MARDAN/SWABI: The police took former National Assembly speaker and central PTI leader Asad Qaiser into custody again in Swabi district on Saturday under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance after a local court granted him bail in a case pertaining to the May 9 violent protests. Mr Qaiser was re-arrested a few days ago by Mardan police in a …
LAHORE: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday moved the Lahore High Court (LHC), against his jail trial in a contempt case by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). A petition filed on behalf of Mr Khan contended that the ECP had, on Nov 30, passed the order to conduct the trial at Adiala Jail on account of unspecified security concerns. It …
LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Saturday stressed the need to improve relationships with Pakistan’s neighbours, wondering how the country could achieve a global status while there were disagreements with bordering nations. Addressing the party’s parliamentary board meeting in Lahore, he said: “How can you achieve a global status when your neighbours are upset with you, or you are with …
LAHORE: An antiterrorism court (ATC) in Lahore lifted non-bailable arrest warrants for PML-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday, following her appearance in court regarding a terror case filed against her in 2022. The ATC had on Nov 25 issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Aurangzeb due to her repeated absence from hearings in the case. The case was registered against Aurangzeb and senior PML-N leader …
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti emphasised the government’s readiness to ensure peaceful general elections but at the same time acknowledged the terrorist threats faced by political leaders in the run-up to the February polls. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Mr Bugti highlighted a general threat to political figures, with a specific alert for JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur …
LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Friday said his party does not desire to win elections and form a government but demands accountability. “The nation should know that those who used to cry ‘thief’ are thieves themselves, the biggest thieves. […] This is our demand,” he said at a PML-N parliamentary board meeting in Lahore. “Our demand is not to …
QUETTA: Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi on Friday said former prime minister Imran Khan’s statement about the expulsion of Afghan refugees was aimed at “garnering the sympathy” of the interim Afghan government. In November, the caretaker government had initiated a nationwide campaign to deport illegal foreign nationals, the majority of whom are Afghans. While the decision had prompted criticism from Afghanistan and …
ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin announced on Friday that he had decided to quit PTI and politics for good, citing financial and health reasons for his decision. Tarin told that the last two-and-a-half years had been “very challenging” for him both financially and due to his “deteriorating health” after “double Covid episodes during my time in office”. “Therefore, at the …
ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, on Thursday said that the final authority of who would receive the party ticket for the upcoming general elections rested with the founding PTI chairman, Imran Khan – currently in jail. After holding his second meeting with Imran at the Adiala Jail, the PTI chairman said that the potential candidates …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday sought a report from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and other relevant authorities on how an audio of an alleged conversation between Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, and her lawyer, Latif Khosa, was leaked online. The court’s directives, which also called for reports from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority …