ISLAMABAD: Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have strongly condemned the proposal to ban their party, stating that such a move is not a child’s play. The statement was made during a press conference by opposition leader Omar Ayub, PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan, and Shibli Faraz in Islamabad on Monday. Khan addressed the media, saying, “Today, the government announced its …
ISLAMABAD: arious political entities on Monday joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in denouncing the ruling coalition’s proposed move, announced by Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, to ban the party founded by Imran Khan, calling it “childish” and “unconstitutional.” Shahid Khaqan Abbasi of Awam Pakistan also condemned the ruling coalition’s actions, accusing them of lacking constitutional and legal understanding. Abbasi warned that …
ISLAMABAD: In its latest attempt to suppress the PTI, the federal government on Monday announced that it has decided to ban the party and seek Article 6 proceedings against its founder Imran Khan, ex-president Dr Arif Alvi, and former National Assembly (NA) deputy speaker Qasim Suri. The move appears to be an attempt to prevent the PTI from becoming the …
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: As the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) secured an eight-day remand of former prime minister Imran Khan in a fresh Toshakhana case, Lahore police have also ‘arrested’ him in connection with a dozen cases, including the attack on the Corps Commander House, lodged against the PTI founder over the May 9 riots. Sources say the ex-PM would not be moved …
RAWALPINDI: An accountability court on Sunday approved an eight-day physical remand for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in a new Toshakhana reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), ordering their reappearance on July 22. Yesterday, the former premier and his wife were acquitted in the Iddat case by a sessions court, the verdict …
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader Omar Ayub has accused the government of exerting pressure through administration officials to prevent their members of the national and provincial assemblies from signing affiliation oaths with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In a statement shared on the social media platform X on Sunday, a PTI spokesperson expressed concern that commissioners from various divisions in Punjab are allegedly contacting …
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have called for a hearing from the Supreme Court to seek the recovery of their detained members, stating that their National Assembly members and other leaders have been unlawfully detained. Addressing a press conference alongside other party leaders in Islamabad on Sunday, PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan emphasised PTI’s resilience as one of the …
ISLAMABAD: Hours after former US president Donald Trump was shot in the ear on Saturday during a campaign rally, global condemnations poured in, including from President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The Republic presidential candidate was speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania when he was shot in the ear, streaking blood across his face and prompting his security …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will resume the hearing of a case pertaining to PTI’s intra-party election on July 23. A five-member ECP bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, will take up the case after deferring the hearing twice since May. This would be the first hearing since PTI’s chief election commissioner Raoof Hasan submitted …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday announced that the party will consult its allies before filing an appeal against the Supreme Court’s decision on reserved seats. Speaking at a press conference in Sialkot, Asif criticised the judiciary for overstepping its boundaries. He emphasised that rewriting the Constitution is the prerogative of parliament, not …