LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Police continued to use force in dealing with PTI protests across the province on Sunday, as many party workers were beaten up and a number of key leaders arrested during demonstrations against alleged electoral rigging. The rallies and protests were held in major cities across the country on the call of PTI’s incarcerated founder, Imran Khan. The agitation was …
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Friday stressed the need for forgiveness, saying that his party would not exact political revenge from anyone rather it would move ahead for the development of the country. Senior party leader Ali Muhammad Khan said in a social media post after meeting Imran at the Adiala Jail that the PTI founder underscored …
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi challenged their respective sentences on Friday in the Toshakhana and cypher cases. The appeals argue that both Imran and Bushra were subjected to a sham trial, where the courts not only proceeded unfairly and hastily but also ignored their fundamental right to a fair trial and due process. The lead counsel, Barrister …
ISLAMABAD: Following the victory of candidates with its support in the Feb 8 polls, the PTI on Friday claimed it had become the single largest party in the Centre and two provinces and vowed to get back its iconic symbol “bat”. The party has decided not to sit on the opposition benches in the National Assembly, hinting at alliances with …
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorist court (ATC) judge will hear today (Tuesday) the bail applications of former prime minister Imran Khan in twelve different cases related to May 9, 2023 incidents of rioting. Judge Malik Ejaz Asif will conduct this hearing inside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail where Imran Khan has been detained since September last year. The PTI founder has already been convicted …
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 …