ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday reiterated its stance on the operation the law enforcement agencies had carried out to flush out the PTI marchers from the capital, saying the security personnel did not fire on the protesters. At a joint press conference with Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said Imran Khan was not a political prisoner …
RAWALPINDI: Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Thursday removed Barrister Gohar Ali Khan from the position of party chairman, according to reports circulating on local media. The reshuffle comes as part of a leadership overhaul within the party following internal criticism and growing dissent. Speaking after a meeting with the former prime minister on Thursday, Barrister Ali Zafar …
RAWALPINDI: The PTI on Thursday issued a list of supporters that it alleged were still missing since party protesters were cleared from Islamabad in a state crackdown that the Rawalpindi police denied saw any open firing on the crowds. A day of pitched battles between security forces and PTI protesters across the federal capital ended in a hasty retreat of …
ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Matiullah Jan was remanded for two days in police custody on Thursday in a terrorism and narcotics case that was widely derided as being “bogus” on “trumped up charges” amid demands for his release. He was earlier booked in a terrorism and narcotics case today amid concerns raised by rights bodies over his reported arrest from Islamabad …
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and World Bank Country Director Najy Benhassine met in Islamabad on Thursday to discuss joint initiatives to tackle smog and advance sustainable development in the capital. Caused by toxic pollutants, smog has engulfed several cities in Punjab over the past month, with Lahore and Multan being the worst hit. The AQI reading in Multan has …
ISLAMABAD: Claims and counter-claims over deaths purportedly caused by law-enforcement action against PTI marchers remained a major bone of contention between the government and the opposition party on Wednesday. Following their retreat from Islamabad’s Blue Area on Tuesday night, PTI leaders alleged that a number of the party’s supporters had perished, allegedly due to firing by security personnel. While party …
TAXILA / BAHAWALPUR: Former first lady Bushra Bibi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and other PTI leaders were booked in seven new cases in Attock on Wednesday following recent violent protests. According to official sources, the FIRs were lodged with the Hasanabdal, Hazro and Injra police stations against Bushra Bibi, Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Omar …
LAHORE: Following the debacle of PTI’s retreat from Islamabad a day earlier, the rank and file of PTI is fuming with indignation over the party leadership’s failure to lead from the front. Party workers are also upset that they were left stranded and unguided to respond in tough situations in the wake of executing party founder Imran Khan’s final call …
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday announced that Afghan nationals would not be allowed to stay in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) without proper authorisation after Dec 31. Afghan citizens wishing to stay in the capital beyond this year must obtain a no-objection certificate from the deputy commissioner, he added. The announcement came a day after the government claimed …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has turned down a petition seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his cabinet members, Senate chairman, Balochistan chief minister, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, former caretaker premier Anwaarul Haq Kakar, senators Talal Chaudhry and Faisal Vawda and others on different grounds. The petitioner, Ashba Kamran, alleged that the Election Commission of Pakistan in …