ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The defence counsel in the cipher case informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday that ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was facing legal proceedings for not testifying against former prime minister Imran Khan. Barrister Salman Safdar, counsel for the two PTI leaders, told the division bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb that Mr …
PESHAWAR: Acknowledging that the activities by an outlawed militant organisation inside Pakistan were leading the international community to point fingers at Afghanistan, a senior Afghan Taliban leader on Wednesday urged the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamabad to sit together and negotiate for peace. “We ask the government of Pakistan and advise the brothers (TTP) who are fighting with them …
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: A day after the judges of the Islamabad High Court received letters allegedly laced with a toxic substance, similar letters arrived in the Supreme Court and the Lahore High Court, prompting the Counter-Terrorism Department to register two terrorism cases in Islamabad and Lahore. The letters in the top court were sent to CJP Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Jamal …
ISLAMABAD: The counsel for former prime minister Imran Khan urged the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday to discard the testimony of the former principal secretary to PM in the cipher case, since it was ostensibly obtained under dubious circumstances. Barrister Salman Safdar made this argument before an IHC division bench, comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Wednesday asserted that “any attack” on the judiciary’s independence would not be tolerated as he hinted at forming a full court to hear a suo motu case pertaining to allegations of interference in judicial affairs. He made the remarks as the Supreme Court took up the case pertaining to allegations …
ISLAMABAD: In a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir on Wednesday, President Asif Ali Zardari noted with concern “baseless and unsubstantiated allegations levelled by a specific political party and its few individuals” against the army for their political interests. The development came as COAS Munir met the Zardari at the Presidency, according to an official handout. According …
LAHORE: A day after all eight Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges received letters laced with a suspicious toxic chemical, police said four Lahore High Court (LHC) judges had also received letters but refrained from commenting on the nature of the missives. On Tuesday, letters were delivered to the IHC judges in white envelopes sealed with cello-tape. The names of the judges and …
BEIJING: On Tuesday evening, President Xi Jinping spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on the phone at the latter’s request. The two presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-U.S. relations and issues of mutual interest. Xi recalled his meeting with President Biden in San Francisco last November, saying it opened a future-oriented San Francisco vision. Over …
ISLAMABAD: PTI founder Imran Khan claimed on Tuesday that his wife and former first lady had been poisoned while incarcerated at Bani Gala sub-jail and asked for her medical checkup by a doctor of his choosing. During the hearing of the £190 million corruption reference in Adiala jail, the former premier informed Judge Nasir Javed Rana that there had been an attempt …
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has issued a fervent plea for an immediate and comprehensive investigation into the distressing reports of threatening letters purportedly sent to judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), who recently lodged a complaint with the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) regarding alleged interference by intelligence agencies in judicial matters. Expressing grave concern, a spokesperson for the …