Pakistan – Top court rules Bhutto, hanged 44 years ago, didn’t get a fair trial; Asif Ali Zardari win’s second term as President
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan‘s Supreme Court ruled last week that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged 44 year ago after being convicted of murder, didn’t get a fair trial. Bhutto, the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) now run by his grandson and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, was hanged […]
Former Pakistan PM Khan appears in court as supporters clash with police
Updated: 6:15pm (AEST)Islamabad, PakistanReuters Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived at an Islamabad court on Friday under heavy security cover as his supporters clashed with police elsewhere in the city, broadcaster Geo TV reported. Television footage showed heavily armed paramilitary troops and police outside the Islamabad High Court as Khan was brought in a […]
Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan marks court presence as supporters clash with police
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan officially marked his presence in court in the country’s capital on Saturday, his aide said, complying with judicial orders after a standoff with police that has led to intense clashes with his supporters. Local media Geo TV reported that the trial court in Islamabad cancelled the […]
Former Pakistan PM Khan calls off protest march to avoid creating “havoc”
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his first public appearance since being wounded in a gun attack earlier this month, said on Saturday he was calling off his protest march to Islamabad because he feared it would cause havoc in the country. Khan has been holding country-wide protests to push the […]
Pakistan ex-PM Khan announces march on capital to call for early elections
Lahore, PakistanReuters Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Tuesday that he would begin a protest march with his supporters from the eastern city of Lahore to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Friday to call for early elections. Smaller protests by Khan’s supporters took place last week after Pakistan’s top election tribunal found Khan guilty […]
Supporters gather at home of Pakistan’s former PM Khan, aiming to foil arrest
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, gathered on Monday outside his hilltop mansion in the capital, vowing to prevent his arrest on anti-terrorism accusations, officials of his political party said. The move follows a police case filed against Khan on Saturday for threatening government officials in a public […]
Pakistani ex-PM Khan demands new elections be set in six days
Islamabad, PakistanAP Defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan early Thursday warned Pakistan’s government to set new elections in the next six days or he will again march on the capital along with three million people. Khan spoke at a rally of thousands of demonstrators in Islamabad aiming to bring down the government and force early […]
Quick facts – Seven capital cities that were built from scratch
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Indonesian President Joko Widodo tweeted last week that he will move the country’s capital away from the crowded main island of Java to Borneo. The current capital, Jakarta, is home to more than 10 million people, but about three times that many people live in the surrounding towns adding to the […]
ASIA BIBI: “A VICTORY FOR PAKISTAN AND MILLIONS OF MARGINALISED PEOPLE”
World Watch Monitor reports on the acquittal of Asia Bibi and reactions to it…
Pakistan’s Supreme Court hears Asia Bibi’s ‘blasphemy’ appeal but delays ruling
World Watch Monitor Pakistan’s Supreme Court in the capital Islamabad has finally heard the much-delayed appeal of Asia Bibi, the first Christian woman sentenced to death under Pakistan’s blasphemy law. It has not announced its decision, saying it will ‘reserve judgment’ for several days or possibly weeks. Aasiya Noreen, a Pakistani Christian woman, has been […]