ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called out Imran Khan’s PTI for carrying out a propaganda campaign against the armed forces, adding that such actions will “not be tolerated at all.” His remarks came during a meeting of the Federal Cabinet in Islamabad, during which he addressed a range of issues facing the country. Earlier this week, the Inter-Services …
ISLAMABAD: In the wake of what is being seen by many as an admission of guilt by Imran Khan, the government’s efforts to ban the opposition PTI from the political mainstream seem to be gathering steam. A day earlier, media reports said the PTI founder had, while speaking to journalists at Adiala jail, acknowledged that he had called for a protest outside …
RAWALPINDI / LAHORE: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday refused to undergo polygraph, photogrammetry and voice matching tests, despite a Lahore police team’s efforts to interrogate him regarding a dozen cases related to the May 9 riots. A 12-member team, led by DSP Javed Asif and including officials from the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA), arrived at Adiala Jail, where Mr …
ISLAMABAD: A judicial magistrate has approved a 2-day physical remand for the Information Secretary of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Raoof Hasan, following a request from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which had sought a 10-day remand. On Monday, Islamabad Police arrested Hasan during a raid on the PTI Secretariat, seizing a computer and other items. According to sources, authorities allege that the digital …
ISLAMABAD: forensic team has arrived at Adiala Jail to conduct a polygraph test on Imran Khan in connection with the events of 9 May. The Lahore police team, led by DSP Javed and consisting of Inspector Rana Akmal, Rana Arham, Alam Langrial, Rana Muneer, and Muhammad Ali, arrived at the prison premesis to conduct the tests. They were accompanied by experts …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI held a three-hour “symbolic hunger strike” outside Parliament House on Tuesday, demanding the National Assembly speaker’s intervention on actions against the party and its leaders. Earlier this month, while speaking to reporters in Adiala Jail, incarcerated former premier Imran Khan had said he was mulling the decision to go on a hunger strike if justice was denied to him. …
LAHORE: The legal team of incarcerated PTI founding chairman Imran Khan on Monday withdrew his petitions against the denial of pre-arrest bail in May 9 riots cases related to the burning of Jinnah House, Askari Tower, and Shadman police station. While hearing the petition, a two-member bench of the Lahore High Court comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh and Justice Anwarul …
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 …