ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday approached the Supreme Court requesting Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa not to head any bench that takes up matters involving him, his wife or any family member, the PTI or the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). In an application before the three-judge committee constituted under the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, namely …
ISLAMABAD: As the PTI gears up for nationwide protests today (Friday), its founder Imran Khan on Thursday cautioned Chief of the Army Staff Gen Asim Munir that the Shehbaz Sharif-led government was trying to pit the military, PTI and the masses against each other. The former prime minister also accused the interior and foreign ministers of deliberately staying out of …
ISLAMABAD: Incarcerated former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan will run for the position of chancellor of Oxford University from Adiala Jail, British newspaper The Telegraph has quoted his advisor on international media, Syed Zulfi Bukhari, as saying. Imran, himself an Oxford graduate, is currently in Adiala Jail in a fresh Toshakhana case that was lodged in the immediate aftermath of his and …
ISLAMABAD: Section 144 was imposed in Punjab and Islamabad amid the PTI gearing up to hold nationwide protests on Friday. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure empowers the district administration to issue orders in the public interest that may place a ban on an activity for a specific period of time. PTI leader Asad Qaiser on Sunday said that …
LAHORE: In a major relief for incarcerated ex-premier and PTI founder Imran Khan, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday set aside his physical remand in a dozen new cases over last year’s May 9 riots. The “arrest” in these cases had come just a day after the former prime minister and his wife Bushra Bibi had been rearrested in a new Toshakhana …
LAHORE: Punjab’s senior minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, who had been keeping a low profile with regard to issuing political statements since the formation of the PML-N government, joined the ranks of party’s top leadership demanding conviction of all May 9 riots culprits, particularly ex-premier Imran Khan after his reported “confessional statement” that he had asked for a “peaceful protest” outside the army headquarters …
ISLAMABAD: he United States is “always concerned” at the arrest of opposition leaders and urges the peaceful upholding of constitutional and democratic principles, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday regarding the arrest of PTI leader Raoof Hasan and the raid on the party’s office. Hasan, himself a spokesperson for the PTI, was arrested by the Islamabad police on Monday during …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a federal cabinet meeting on Wednesday, where a six-point agenda was deliberated, Express News reported. The session notably addressed the potential implementation of Article 6 against former President Arif Alvi, PTI founder Imran Khan, and former deputy speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Suri, amid considerations of a ban on PTI. Sources close …
ISLAMABAD: PTI founder Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated in Adiala Jail, said on Wednesday that certain individuals with no understanding of social media were dishing out “digital terrorism” labels. Faced with an intensifying wave of criticism on social media, the army in May had labelled such expressions as “digital terrorism” and declared a firm commitment to combat and defeat …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called out Imran Khan’s PTI for carrying out a propaganda campaign against the armed forces, adding that such actions will “not be tolerated at all.” His remarks came during a meeting of the Federal Cabinet in Islamabad, during which he addressed a range of issues facing the country. Earlier this week, the Inter-Services …