SARGODHA/ RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court in Sargodha on Friday sentenced PTI worker Muhammad Ismail to rigorous life imprisonment in May 9 cases related to attack on judicial complex in Mianwali and declared 50 others, including former opposition leader in Punjab Ahmad Khan Bhachar as well as PTI MNAs Ahmad Chatha and Bilal Ijaz, proclaimed offenders. Judge Muhammad Naeem Sheikh directed …
ISLAMABAD: PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khanum on Friday said that his sons had applied for their Pakistani visas and were awaiting approval from the interior ministry ahead of their visit to the country. In a post on X, she said: “A few days ago, Suleiman [Khan] and Kasim [Khan] applied for their visas with the Pakistan High Commission …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing of a set of challenges instituted by PTI founder Imran Khan over being denied post-arrest bail by the Lahore High Court (LHC) in eight cases related to the May 9 violence. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, the two-judge bench took up the matter on Tuesday, but adjourned proceedings …
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has denied media reports suggesting that party founder Imran Khan barred his sons from travelling to Pakistan, calling such claims factually incorrect and taken out of context. The party’s central secretary for information, Sheikh Waqas Akram, dismissed the reports on Tuesday, terming them misleading and urged journalists, particularly those reporting from Adiala Jail, to refrain from …
LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday notified the disqualification of three PTI lawmakers over their convictions in various cases, according to documents. Last week, a Lahore anti-terrorism court acquitted PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi while sentencing Dr Yasmin Rashid, Senator Ejaz Chaudhry and others to 10 years in prison over a May 9 riots case related to …
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has denounced the verdicts issued by anti-terrorism courts, sentencing senior party leader Dr Yasmin Rashid and 40 others to 10 years in prison in connection with the May 9 riots case. The party labelled the decision politically motivated and a serious blow to judicial integrity. PTI has called the ruling an attempt to disrupt its planned …
LAHORE: The issue of 26 suspended PTI members of the Punjab Assembly continues to linger, as negotiations between the treasury and opposition remained inconclusive on Sunday. The two sides met for more than two hours on the weekend. The meeting, chaired by Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan, was also attended by Opposition Leader Ahmed Khan Bhachar. The meeting was a …
LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Saturday called on state institutions to engage in dialogue with the PTI, but demanded that they hold themselves accountable. Gandapur and the PTI’s top leadership are on a visit to Lahore to formally launch a movement to seek the release of party founder Imran Khan and devise a strategy for its …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench on Friday dismissed the petitions filed by the PTI in the reserved seats case, declaring that the party will not be eligible for them in the national and provincial assemblies. The case was heard by a 10-member bench of the top court, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan. The petitions were accepted by a majority …
PESHAWAR / SWABI: Infighting within the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) further intensified on Friday with two more leaders calling for an inquiry against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur for terming them “conspirators”. Currently, a tug of war is going on between KP assembly speaker Babar Saleem Swati and Azam Khan Swati, both from Mansehra district, while former KP …