ISLAMABAD, May 26(ABC): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday disposed of the federal government’s contempt of court plea against PTI Chairman Imran Khan over his violation of the apex court’s orders during PTI’s ‘Azadi March’. The government had filed the plea this morning after the PTI openly defied the SC’s directives, announcing to hold a rally at D-Chowk in …

ISLAMABAD, May 26(ABC): The federal government on Thursday filed a contempt of court plea against PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the Supreme Court (SC) over violation of the apex court’s orders during PTI’s ‘Azadi March’. The move came after the PTI openly defied the SC’s directives, announcing to hold a rally at D-Chowk in Islamabad’s prohibited Red Zone. The SC …

KABUL, May 26 (ABC): The death toll from four bombs that ripped through minibuses and a mosque in Afghanistan has risen to at least 16, officials said Thursday, with some of the attacks claimed by the Islamic State group. While the number of bombings has dropped across the country since the Taliban seized power last August, several deadly attacks rocked …

DOHA, May 26(ABC): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) late Wednesday delayed the revival of the stalled $6-billion programme under the External Financing Facility (EFF) for Pakistan. The revival was expected to bring stability to the financial markets, the fast-weakening Pakistani rupee, and the depleting foreign exchange reserves, as the government had pinned hopes on the programme’s resumption. Pakistan failed to …

ISLAMABAD, May 26(ABC): After a packed day of political drama and violence across Pakistan, PTI chairman Imran Khan gave Thursday morning a six-day ultimatum to the PML-N government to dissolve the assemblies and announce an election, indicating an end to the party’s much-touted ‘Azadi March’. The PTI chairman was off to Bani Gala after addressing the participants of the ‘Azadi …

ISLAMABAD, May 25(ABC): Tension gripped parts of the country, as police clashed with PTI workers after authorities tried to block them from proceedings towards the capital, where former prime minister Imran Khan plans to hold a large political rally. Khan — leading a large caravan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — is expected to reach Islamabad soon, as the PTI is adamant about …

KAROT, May 25(ABC): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday urged the people to reject the politics of sit-ins and immorality which had inflicted huge economic loss to the national economy in the past as well. The prime minister, addressing the engineers and workers at the under-construction Karot Hydropower project here, said the memories of the 2014-sit (by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) …

NEW DELHI, May 25(ABC): An Indian court Wednesday sentenced Kashmiri freedom fighter, Yasin Malik, to life imprisonment in a terror funding case, the country’s media reported. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had sought the death penalty for the Kashmiri leader and chief of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), but the court awarded him two life imprisonments. The NIA …

ISLAMABAD, May 25(ABC): After several hours of political drama and chaos across Pakistan in the wake of PTI’s much-anticipated ‘Azadi March’, the federal government and PTI have both refuted claims of striking an agreement. Following the directions of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the two sides engaged in dialogue; however, no breakthrough was reported between the two. The talks between …

LAHORE, May 25(ABC): Political tensions are at an all-time high in Pakistan with all eyes on Islamabad as the city braces itself for the arrival of PTI workers and leaders heading towards the federal capital for the party’s Azadi March despite the government’s instructions not to. So far, the day has been filled with political drama. Lahore turned into a …

ISLAMABAD, May 25(ABC): The Supreme Court directed on Wednesday the authorities concerned to provide an alternative venue for the PTI to hold a rally. The directive came during a hearing of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association’s (IHCBA) plea against the government’s decision to block roads to stop PTI’s ‘Azadi March’ taking place today (Wednesday) in the federal capital. A …

President Xi Jinping met via video link with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday in Beijing. President Xi welcomed Bachelet to China. He expounded on major issues regarding China’s human rights development in the context of China’s history and culture, and reaffirmed the principled position of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government …