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Islamabad: Imran’s aide Asad Umar challenges his arrest

12 May 2023 16:46 PM IST

Asad Umar, secretary general of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has challenged his arrest in the premises of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Asad Umar, a close aide to Imran Khan, challenged the arrest under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO). Asad Umar filed a complaint against his MPO arrest with

IHC Rules: No arrest of Imran Khan in cases filed after 9 May

12 May 2023 16:41 PM IST

A division bench of the Islamabad High Court on Friday ordered not to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan in any case filed after 9 May, as per the media report. The court also granted the former premier bail for two weeks in the Al-Qadir Trust case. The judgement

Imran Khan alleges murder plot, torture by authorities, no access to washroom

12 May 2023 14:37 PM IST

Ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested in a corruption case that resulted in widespread protests, and Imran Khan’s lawyers claim there was a plot to kill him in prison. According to his lawyers, he was tortured and had insulin injected into his food to cause a heart attack.

Imran Khan arrives at Islamabad HC in Al-Qadir Trust case amid tight security

12 May 2023 14:03 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared before the Islamabad High Court on Friday amid tight security in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust case, ARY News reported, a day after the Supreme Court deemed his arrest “illegal” and responsible for fatal clashes across the country. Imran Khan, the chairman of

Pakistan: PTI’s Senior Vice President Shireen Mazari arrested in Islamabad

12 May 2023 10:04 AM IST

The police crackdown on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders continues as Dr Shireen Mazari, the party’s Senior Vice President, was arrested by Islamabad Police from his residence in the federal capital during the wee hours on Friday, reported The News International. She was arrested in a pre-dawn raid at her residence

2 senior Islamic Jihad commanders killed in Israeli airstrikes

12 May 2023 04:46 AM IST

Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have killed two terrorist commanders, reported The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Palestinian militants fired more rockets at Israel, killing an Israeli civilian, a 70-year-old man, the first fatality inside Israel during a current wave of fighting, on Thursday, as fighting between Israel and the

Elon Musk’s run as Twitter CEO comes to end, billionaire to step down in few weeks

12 May 2023 03:53 AM IST

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has decided to step down from the post. The billionaire has decided not to function as Twitter CEO after a few weeks. Musk shared the development in a tweet on Friday, and said, “Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will

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

12 May 2023 03:13 AM IST

After the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered for the immediate release of Imran Khan on Thursday while terming the arrest of former Prime Minister “unlawful,” the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders took exception to the “double standards of justice,” reported Dawn. PML-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb while addressing a press

Big loss for the Conservative Party in UK local polls

11 May 2023 23:27 PM IST

The local elections held in the UK last week, surprisingly showed a better than expected performance by the Labour Party, besides a question mark over the Conservative Party’s future at the next general elections. Last week’s local elections in the UK, political fortunes were swayed once again by the voters

China accuses Australia of trying to sabotage its ties with Fiji

11 May 2023 23:24 PM IST

China has accused Australia of trying to sabotage its relationship with Fiji as questions have emerged over whether the Pacific Islands country will cut security and law enforcement ties with Beijing, ABC News reported. The ties between China and Fiji have strained ever since Sitiveni Rabuka took over power late

Google is giving its dominant search engine an AI makeover

11 May 2023 23:19 PM IST

Google on Wednesday disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that’s in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet’s main gateway. The gradual shift in how Google’s search engine runs is rolling out three months

War, natural disasters left 71 million internally displaced in 2022: Report

11 May 2023 23:17 PM IST

The war in Ukraine helped push the global total of people left internally displaced by conflict or natural disasters to a record high of 71.1 million last year, according to a report released on Thursday by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. By the end of 2022, 5.9