ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday owned a controversial tweet that compared the current political situation to the fall of Dhaka but distanced himself from an accompanying video posted on his X account, insisting that he couldn’t comment on the video as he didn’t know about its contents. The post in question, shared on Mr Khan’s X account on May …
ISLAMABAD: After the federal government furnished ‘pictorial evidence’ to challenge PTI leader Imran Khan’s claim of solitary confinement in Adiala Jail, the former prime minister asked the Supreme Court to order an inspection of his jail cell. Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, however, observed the court may assign a judicial officer to conduct a discreet check, but did not propose …
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to the Punjab government and other respondents on a petition of PTI former chairman Imran Khan against a decision of the provincial cabinet to prosecute him and other leaders of his party on charges of involvement in the May 9 riots. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Farooq Haider and Justice …
ISLAMABAD: In another major relief, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday acquitted PTI founder Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb announced the short verdict after accepting the appeals of the former premier and diplomat against their convictions in the case. The court …
KARACHI: Former President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi, has questioned the accusations of treason associated with reading the Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report. Speaking at a convention titled “Rule of Law” organised by the Insaf Lawyers Forum at the City Court in Karachi on Saturday, Alvi defended incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan’s call to read the report. “What treason is there …
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned to PTI leaders Barrister Gohar and Omar Ayub and party spokesperson Raoof Hasan regarding the “misuse” of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan’s X account for disseminating incendiary content against state institutions, it emerged on Saturday. On May 26, Imran’s official account shared a video along with a quote attributed to him: “Every Pakistani should …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday said its decision to not live-stream the proceedings in the case of intra-court appeals (ICAs) moved by the federal government against the court’s September 15 majority judgment striking down amendments to the anti-graft laws was due to concerns about the facility being politically misused. In 2022, amendments were made to the country’s accountability laws …
ISLAMABAD: Doubling down in the face of heated government criticism, the PTI on Friday called for the contents of the Hamoodur Rahman Commission (HRC) Report to be immediately released to the public. In a post on social media platform X dated May 26, PTI founder Imran Khan’s account had shared a video along with a quote attributed to him: “Every Pakistani should …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday took exception to criticism by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of the judiciary, with judges saying that the premier should move a reference if he felt there were any ‘black sheep’ in the courts, instead of using the “shoulders of the judiciary” to settle scores. These remarks were made by two judges during the hearing …
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N on Thursday slammed PTI founder Imran Khan for equating the country’s situation with the 1971 East Pakistan crisis. The PML-N’s Parliamentary Leader in Senate, Senator Irfan Siddiqui, while talking to reporters said that portrayal of the country’s current situation by the jailed former prime minister as akin to the 1971 East Pakistan crisis was deplorable. Mr Siddiqui expressed concern …