LONDON: After lobbying UK parliamentarians to write to their government about Imran Khan’s incarceration, the PTI is going full steam ahead to campaign and build awareness overseas around the prolonged detention of its leader, with a planned protest at an event where former chief justice Qazi Faez Isa will be a key guest. A group of parliamentarians has issued a …
ISLAMABAD: In a surprising turn of events, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday distanced itself from a petition filed in the Islamabad High Court by Advocate Faisal Hussain Chaudhry on behalf of its founding chairman Imran Khan challenging the withdrawal of certain facilities in prison. Interestingly, Advocate Faisal claimed that the petition was filed with the consent of PTI Chairman Barrister …
ISLAMABAD: PTI MNA Zain Qureshi stepped down on Saturday as the party’s deputy parliamentary leader amid an internal inquiry on the loyalty of certain lawmakers. Earlier this week, the PTI decided to take legal action against its lawmakers who had voted in favour of the 26th Constitutional Amendment in clear violation of the party policy. Zain, the son of former …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar stated that if Bushra Bibi’s release had been the result of a deal, she wouldn’t have remained in jail. Speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail, Barrister Gohar mentioned that Bushra Bibi’s release after nine months was possible because she endured tough conditions in prison while standing firm with Khan’s ideology. He said, …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday granted bail to Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI Founder Imran Khan, in the new case related to an expensive Bulgari jewellery set obtained from the Toshakhana at a throwaway price. On October 4, the IHC notified the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Bushra’s petition seeking post-arrest bail. According to the prosecution, …
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the allegations levelled by Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan about the presence of the “personnel of the intelligence agencies in the uniform of assembly’s security officials” inside the house during the proceedings related to the 26th Constitutional Amendment bill aimed at bringing drastic changes to the judicial system. …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to four lawmakers who reportedly went “off the grid” at the time of passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment. The legislators who were issued notices included MNAs Zain Qureshi (NA-150, Multan), Miqdad Ali Khan (NA-86, Sargodha), Riaz Fatyana (NA-107, Toba Tek Singh) and Aslam Ghumman (NA-74, Sialkot). It may be noted Mr …
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the newly appointed Special Parliamentary Committee (SPC) to nominate the next chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) from among the three most senior Supreme Court judges has been delayed for later tonight after members associated with the PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) skipped proceedings. CJP Qazi Faez Isa is set to retire as the top judge on October …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday said that the implementation of the Supreme Court’s July 12 verdict in the reserved seats case was not binding since the appeals against it were not decided. In its July 12 short order, the Supreme Court had explained that the 41 returned candidates — of the total of 80 MNAs …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s petition seeking to revisit its Jan 13 ruling in favour of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that deprived the party of the election symbol of cricket bat. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, a three-judge bench also comprising Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musarrat Hilali …