QUETTA: Authorities in Quetta blocked major roads and suspended internet services on Friday after denying permission for a public meeting by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), prompting the party to cancel its event and condemn the move. The district administration erected barbed wire fences and used trucks and large containers to block all routes leading toward the planned venue at the …
The interior ministry on Friday notified the ban on the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), saying that the federal government had “reasonable grounds” to believe the religiopolitical party was connected to terrorism. The notification, said: “The federal government has reasonable grounds to believe that TLP is connected with and concerned in terrorism. “In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 11B(1)(a) of …
KARACHI: The PTI announced on Wednesday that a “massive public rally” would be held in Karachi during the month of November to kick off a nationwide public engagement campaign. A press release issued today said the decision was taken during PTI Secretary General Barrister Salman Akram Raja’s visit to Karachi. During his visit, he met party leaders, including PTI Sindh …
LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari claimed on Tuesday that three civilians were killed during the operation in Muridke that dispersed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters. The TLP, which began a protest march in Lahore earlier this month, was planning to reach Islamabad and stage a demonstration in support of Gaza and Palestine outside the US embassy. The march and sit-in, …
LAHORE: The Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) began its protest march in Lahore on Friday, with the plan to reach Islamabad and hold an anti-Israeli demonstration outside the US embassy there. A correspondent in Lahore reported on Friday evening that the protesters were trying to remove obstacles at the city’s Chauburji Chowk and march ahead. A statement by Edhi spokesperson Younis Bhatti …
LAHORE: The Lahore police on Tuesday said it detained more than 30 PTI activists after they took to the streets to officially kick off a nationwide movement for the release of ex-premier Imran Khan, who has been in jail for two years now. Imran, imprisoned since Aug 5, 2023 in a case related to state gifts , is serving a …
ISLAMABAD: After failing to obtain permission from the district administration to hold a workers’ convention on August 5 , the Islamabad chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has announced it will begin an unarmed but political “guerrilla struggle” from Sunday (today). PTI Islamabad chapter head Aamir Mughal said that, under the “guerrilla struggle,” they would block various main roads and share …
MANSEHRA: After fleeing from the site of the PTI’s high-stakes Islamabad protest, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Wednesday resurfaced in Mansehra, where he assured his party workers that the “sit-in is still ongoing” while the police said that nearly 1,000 protesters were arrested. Meanwhile, the government claimed that the protests caused a loss of Rs190 billion to …
ISLAMABAD: PTI convoys led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and Opposition Leader, Omar Ayub, entered Islamabad on the call of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. The convoys, originating from the Hazara Interchange, are heading towards D-Chowk in Islamabad. As the convoys advanced, they encountered heavy resistance from the police at the Ghazi Brotha Bridge, where intense …
LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari says she could not spot any ‘revolutionary’ of the Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the Punjab capital as people rejected the ‘fitna’ and the ‘fitna party.’ Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, she said she went to different Lahore areas like Lakshmi Chowk, Simla Pahari, Haji Camp, Railway Station, Badami Bagh bus stand, Minar-i-Pakistan, …