Sharif violated secrecy by consulting 'fugitive' Nawaz: Imran Khan

Khan claimed that Shehbaz violated the country's Official Secrecy Act by consulting his elder brother Nawaz Sharif on the new COAS appointment.

Decision on next Pakistan Army chief being made in London: Imran Khan

"The important decisions of the country are taken abroad and by those who have looted Pakistan for the last 30 years," he added.

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Former PM Nawaz Sharif may return to Pakistan in December: Report

Sharif, 72, was allowed to leave for London in 2019 after the Lahore High Court granted him permission to go abroad for medical treatment.