ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry on Monday confirmed the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members Ahmed Waqas Janjua and Raoof Hasan, announcing the formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe ‘anti-state propaganda.’ According to a statement issued by the ministry’s spokesperson, Islamabad Police arrested PTI leader Ahmed Waqas Janjua. Based on initial investigations, Islamabad Police, along with the Federal …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General and Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan criticized the current government, labelling the Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations’ (DG ISPR) recent press briefing as a sign of political failure. Speaking alongside PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar on Monday, Ayub addressed the media in Islamabad, emphasizing the dire economic situation and …

ISLAMABAD: The military on Monday clarified that operation Azm-e-Istehkam is not a military operation but a counter-terrorism campaign, saying a strong lobby does not want the National Action Plan (NAP) to succeed. “Comparing Azm-e-Istehkam to past operations like Zarb-e-Azb and Rah-e-Nijat is not appropriate,” DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told a news conference in Rawalpindi. “Our problem is …

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Monday extended PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi’s physical remand for seven days in a new Toshakhana case. Imran, 71, has been imprisoned at the Adiala Jail for almost a year upon his conviction in four cases — two Toshakhana references, the cipher case, and the Iddat case, in which his wife, …

ISLAMABAD: PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi did not appear before a team of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday, which went to Adiala Jail to investigate them in the fresh Toshakhana case against them. According to media reports, the NAB team, headed by Investigation Officer Mustansar Shah, waited for more than two hours in the prison, but the …

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said that personally he considers that proscribing any political party is inappropriate, while Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has chided those elements who find opportunity in uncertain political conditions in the country. Talking to the media on Sunday, Governor Khan said that the PML-N took a unilateral decision of proscribing the PTI and …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Atta Tarar, on Sunday accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of orchestrating violence during the Bannu peace march.  “PTI has a history of violent politics. They seek casualties to blame on security forces, acting more like a terrorist organisation than a political party. I call them TTP-PTI,” Tarar said during a press conference in …

ISLAMABAD: Incarcerated former premier Imran Khan has claimed he is being “caged like a terrorist”, and is being “denied basic prisoner and human rights”, British publication The Sunday Times reported. His remarks came during a rare interview from behind bars with the outlet, conducted via his lawyers, as — according to the article — he is not allowed pencil and paper. Imran, …

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur has served a legal notice on provincial Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, seeking damages of Rs1 billion and an unconditional apology for accusing him of approving the decision about the Operation Azm-i-Istihkam in the apex committee’s meeting last month. In the notice, the chief minister asked the governor to immediately broadcast a …

ISLAMABAD: A complaint was filed before the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Saturday seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja and four members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The complaint has been filed by Haleem Adil Sheikh, retired Jus­tice Noorul Haq Qureshi and MPA Mohammad Shabbir through Barri­s­ter Ali Tahir stating that an inqu­iry be …