LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, has warned that permitting protests by groups involved in the May 9 unrest could be dangerous. Speaking at a press conference at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party secretariat in Lahore, Iqbal stated that allowing such protests would be risky given the group’s role in creating instability in the country, Express …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has instructed the speakers of the national assembly and Punjab’s provincial assembly to take active steps to address concerns raised by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). The directive came during a consultative session held in Model Town, Lahore, to review the current political climate, party sources reported on Sunday. The meeting included National Assembly Speaker …
ISLAMABAD: Differences within Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over participation in the planned Islamabad protest have come to the forefront, with a heated exchange taking place between Bushra Bibi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. According to sources, the disagreement occurred today when Bushra Bibi expressed her intention to lead the protest from Peshawar, while Ali Amin Gandapur disagreed, stating …
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court has approved a five-day physical remand of former PTI chairman Imran Khan, in connection with a case registered at Rawalpindi’s New Town police station. The court session took place at Adiala Jail, with Judge Amjad Ali Shah presiding. The prosecution requested a 15-day remand for Imran Khan, but the court approved a five-day period. Under this …
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister’s Information and Public Relations Adviser Barrister Dr Saif has stated that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is open to negotiations with the government, but only on the condition that Imran Khan is released. The statement comes amidst growing tensions between PTI and the government, with both sides bracing for the former’s planned protest on November 24 in …
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to implement a partial suspension of internet and mobile services in Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab as a precautionary measure ahead of the PTI protest scheduled for November 24, reported on Thursday. PTI has called for a nationwide demonstration in Islamabad, with workers and leaders expected to join from across the country. The government …
KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has said that “nothing, including politics,” was above Pakistan and urged people to prioritise their country over “personal interests”, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The army chief visited an ongoing defence exhibition in Karachi a day ago, where he also engaged in meaningful interactions with foreign military officials and defence …
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry on Thursday wrote to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary to ensure that state machinery, equipment or finances were not used for PTI’s power show planned for November 24 (Sunday). PTI founder and ex-premier Imran Khan issued a “final call” for the Sunday protest last week, denouncing what he described as the stolen mandate, the unjust arrests …
PESHAWAR: At least 38 people were killed in a gun attack carried out on passenger vans in the Ochat area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower Kurram region on Thursday, according to the police. Ahmady Shama Station House Officer Kaleem Shah told that 38 people were killed, including three women, and 11 were injured. The same toll was given by Interior Minister …
ISLAMABAD: A three-judge committee that determines the fixing of cases before Supreme Court’s constitutional bench has decided to revert to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), after it emerged that one of the judges on the existing seven-member bench was also part of the bench that pronounced the judgement on the military court trials on Oct 23, 2023. The committee, …