ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader Omar Ayub has accused the government of exerting pressure through administration officials to prevent their members of the national and provincial assemblies from signing affiliation oaths with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In a statement shared on the social media platform X on Sunday, a PTI spokesperson expressed concern that commissioners from various divisions in Punjab are allegedly contacting …

ISLAMABAD: Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have called for a hearing from the Supreme Court to seek the recovery of their detained members, stating that their National Assembly members and other leaders have been unlawfully detained. Addressing a press conference alongside other party leaders in Islamabad on Sunday, PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan emphasised PTI’s resilience as one of the …

ISLAMABAD: As the Supreme Court’s July 12 ruling on reserved seats has brought into the spotlight 41 MNAs who ran as independents in the Feb 8 general election, the beleaguered PTI maintains that these individuals are steadfast party loyalists, not open to temptation or enticement. The full court’s judgement has reinvigorated PTI’s ranks and given independent candidates an opportunity to officially join …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will resume the hearing of a case pertaining to PTI’s intra-party election on July 23. A five-member ECP bench, headed by Chief Election Commi­ssioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, will take up the case after deferring the hearing twice since May. This would be the first hearing since PTI’s chief election commissioner Raoof Hasan submitted …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister, Imran Khan, and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday hours after being acquitted in the Iddat case, sources revealed. A NAB team, led by Deputy Director Mohsin Haroon, arrived at Adiala Jail, where the former prime minister and his wife were taken into …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi have been acquitted in the Iddat case. Islamabad’s District and Sessions Court led by Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka had earlier reserved its decision on the appeals against the sentences of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in the iddat marriage case. Short order issued by court says Imran Khan …

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to consult legal experts and carefully examine the Supreme Court’s judgement that declared the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) eligible to receive reserved seats, before rushing to challenge it. “We have decided to file a review petition after seeking legal guidance and going through the judgement of the apex court,” said Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to become the largest party in the National Assembly following a Supreme Court decision to allocate reserved seats to the party. The court’s ruling on Friday has resulted in the ruling coalition losing its two-thirds majority. According to the decision by the Supreme Court, PTI will receive 20 reserved seats for women and 4 …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday declared Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) eligible for seats reserved for women and minorities, dealing a major setback to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s ruling coalition. The verdict was announced by a 13-member bench of the top court, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. A day ago, the court had reserved its …

ISLAMABAD: The PTI has suspended the membership of Sher Afzal Marwat, a firebrand party leader who was elected to the National Assembly in the Feb 8 polls, after a meeting between incarcerated party founder Imran Khan and the top leadership in Adiala Jail. Sources said the PTI leaders met Imran Khan on Thursday where the decision regarding Mr Marwat was …