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 …
ISLAMABAD: A local court on Thursday acquitted former prime minister Imran Khan in two cases registered against him in connection with violent protests that broke out following his arrest on May 9 last year. Recently, Mr Khan was also acquitted in two cases related to Azadi March held on May 25, 2022. The founding chairman of PTI is facing a string of …
ISLAMABAD: The police on Thursday registered a case under the anti-terrorism law and other charges against a group of lawyers accused of “attacking and manhandling” Khawar Maneka on the court premises, as he was leaving the judicial complex after his appearance in the Iddat case a day earlier. The case was registered at the Ramna police station under Section 7 …
RAWALPINDI: PTI founder Imran Khan has said that his only regret from his time in power was trusting former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, whom he held responsible for “creating lies and false narratives”, allegedly to secure a second extension as the military head. The former premier, who is currently incarcerated at Adiala Jail in a string of …
RAWALPINDI: The top brass of Pakistan’s military vowed to comprehensively defeat the threat of what it termed “digital terrorism”, which aims to “induce despondency in the Pakistani nation” and “sow discord among national institutions”. According to a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the consensus was reached during the 83rd Formation Commanders’ Conference at the General Headquarters on …
ISLAMABAD: Former premier Imran Khan on Thursday, in his first courtroom interaction with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, complained of difficulties in seeking legal assistance for a case about changes to accountability laws. Imran, currently incarcerated at Adiala Jail, told CJP Isa, “They (jail authorities) do not let me meet my legal team. I am being kept …