LAHORE: Bushra Bibi, wife of PTI’s founding chairman Imran Khan, has challenged her arrest in the third Toshakhana case, seeking action against the superintendent of Adiyala Jail and female employees for their alleged humiliating treatment during her rearrest. Bibi filed her plea through senior lawyer Sardar Latif Khan Khosa in the Lahore High Court on Wednesday. She requested the court …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI registered its protest as a National Assembly committee on Wednesday approved a bill proposing amendments to the election law, suggesting that a political party should not be allocated seats reserved for women and non-Muslim candidates if it failed to submit its list for the reserved seats within the prescribed time. The PML-N had tabled the Election Act (Amendment) Bill, …
TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Iran, Palestinian group Hamas said, drawing fears of a wider escalation in a region shaken by Israel’s offensive in Gaza and a worsening conflict in Lebanon. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed the death of Haniyeh, hours after he attended a swearing-in ceremony for the country’s new president, and …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Tuesday accused the PML-N of being responsible for inflated power bills. Addressing a press conference alongside Senator Shibli Faraz, opposition leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan alleged the ministers were preoccupied with accusing each other rather than addressing the power woes. “The PML-N made agreements involving capacity charges, causing the nation to pay twice …
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the Metropolitan Corporation to consult with the PTI to resolve the issue of de-sealing its central secretariat. Earlier in May, The Capital Development Authority (CDA) sealed the PTI Central Secretariat located in Sector G-8/4 of the federal capital for violating building by-laws as part of its crackdown on illegal constructions and encroachments. Later on June …
RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has approached the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) seeking bail in 12 cases related to the events of May 9. Through his lawyer Salman Safdar, Khan has filed applications for post-arrest bail. Khan’s petitions argue that he is on judicial remand for all the cases and claims no recoveries are required …
ISLAMABAD: A court in Islamabad has remanded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Raoof Hasan and other suspects to a 14-day judicial custody in an anti-state propaganda case. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) presented Hasan before District and Sessions Judge Shafiq Bhatti, who denied the FIA’s request for an additional five-day physical remand. On Monday, Islamabad Police arrested Hasan during a raid on the …
RAWALPINDI: Former Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has announced his readiness to negotiate with the military and called on the army to appoint a representative for the talks. In an informal conversation with journalists in court, Khan expressed his desire for dialogue with the military and clarified that he has never accused the military but has offered constructive …
KARACHI: Prominent religious scholar and President of the Federation of Madrassas Pakistan, Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, has stated that there are significant “misunderstandings” about madrasas within military institutions. In his statement, Mufti Taqi Usmani remarked, “Not knowing about fifty per cent of the madrasas or who runs them is a question being asked by those who even track tunnels underground.” …
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N on Tuesday tabled the Election Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the National Assembly, calling for a restriction on independent lawmakers joining political parties after a certain period. Tabled by PML-N MNA Bilal Azhar Kayani, the bill’s statement of object and reasons argued that Articles 51 and 106 of the Constitution provided for the allocation of seats to …