RAWALPINDI: Imran Khan, the founding chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), believes that his recent sentencing in the £190m case is part of a political strategy to force him into making a deal, and has dismissed any suggestions of negotiations or compromise. During a media interaction outside Adiala Jail, Imran’s sister, Aleema Khan, conveyed her brother’s position, stating that the …
GAWADAR: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight landed at the Gwadar International Airport, making it the first commercial aircraft to arrive at the new airport after its inauguration on Monday. An official of the Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA) said in a statement that the first commercial flight, PK-503, had landed at the airport at 11:15am. The statement read that the …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Monday asked the Supreme Court deputy registrar why the case related to the court’s jurisdiction was not fixed for hearing yet. Last week, the SC was supposed to deliberate on a recurring question about whether regular benches could hear matters involving the constitutionality of laws, following the establishment of the Constitutional Bench under …
LAHORE: PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said that the party would abandon talks with the government by January 28 unless they were allowed to meet with incarcerated party founder Imran Khan. Since Imran’s incarceration last year in several cases, PTI’s relations with the government and the establishment have deteriorated sharply, marked by protests that frequently escalated into violence amid …
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday announced its intention to challenge the decision in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case in the high court tomorrow (Tuesday), with PTI leader Salman Akram Raja alleging that the funds were misinterpreted by the current government, claiming they were to be deposited into property tycoon Malik Riaz’s account, not returned to the …
PESHAWAR/ KURRAM: In order to rid restive Kurram of miscreants and secure the highway connecting the district with other parts of the country, a security operation has started in the Bagan area of the tribal district, officials said on Sunday. “The forces have begun the operation to sanitise the area in and around Bagan by taking over check posts and …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has removed the objection to the review application concerning prison conditions for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) founder and directed the Registrar’s Office to schedule a hearing on Monday. Chief Justice Aamer Farooq of the Islamabad High Court set aside the Registrar Office’s objection to the petition filed by the PTI founder’s legal team. Advocates Faisal …
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, stated that both the establishment and Western powers have been actively working against religious seminaries since the creation of Pakistan. He also claimed that preparations are underway for a military operation in Kurram. Speaking at a graduation ceremony at Jamia Islamia Babuzi in Mardan, he said religious institutions have been under pressure …
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Sunday noted that action against “few miscreants” in the affected areas of violence-stricken Kurram District was now “unavoidable”. After an attack on a convoy in Lower Kurram’s Bagan area killed over 40 people in November last year, ensuing clashes stemming from decades-old land disputes have claimed at least 130 more lives. The volatile security …
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed five terrorists who attempted to cross the Afghan border and infiltrate Balochistan’s Zhob district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Sunday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces detected a group of terrorists attempting to cross the Afghan border in Zhob’s Sambaza area in the wee hours of Sunday. “Own troops …