ISLAMABAD: After the federal government furnished ‘pictorial evidence’ to challenge PTI leader Imran Khan’s claim of solitary confinement in Adiala Jail, the former prime minister asked the Supreme Court to order an inspection of his jail cell. Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, however, observed the court may assign a judicial officer to conduct a discreet check, but did not propose …
SARGODHA: Gujranwala police arrested PTI ex-MNA Aliya Hamza when she came out of the Sargodha jail after getting bail in three cases registered by Mianwali police. She had been confined to Sargodha jail since April 2, 2024, as she was framed in four cases registered with Kamar Mushani Police Station in connection with May 9 violence by PTI workers. Aliya …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Wednesday once again lashed out at provincial Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and threatened to drive him out of the Governor’s House. “I can throw him (Kundi) out of the governor’s house as I have thrown him out of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad,” Mr Gandapur told reporters here after inaugurating …
ISLAMABAD: The Sheerani group of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Pakistan on Wednesday formally announced its decision to join a grand opposition alliance, led by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). Earlier, a delegation of the JUI-Sheerani, led by Maulana Shuja-ul-Mulk, called on Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan and former speaker Asad Qaiser, and formally announced their intention to join the PTI-led alliance, …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday allowed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to record the statements of PTI leaders summoned by the agency as part of its inquiry into the party’s social media activity, but warned not to harass them. The FIA had summoned PTI leaders Barrister Gohar and Omar Ayub and party spokesperson Raoof Hasan today regarding the “misuse” of …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI has challenged notices sent by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to its leadership over a controversial post on the official account of former prime minister Imran Khan. Separately, a joint investigation team (JIT) from Lahore visited Adiala Jail on Tuesday to interrogate former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi regarding the May 9 violence cases registered against him. The notices issued to PTI leaders …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered de-sealing of the central secretariat of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the G-8 sector of the capital. IHC Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz allowed a petition filed by PTI General Secretary Omar Ayub through his counsel Mohammad Shuaib Shaheen. The PTI had challenged the Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s operation conducted on its secretariat in G-8/4 on May …
LAHORE: Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday referred to a full court bench a petition of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) challenging the powers of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to withdraw the party symbol. When the matter came for hearing before the LHC, Justice Sheikh asked the PTI counsel how details about the intra-party elections. “Who selects in …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Monday suggested that the controversy over the denial of reserved seats to the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) could be ended if the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) grants another three days to those candidates, who had joined the SIC, to decide afresh whether to select some other political party. “This will be end of the …
LAHORE: Former President Dr Arif Alvi says the army trial of civilians will eventually defame the army at home and abroad. “It is high time to heal the nation and distance itself from spreading bitterness,” he suggested. Speaking to media persons after a visit to the Punjab Assembly and meeting with PTI-backed MPAs on Monday, Dr Alvi said the PTI …