ISLAMABAD: A judge dismissed the post-arrest bail application of former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, in the new Toshakhana case on Monday. The decision was announced by Special Judge Shahrukh Arjumand a day before the couple was set to be indicted in the case. During the hearing, Mr Khan’s counsel Barrister Salman Safdar argued that his …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has announced a series of protests in support of the judiciary, beginning in Mianwali, Faisalabad, and Bahawalpur on October 2. Addressing his supporters through a statement issued from Adiala Jail on Monday, Khan said, “We will protest at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on October 5, and on October 4, Friday, …
RAWALPINDI: A day after the PTI staged its protest in Rawalpindi, the Punjab police have registered six FIRs over violent protests, claiming the protest that turned violent was organised on the call of incarcerated party founder Imran Khan in which Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur actively participated. Three FIRs out of the six said that PTI founder Imran …
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday expressed apprehensions that the Supreme Court would pave way for floor crossing by setting aside the verdict on Article 63-A. Talking to the media persons after attending a corruption reference hearing at the accountability court, the founder of opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf said that the ruling elite was compromising the rule of law …
RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan has launched a sharp criticism against Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, accusing him of biased behaviour and questioning his mental fitness. During a conversation with media representatives in Adiala Jail on Friday, Khan remarked, “No chief justice in the world has acted the way Pakistan’s chief justice is behaving. …
RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister and incarcerated PTI founder, Imran Khan, has directed his party’s leadership to abandon all attempts at negotiating with the establishment, asserting that such talks only strengthen their adversaries. “There is no point in engaging with the establishment. The more we retreat, the more they crush us. This is not the institution’s policy but that of the …
RAWALPINDI: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan has endorsed the stance of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on the practice procedure ordinance, expressing support for the judge’s position. Speaking to media from Adiala Jail, Imran agreed with Justice Mansoor’s views on judiciary reforms, particularly concerning the Practice and Procedure Act. Imran also criticised the Supreme Court’s …
ISLAMABAD: Describing those criticising him on the basis of an article published in an Israeli newspaper as “naive”, former prime minister Imran Khan said he stood by his earlier stance on Israel. Talking to media persons after proceedings in the Toshakhana case at Adiala Jail on Monday, Mr Khan said he had been falsely portrayed as being a staunch supporter …
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has alleged that a Zionist lobby is attempting to re-establish Imran Khan as the prime minister of Pakistan. During a press conference in Islamabad on Sunday, he criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder, saying he supports Israel based on an article published in an Israeli newspaper recently. Iqbal stated that the article …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday restrained the accountability court from pronouncing its verdict in the £190 million corruption reference against PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi. A division bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb issued the restraining order while hearing Mr Khan and Bushra Bibi’s petitions. Through their …