ANKARA (AA): President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the international media outlets that he says have tried to influence public opinion with articles on Türkiye’s elections. “What do all the magazines say on their covers? ‘Erdogan must go.’ (Those published) in Germany, France and England say so. What is it to yo...
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest in a corruption case illegal, ordering his immediate release. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, hearing a petition seeking the ex-premier’s release asked Khan to approach the Isl...
ISLAMABAD (AA) — A Pakistani anti-graft court sent former Prime Minister Imran Khan to police custody for eight days in a corruption case, a court record showed on Wednesday. The court, which was temporarily relocated to a police guest house in the capital Islamabad, remanded Khan to the country’s anti-corruption agency, the National Acc...
Washington, United States (AFP): The top diplomats of the United States and Britain together called Tuesday for adherence to the “rule of law” in Pakistan after former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest triggered nationwide violence. “We just want to make sure that whatever happens in Pakistan is consistent with the rul...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday as he appeared for hearings at the Islamabad High Court. He has been charged in a number of cases that his party claims are politically motivated. Here is a timeline of events that led to Khan’s arrest. March 8, 2022: 13-party opposition alliance [...
Dakar, Senegal (AFP): A Senegalese court on Monday handed opposition figure Ousmane Sonko a six-month suspended sentence in an appeal of a defamation case that could jeopardise his run for president next year. Sonko, 48, came third in the 2019 presidential election and intends to stand again in 2024, but two court cases could ruin […]
Islamabad, Pakistan (AFP): Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday during a court appearance in the capital for one of dozens of cases pending since he was ousted from office last year. Officials from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party urged supporters to take to the streets after his arrest but police war...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – The Nigerian Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja began hearing petitions on Monday challenging Bola Ahmad Tinubu’s victory in the February presidential election. The five-member tribunal panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani has announced that it will begin its pre-hearing session with three petitions challe...
ANKARA (AA) – The prime minister of Australia’s New South Wales has defended the decision to not light up the sails of the Sydney Opera House for King Charles’ coronation on Saturday, arguing that it would have caused a “significant” financial burden on taxpayers. “I’d like to keep it for Australia and Australians, and for [&...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Simmering tensions between the government and opposition dominated Labor Day rallies in Bangladesh on Monday. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) reiterated its call for a caretaker setup to oversee the upcoming general elections, slated for either this December or next January. Addressing some 100,000 su...
