LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday granted bail to PTI President Chaudhry Pervez Elahi in the illegal recruitment case. Elahi was booked by the anti-corruption police on charges of illegally recruiting a lower rank officer as his principal secretary, by misusing the powers when he was serving as the Punjab chief minister. Amir Saeed Rawn, Elahi’s counsel urged …
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Tehree-e-Insaf (PTI) will challenge the results of the February 8 elections in the Supreme Court, said party founder Imran Khan during an informal talk with the media in Adiala jail. A day earlier, the party demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, accusing him of dereliction of his constitutional and legal duties and playing …
Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held a meeting with President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday and briefed him on the alleged irregularities during the recently held general elections. According to a statement issued by the president’s office, Dr Alvi met with PTI leaders Raoof Hassan and Umer Niazi, during which they informed the president about the evident irregularities during the …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced making a government in Centre and Punjab on Tuesday with the Majlis-e-Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) and with the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Currently, the PTI-backed candidates hold more than 90 seats in the National Assembly, followed by the PML-N with 75, and the PPP with 54, out of a total of 266 seats in the lower …
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Monday Pakistan should hold an independent investigation into the claims of election irregularities through its legal system. The US State Department’s spokesperson Matthew Miller, responding to a question about the demand for an independent probe, stated, “I don’t know what body are they proposing to conduct an independent investigation would be.” He added, “Right …
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed several petitions, mostly by the PTI-backed independent defeated candidates, challenging the victory of different politicians, including PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, former defence minister Khawaja Asif,and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party’s Aleem Khan and Awn Chaudhry. Justice Ali Baqar Najafi had reserved a verdict on the maintainability of the petitions following the daylong hearings, which …
LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court on Monday conducted proceedings of two cases against PTI leaders and workers in Kot Lakhpat jail for their alleged involvement in May 9 attacks on Shadman Police Station and burning of police vehicles near Rahat Bakery in Cantonment area. The court also summoned prosecution witnesses at the next hearing. ATC-I Judge Naveed Iqbal conducted the proceedings …
ISLAMABAD: A private petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on Monday to declare the Feb 8 general elections null and void due to alleged violations of democratic norms and electoral integrity. Filed by an individual named Ali Khan, the petition urged the court to order new elections within 30 days to be held under the direct supervision and …
ISLAMABAD: Despite the litany of challenges being filed in courts across the country against the Feb 8 general election results, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar believes the nation has “accepted the results”. While addressing a press conference at the Prime Minister’s House on Monday, Mr Kakar responded to the allegations of rigging and defended the Election Commission of Pakistan …
LAHORE: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that his party will “gladly sit in the opposition benches” if independent candidates were able to form a government. The remarks come days after PTI leader Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said his party was firmly against reaching out to either the PML-N or PPP for a possible alliance following PTI-backed candidates coming out on …