ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday decided against letting the PTI retain its ‘bat’ electoral symbol for the February 8 general election. The reserved verdict was announced a day after the Peshawar High Court (PHC) directed the electoral watchdog to decide on PTI’s intra-party polls and electoral symbol by today in “accordance with the law”. The development also came …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday approved the post-arrest bail of former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, both of whom are incarcerated at Adiala Jail, in the cipher case. The top court also directed the PTI leaders to submit surety bonds worth Rs1 million each. The order was issued by a three-member bench headed …
ISLAMABAD: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan would contest the upcoming general elections from three constituencies of Lahore, Mianwali and Islamabad, PTI Chairman Gohar Khan said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters after visiting Imran Khan in Adiala Jail, Mr Gohar said the former premier would be provided with his nomination papers on Thursday (today), vowing that “Khan sahib will contest …
ISLAMABAD: Judicial Magistrate of Koral on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Asad Umar in a case registered against them related to alleged violence on May 25, 2022. Mr Khan, Mr Umar and others including Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Faisal Javed, Ali Nawaz Awan, Ali Amin Gandapur and Raja Khurram Nawaz, were nominated as accused in this case. The …
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Internet monitor Netblocks reported a nationwide disruption in social media platforms on Sunday night amid a “virtual power show” organised by the PTI. “Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across Pakistan, including X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube,” the internet tracking agency said. Netblocks noted that the incident came ahead of a major PTI virtual gathering. The …
LAHORE: Senior lawyer and disgruntled PPP leader Sardar Latif Khosa on Sunday joined the PTI. The announcement was made at a press conference in Lahore, where Khosa appeared with a PTI flag slung around his shoulders. The PTI also shared a video of Khosa on X (formerly Twitter), saying he had “formally” joined the party. Speaking to the media in …
RAWALPINDI: An accountability court on Saturday rejected the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) request for an extended physical remand of former prime minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana. The court, rejecting the bureau’s plea for further physical remand, declared a 21-day judicial remand for the former PTI chairman. The hearing has been adjourned until January 6. Talking to journalists after the …
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court larger bench would hear on Friday (today) petitions by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan against multiple actions of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) including his five-year disqualification in Toshakhana case and cancellation of PTI`s party polls held last year. The bench is headed by Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan and comprises Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza, Justice …
ISLAMABAD: The special court on Thursday accepted the Federal Investigation Agency’s plea seeking an in-camera trial of former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood in the cipher case. It began the cipher trial afresh at the Adiala district jail after the pair were indicted for a second time yesterday, according to reporters allowed to attend the hearing. The cipher case pertains …
ISLAMABAD: A special court established under the Official Secrets Act on Wednesday once again indicted former premier Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case. The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document that the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) charge sheet alleges was never returned by Imran. The PTI has long held that the document contained a threat from the United States …