Despite the relief, Khan's release is unlikely soon. He has been in prison since 2023, serving a sentence in a case related to state gifts, and is also serving a sentence in the 190 million pound Al-Qadir Trust case
Earlier, Khan had moved Islamabad HC against transfer of 9 May cases to military courts. Meanwhile, the ATC has also acquitted all 18 accused in 9 May riots due to lack of evidence.
PTI leaders including its senior vice-president Fawad Chaudhry, senior party leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and secretary general Asad Umar were arrested between Wednesday and Thursday.
Pakistan has been rocked by fresh political turmoil after Khan was arrested by the country's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a corruption case Tuesday.
Prior to being PM & after her two terms, Zulfikar's daughter Benazir Bhutto faced several arrests & served multiple jail terms. She was also put under house arrest in August 1985.
The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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