LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday adjourned the hearing of pre-arrest bail petitions of former prime minister Imran Khan in seven cases of May 9 riots. Advocate Salman Safdar, the counsel of Khan, appeared before the court of judge Arshad Javed. A deputy prosecutor told the court that there was some delay in the arrangements made to mark the attendance …
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Saturday sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to seven years in jail each in a case related to their marriage during the latter’s Iddat period. Senior civil judge Qudratullah announced the verdict on the complaint filed by Bushra’s former husband Khawar Fareed Maneka in a makeshift court at the Adiala district jail. …
ISLAMABAD: A local court on Friday reserved its verdict in the case related to the marriage of former prime minister Imran Khan with Bushra Bibi during the latter’s Iddat period. Senior civil judge Qudrat Ullah will announce the decision on the complaint of Khawar Fareed Maneka on Saturday (today) in a makeshift court at Adiala Jail. Meanwhile, in a revealing …
ISLAMABAD: As speculations make rounds about an alleged deal which resulted in the imprisonment of former first lady Bushra Bibi at her Banigala house, former premier Imran Khan vehemently denied these rumours, saying: “We do not want any deal.” The couple appeared before the court of senior civil judge Qudratullah in connection with the Iddat case at a makeshift courtroom in Adiala …
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, who was handed down a 14-year jail sentence in the Toshakhana case along with his wife Bushra Bibi a day earlier, said that verdicts against them were coming from “elsewhere” and their “puppets” were merely announcing them. The verdict came just a day after a special court, established under the Official Secrets Act, awarded Khan …
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to ensure that former prime minister Imran Khan as well as the candidates of all political parties were given “free and unrestricted” access to media ahead of the forthcoming February 8 general elections. The order was passed by Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza on a petition …
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N, a major political rival of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, and its ally in the upcoming elections, Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP), have hailed the special court’s judgement against ex-premier Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cipher case, with PTI founder’s erstwhile confidante Jahangir Khan Tareen saying that both are reaping what they sowed. On the other hand, the …
RAWALPINDI: In yet another blow to Imran Khan and his party, the former premier and his wife Bushra Bibi on Wednesday were sentenced to 14 years in jail in the Toshakhana reference. Last month, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a fresh reference against the two in an accountability court for retaining a jewellery set received from Saudi crown prince against …
QUETTA: At least four people were killed while five were wounded in a bomb blast at a PTI rally in Balochistan’s Sibi on Tuesday, police and health officials said. The medical superintendent of the District Headquarters Hospital in Sibi, Dr Babar, confirmed the injuries and casualties. The incident comes just nine days before the February 8 general elections. According to …
ISLAMABAD: As former prime minister Imran Khan decried what he called ‘unilateral’ proceedings at Adiala Jail, the state-appointed counsel on Monday concluded the cross-examination of all 25 prosecution witnesses in the cipher case while the judge closed the defence lawyers’ right to examine witnesses in the Toshakhana reference. Special Court (Official Secrets Act) judge Abual Hasnat Mohammad Zulqarnain had on Saturday appointed …