ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the session of the National Assembly on July 30 (Tuesday). This will be the first NA session after the Supreme Court’s July 12 decision declaring the opposition PTI eligible to receive reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies, declaring it to be a parliamentary party. As a result of the …
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday instituted a complaint before the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) seeking a thorough inquiry by accusing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sultan Sikandar Raja and members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of becoming incapable of performing their constitutional duties and thus guilty of misconduct. The complaint was jointly filed by the PTI and …
ISLAMABAD: Three days after a key minister in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet declared that the government had decided, in principle, to place a ban on the PTI, another minister on Saturday renewed talks offer to the opposition party to reduce political tensions and resolve economic issues being faced by the country. Speaking at a presser, Federal Minister for Petroleum …
MARDAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur said that it was his government’s top priority to maintain law and order in the province and no compromise would be made on security issues. While inaugurating the phase one of new building of the police lines, here on Saturday, the chief minister said that they saluted the martyrs and ghazis …
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has formed a joint investigation committee (JIT) to probe those creating “chaos and disorder” in the country through “malicious social media campaigns”, it emerged on Saturday. While the move comes days after the interior ministry announced a JIT was being formed to probe the suspicion of PTI’s alleged involvement in “anti-state propaganda”, the notification does not mention the …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur criticised the decisions of the past governments, asserting that his administration will make its own decisions and will not allow any operations in the province. Addressing a peace procession in Bannu on Friday, Gandapur highlighted the historical significance of the Pashtun people in the province, emphasising their crucial role in Pakistan’s …
ISLAMABAD: While PTI had to put off its planned protest in Islamabad on Friday due to the imposition of Section 144 in the city, the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) proceeded with its demonstration, alleging that several party supporters were arrested by the capital police during the event. A day ago, the district administration in a statement had stated that Section 144 was …
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday approached the Supreme Court requesting Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa not to head any bench that takes up matters involving him, his wife or any family member, the PTI or the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). In an application before the three-judge committee constituted under the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, namely …
ISLAMABAD: As the PTI gears up for nationwide protests today (Friday), its founder Imran Khan on Thursday cautioned Chief of the Army Staff Gen Asim Munir that the Shehbaz Sharif-led government was trying to pit the military, PTI and the masses against each other. The former prime minister also accused the interior and foreign ministers of deliberately staying out of …
ISLAMABAD: Section 144 was imposed in Punjab and Islamabad amid the PTI gearing up to hold nationwide protests on Friday. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure empowers the district administration to issue orders in the public interest that may place a ban on an activity for a specific period of time. PTI leader Asad Qaiser on Sunday said that …