ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench on Friday conditionally allowed military courts to pronounce reserved verdicts of 85 civilians who were still in custody for their alleged involvement in last year’s May 9 riots. The development came as a seven-judge bench resumed hearing a case pertaining to the trial of more than 100 civilians for their alleged role in attacks …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI has claimed that its olive branch of negotiation hasn’t been accepted by the government and also rejected the idea of a multi-party government. There have been speculations about a national government being formed next year. However, PTI, has dismissed the propositions as “disrespect” of people’s mandate. In a statement, PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram said …
ISLAMABAD: The Senate session, for the second straight day on Thursday, was marred by acrimony between the ruling coalition and PTI as both expressed misgivings about each other’s willingness to bring down the political temperature. While PTI lamented the continued persecution of its workers, the government slammed the opposition party for staging a “violent protest” in the capital. PTI’s parliamentary …
DI KHAN: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has claimed that the Madrassa Registration Bill has been legally approved, despite objections raised by President Asif Ali Zardari after a delay of over a month. Speaking at a press conference in Dera Ismail Khan on Thursday, Rehman criticised the presidential objections, arguing that the bill would have automatically become law …
ISLAMABAD: Ministers of the ruling coalition party PML-N again faced criticism on Thursday from its ally PPP as well as the opposition PTI for their absence from the National Assembly proceedings. Yesterday’s session of the Lower House of the parliament also saw both treasury and opposition members protesting the absence of ministers during the question hour. They had expressed their …
RAWALPINDI: Incarcerated former premier Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were indicted on Thursday in a new Toshakhana case — the third graft reference against them — concerning the purchase of an expensive Bulgari jewellery set at a throwaway price. The indictment comes a week after the PTI founder and other party leaders were charged in a case concerning …
ISLAMABAD: The opposition and the treasury benches in the Senate on Wednesday accused each other of stealing their mandate in 2024 and 2018 general elections, though they agreed that dialogue is the only way forward. Initiating discussion on PTI’s protest in Islamabad, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Syed Shibli Faraz alleged that bullets had been fired directly on …
KARACHI: A Chinese business delegation met with President Asif Ali Zardari in Karachi on Thursday and expressed interest in investing $1 billion in a medical city, as well as in diverse sectors of the economy. Pakistan has held strong bilateral relations with China which has supported it through many investments and development projects such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project …
ISLAMABAD: In a departure from its stance on holding talks only with the powers that be, the PTI on Wednesday expressed willingness to negotiate with the Shehbaz-led government if given any “implementable” or “serious” offer. The statement indicates that formal talks between the government and the opposition may commence soon, particularly in light of a meeting between PML-N leader and …
ISLAMABAD: At PTI counsel request, the Supreme Court’s constitutional bench on Wednesday adjourned election rigging proceedings until after winter vacation. Headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, the seven-judge constitutional bench had taken up PTI founder Imran Khan’s plea seeking the formation of a judicial commission for a thorough audit into the Feb 8 general elections and compilation of what the petition …