ISLAMABAD: The PTI has agreed to put its planned civil disobedience movement on hold till Sunday as the opposition party expressed its willingness to engage with the government for the sake of the country and its development. PTI lawyer Chaudhry Faisal Hussain on Wednesday said Imran Khan had asked the party leadership to wait till Sunday and if the government …
ISLAMABAD: The opposition leader of the National Assembly and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub staged a walkout from the National Assembly on Wednesday, demanding the release of the party’s imprisoned leaders, including founding chairman Imran Khan, and a halt to alleged threats against party members. As the session began, Deputy Speaker Syed Mir Ghulam Mustafa Shah announced the assembly …
RAWALPINDI: Shah Mehmood Qureshi, senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former foreign minister, has been transferred to Adiala Jail, where he is expected to be formally indicted in connection with the May 9 attack on the General Headquarters (GHQ). The case is part of a broader investigation into the violent protests that erupted following the arrest of PTI chairman …
RAWALPINDI: Former PTI leader Shireen Mazari was indicted on Monday along with eight others in a case concerning the attack on the army’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi during violent protests, prompted by the arrest of the PTI founder in a corruption case on May 9 last year. Imran, who has been incarcerated in Adiala Jail since August 2023, was arrested …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has vowed that the sacrifices of PTI workers who were martyred during the 26 November protests at D-Chowk will not be forgotten, pledging to seek justice for their deaths. Speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the Havelian Water Supply Scheme, Gandapur stated, “We will definitely take account of the blood …
LAHORE: A court has declared eight senior leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), including Murad Saeed and Hammad Azhar, as absconders in a case related to the burning of containers during the 9 May protests. The anti-terrorism court in Lahore, presided over by Judge Arshad Javed, declared the PTI leaders absconders in the case concerning the incidents at Kalma Chowk on …
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) has released 38 individuals arrested in connection with last month’s D-Chowk protest, while 50 others were sent on a judicial remand, it emerged on Saturday. On November 13, PTI founder Imran Khan issued a “final call” for nationwide protests on Nov 24, demanding the restoration of the PTI’s electoral mandate, the release of detained …
ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser on Friday stated that the party had not yet initiated dialogue with the government and talks could be held only after the acceptance of three demands, including release of former prime minister Imran Khan and other party activists and constitution of a judicial commission comprising senior Supreme Court judges to probe violent …
ISLAMABAD: In a departure from its stance on holding talks only with the powers that be, the PTI on Wednesday expressed willingness to negotiate with the Shehbaz-led government if given any “implementable” or “serious” offer. The statement indicates that formal talks between the government and the opposition may commence soon, particularly in light of a meeting between PML-N leader and …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Wednesday reiterated its demand for a probe into the alleged deaths of its supporters during its Islamabad protest last month, as MNA Barrister Gohar Ali Khan called on the government to have the “courage to give answers”. Gohar’s remarks come a day after National Assembly Opposition Leader Omar Ayub called for a judicial probe into the …