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.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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