ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Islamabad on Friday granted bail to PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters, Aleema Khan and Uzma Khanum, following their detention during a protest in the capital amid Section 144 restrictions. Earlier this month, hundreds of PTI activists, including senior leaders and the two sisters, had gathered at multiple locations in the capital, defying heavy police blockades …
RAWALPINDI: Two senior judges of Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench have been transferred and asked to join the principal seat at Lahore and the Multan bench while Justice Babar Sattar of Islamabad High Court (IHC) will resume his office next week. According to the roster issued by the registrar office of the LHC, Justice Jawad Hassan and Justice Chaudhry …
ISLAMABAD: In line with the 26th Amendment that entailed the formation of constitutional benches to hear cases involving constitutional matters, Chief Justice-Designate Yayha Afridi on Thursday said a separate category would be created for cases where any law had been challenged or needed constitutional interpretation. On the other hand, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, who was supposed to become the top …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was approached on Thursday against the 26th Amendment and for an inquiry by a judicial commission or any other forum to determine whether the two-thirds majority was voluntary or unlawful inducement was at play. The petition was lodged by veteran politician Afrasiab Khattak through his counsel Khwaja Ahmad Hosain on Thursday two days after Justice Yahya …
ISLAMABAD: Two benches of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued contrasting rulings on identical cases concerning access to imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, on a petition filed by Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi, directed the jail authorities to facilitate her visit to her brother on Oct 26 once a ban on inmate meetings, imposed …
ISLAMABAD: Days after Balochistan National Party (BNP-M) chief Akhtar Mengal was ‘expelled’ from the Senate gallery ahead of a vote on the 26th Amendment, the Islamabad police on Thursday registered a terrorism case against the BNP chief and several others for allegedly entering the Senate premises and ‘scuffling’ with the security staff. The police also arrested BNP leader Akhtar Hussain …
WASHINGTON: Pakistan is targeting around $1 billion in a formal request for funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) facility that helps low and middle income countries manage external shocks, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told Reuters. “We have formally requested to be considered for this facility,” Aurangzeb said in an interview on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank autumn meetings …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office of Pakistan rejected a statement made by the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) regarding the 26th constitutional amendment, labelling it as based on inaccurate information, as reported by Radio Pakistan. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch addressed the media during a weekly briefing in Islamabad, asserting that the High Commissioner had drawn unwarranted conclusions from …
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI) chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has criticised the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over the approval of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, announcing plans to challenge it in court. Speaking to media in Lahore on Wednesday, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman said JI had warned PTI against getting involved with others on the amendment from the start. “We told PTI not to …
ISLAMABAD: Around 60 Democratic lawmakers from the US House of Representatives have written to President Joe Biden urging him to pressure Pakistan into releasing of Imran Khan, the jailed founding chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). “We write today to urge you to use the United States’ substantial leverage with Pakistan’s government to secure the release of political prisoners including …