Pakistan

A court in Pakistan rejected the plea of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who requested suspension of his disqualification order.

A Pakistan court has rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan's plea seeking suspension of his disqualification over the gifts case.

The top election body then found Imran Khan guilty and disqualified him for a period of five years. The gifts included a Graff wristwatch, a pair of cufflinks, an expensive pen, a ring and four Rolex watches. The tenure of the current national assembly began in August 2018 and will be completed in 2023.

The Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief had challenged the EC's decision to disqualify him from holding public office for five years for hiding proceeds ...

The tenure of the current national assembly began in August 2018 and will be completed in 2023. The top election body then found Imran Khan guilty and disqualified him for a period of five years. Khan had received expensive gifts from rich Arab rulers during official visits that were deposited in the state repository Toshakhana.

On Friday, the Election Commission of Pakistan disqualified the former cricketer-turned-politician as a lawmaker after he was found guilty of hiding his ...

The mounting legal challenges against Khan add to more political uncertainty in a country reeling from dwindling foreign exchange reserves, widespread floods and high inflation. Pakistani law does not bar lawmakers from selling such gifts but hiding these transactions is illegal. 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 a five-member panel of the election commission issued a short order on Friday that Khan committed “corrupt practices” by not disclosing money he had earned from selling gifts from various foreign dignitaries. On Friday, the Election Commission of Pakistan disqualified the former cricketer-turned-politician as a lawmaker after he was found guilty of hiding his assets. The judge, who wants Khan to file the appeal with complete documents, said there is no need to immediately suspend the order as his disqualification covers the current tenure in parliament and it does not bar him from contesting in future polls, Geo Television channel said.

आर्थिक तंगी से जूझ रहे पाकिस्तान ने अब सऊदी अरब से मदद मांगी है।

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Critics urged Pakistani authorities to conduct a transparent inquiry into the incident and circumstances that forced Arshad Sharif to flee the country.

“Shocked at the brutal murder of Arshad Sharif who paid the ultimate price for speaking the truth — his life. "Why they never fired on the tire of the vehicle? “The government must pursue an immediate, transparent inquiry into the circumstances of his death.” Why they never targeted the driver? “The killing of Arshad Sharif… The slain journalist, with two million Twitter followers, fled Pakistan in August, citing death threats and multiple court cases launched against him and several other journalists on controversial sedition charges.