ISLAMABAD: Opposition alliance of Tehreek Tahafuz Aaeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) announced on Saturday that it will hold a countrywide protest on July 26 (Friday) for the release of all political prisoners, including PTI founding chairman Imran Khan and reclaiming the “stolen mandate”. While passing a unanimous resolution seeking immediate release of political prisoners, the TTAP leadership also demanded an empowered judicial commission …
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has agreed to dissolve the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and resign from other assemblies to pave the way for new elections. Speaking to the media on Saturday, Rehman revealed the formation of a committee to negotiate with PTI, headed by Kamran Murtaza and including members Maulana Lutf Rehman, Fazl …
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan firmly ruled out any possibility of discussions with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) regarding a no-confidence motion. During an informal conversation with journalists at Adiala Jail on Saturday, Khan expressed his unwavering stance, asserting that PPP and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) were indistinguishable and both were products of ‘manipulated’ electoral processes. …
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Opposition Leader Omar Ayub wrote a letter to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Friday, expressing his reservations on the appointment of ad hoc judges to the Supreme Court. The letter, which followed a similar letter penned by Senate Opposition Leader Shibli Faraz, Omar Ayub rejected the proposed appointment of ad-hoc judges. He said that the …
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned the recent hike in electricity prices, labelling it a significant burden on all citizens, not just the poor. Speaking at a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister’s House in Lahore, chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Saturday, Sharif stressed that the country is being poorly …
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly passed resolutions against a possible ban on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and in support of Imran Khan’s release from jail. The assembly session, chaired by Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, saw Law Minister Aftab Alam presenting a resolution regarding the release of PTI founder Imran Khan. The resolution cited a report from the United Nations General …
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Friday expressed her surprise at the Supreme Court’s recent ruling concerning reserved seats and questioned the legitimacy of reinstating individuals she described as “criminals of the nation.” Maryam Nawaz criticised the SC judges for allegedly rewriting the constitution to facilitate the return of one individual, urging them to allow the country to function …
ISLAMABAD: A leaked call has exposed Noor Wali Mehsud, the leader of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), giving shocking instructions for terrorist activities in Pakistan. The call features TTP leader Noor Wali Mehsud, Ahmed Hussain (aka Ghat Haji), and local commander Saqib Gandapur discussing their sinister strategies. Mehsud can be heard directing his fellow terrorists on how to disrupt the …
ISLAMABAD: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab on Thursday arrested a senior Al-Qaeda leader, Aminul Haq, calling him a close aide of Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. The CTD Punjab said it had registered a legal case against ul Haq, accusing him of planning sabotage targeting important installations in the province. “In a breakthrough, senior …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday decided to act on and implement the Supreme Court’s verdict in the reserved seats case. On July 12, a 13-judge full bench of the apex court had declared that the opposition PTI was eligible to receive reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies, dealing a major setback to …