ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday granted bail to incarcerated former premier Imran Khan in a recent Toshakhana case while the government ruled out his release due to bail pending in cases against him. IHC’s Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb presided over the hearing on Imran’s bail petition today. The short order, a copy of which is available with …
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab police have put more than 10,500 additional security personnel on a standby with necessary equipment to deal with In order to deal with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) of protest march on D Chowk Islamabad on Nov 24, sources told on Tuesday. According to the sources, after observing law and order situation, the Punjab police have issued the …
PESHAWAR/LAHORE: PTI’s central information secretary Sheikh Waqqas Akram said on Tuesday that despite offers for talks with the ‘powers that be’, the party’s planned power show in Islamabad on Nov 24 will proceed until their goals are achieved. Speaking at a news conference at the Peshawar Press Club, he said the PTI would continue its preparations for the protest even …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has given go ahead to senior PTI members Ali Amin Gandapur and Barrister Gohar to hold negotiations with the establishment, Aleema Khan confirmed. Speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail after a meeting with Imran, Aleema relayed his message, calling for the nation to rally on November 24 in a show of solidarity, …
RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday told party leaders and ticket holders to “disassociate themselves from the party” if they could not participate in the PTI’s announced power show for November 24. On Nov 13, Imran issued a “final call” for nationwide protests on Nov 24 (Sunday), denouncing what he described as the stolen mandate, the unjust arrests …
ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: Days before its ‘decisive’ power show in Islamabad, the PTI on Monday announced that it would not call off the sit-in until its “stolen” mandate is returned, the Constitution restored and party founder Imran Khan set free. At a press conference, Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar warned the provincial government to exercise restraint …
ISLAMABAD: Shireen Mazari, former PTI leader and ex-federal minister, has accused the police of harassment after receiving phone calls from multiple police stations regarding arrest warrants issued against her. Shireen Mazari, who has distanced herself from active politics, made these allegations after attending a hearing in the Special Anti-Terrorism Court in connection with the 9 May incident cases, Express News …
NAROWAL / LONDON: With PTI gearing up for yet another protest, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Sunday offered to hold talks with the opposition party. The offer came a day after PML-N President Nawaz Sharif predicted that the opposition party’s Nov 24 rally would fail to disrupt Pakistan’s progress. During a media talk in Sialkot, Mr Asif said that …
PESHAWAR: Bushra Bibi, the spouse of PTI founder Imran Khan, has warned party leaders that tickets for the next general elections will be based on their performance during the planned protest in Islamabad on Nov 24. “The party tickets for the next general elections are linked with the performance of PTI leadership during the upcoming protest in Islamabad,” she said, …
LONDON: In response to concerns raised by British MPs regarding the imprisonment of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in a letter to a Labour MP issued a detailed statement, saying there is “no indication” that Mr Khan will be tried in military courts. The letter was made public by PTI’s Syed Zulfi Bukhari on …