ISLAMABAD: Opposition members from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) continued their noisy protest in the National Assembly on Tuesday during the rare presence of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as the session saw the lower house passing a bill to establish a health university in the federal capital amid intense sloganeering. Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, in a departure from past practices, ignored the …
FAISALABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Faisalabad on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for PTI leaders Omar Ayub Khan, Shibli Faraz, Kanwal Shouzeb, and former member Fawad Chaudhry in the case of their alleged involvement in the May 9 riots. The case was registered against PTI leaders and activists for allegedly burning a police van outside the State Bank of …
ISLAMABAD: Contempt proceedings, initiated by the Supreme Court against Additional Registrar (Judicial) Nazar Abbasi over a jurisdictional matter, have evolved into a debate on the primacy of judicial orders versus administrative decisions. Taking up the contempt case on Tuesday, a two-member regular bench comprising Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi asked why a case regarding the …
ISLAMABAD: The government’s plan to divert water from the Indus River for corporate farming sparked heated debate in the Senate on Tuesday, with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle urging the matter to be resolved at the Council of Common Interests (CCI). PPP Vice President and Senate parliamentary leader Sherry Rehman criticised the proposal to construct six new canals …
ISLAMABAD: A top Iranian General, visiting Pakistan, held talks with Army Chief General Asim Munir and met President Asif Ali Zardari here on Monday to discuss bilateral defence cooperation as well as regional and international issues. The visit of Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Iranian Armed Forces came against the backdrop of host of …
ISLAMABAD: A new legal team has been formed for former PM Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, however, key party-affiliated lawyers have not been included. Notably, several key lawyers associated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were excluded from the revamped lineup, Express News reported on Tuesday. The newly appointed team includes prominent names such as Barrister Salman Akram Raja, Barrister Salman …
RAWALPINDI: A terrorist identified as an Afghan national was killed in Sambaza, Zhob district of Balochistan on 11 January 2025, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported on Tuesday. The individual, Muhammad Khan Ahmedkhel, son of Haji Qasim Dawran Khan, was a resident of Bilorai village in Wazekhwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The deceased was involved in acts of terrorism within …
ISLAMABAD: Two Supreme Court judges on Tuesday questioned why a case regarding the jurisdiction of regular benches was transferred to the constitutional bench, as the court took up contempt proceedings against its additional registrar over the same issue. A two-judge bench, headed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and with the other member being Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, took up the …
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday assured the PTI of a response to the opposition’s charter of demands within seven working days, after the party warned it would boycott the next round of talks if judicial commissions were not formed to probe the May 9 and Nov 26 incidents. “We have shared PTI’s demands with all our allies in the ruling …
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has formally rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) demand for the establishment of a judicial commission to investigate the events of May 9, 2023, citing legal and procedural constraints. According to government insiders, the negotiation committee reviewed PTI’s written charter of demands submitted during the third round of talks, ultimately deciding against the formation of a judicial …