RAWALPINDI: The PTI announced new protest dates on Saturday as its demonstrations in Rawalpindi came to an end after a day of clashes with the police. The Rawalpindi police blocked the entry and points of the garrison city in an attempt to prevent PTI workers from gathering for a protest at Liaquat Bagh. The party had announced Liaquat Bagh as …
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government on Friday imposed Section 144 in Rawalpindi district for two days, banning public gatherings, as the PTI called on supporters to gather at Liaquat Bagh. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is a legal provision that empowers district administrations to prohibit an assembly of four or more people in an area for a limited …
ISLAMABAD: A day after JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman reportedly backed the government’s proposal for a constitutional court, a PTI delegation met him on Thursday, claiming that he would never support such a constitutional amendment. However, the JUI-F remained silent on the matter, with no official statement from party leaders refuting or confirming Mr Rehman’s position. On Wednesday, the JUI-F …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) once again approached the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday seeking clarification on its order to grant reserved seats to the PTI. On July 12, the SC declared Imran Khan’s PTI eligible for seats reserved for women and minorities. However, in light of the Amended Election Act, 2017, the ECP remained unclear on implementing …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has raised nine questions in a letter to the Supreme Court’s registrar, seeking clarification on how a Sept 14 clarification order was uploaded to the top court’s website. The Sept 14 order, issued by eight judges led by senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, criticised the Election Commission of …
LAHORE: Police entered the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally site in Lahore as official time allocated for the public gathering at Kahna expired at 6pm on Saturday. The main stage began to empty and attendees have started to leave, with police now positioned close to the central stage. As participants began leaving the rally, all lights at the Kahna venue were …
LAHORE: Police have become active in their efforts to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar, who attended and addressed the party’s rally in Lahore, despite being a proclaimed offender in the May 9 cases. Sources revealed that police officers have been tasked with apprehending Azhar, who remains wanted in connection with incidents that occurred on May 9 last year. …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has once again approached the Supreme Court, filing a petition regarding the allocation of reserved seats. PTI’s lawyer, Uzair Bhandari, submitted the petition, arguing that the amendment to the Election Act does not apply to the Supreme Court’s decision on 12 July and that the Election Commission is bound to implement that decision. PTI’s petition seeks …
ISLAMABAD: Party positions in Pakistan’s National Assembly have shifted following a letter from Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to the Election Commission of Pakistan. The reshuffle, announced by the National Assembly Secretariat, sees 80 members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – previously under the category of ‘Independent’ candidates – are now listed under the Sunni Ittehad Council. The new party positions, …
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered the city’s deputy commissioner to decide by 5pm upon PTI’s petitions for permission to hold a rally in the provincial capital tomorrow. A three-member bench, constituted by LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum, took up the petitions a day ago and sought the personal appearance of top civil brass, including the Punjab …