ISLAMABAD: The PTI has announced officially joining the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), it emerged on Monday, following a special meeting of the party’s political committee last night. The JCP is responsible for nominating judges for constitutional benches in the Supreme Court and high courts, as per the new Article 191A recently introduced in the 26th Constitutional Amendment. Clause 1 …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI submitted a contempt petition in the Supreme Court on Monday against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for not implementing the top court’s July 12 order in the reserved seats case. On July 12, a 13-judge full bench of the apex court had declared that the opposition PTI was eligible to receive reserved seats for women and …
LONDON: After lobbying UK parliamentarians to write to their government about Imran Khan’s incarceration, the PTI is going full steam ahead to campaign and build awareness overseas around the prolonged detention of its leader, with a planned protest at an event where former chief justice Qazi Faez Isa will be a key guest. A group of parliamentarians has issued a …
ISLAMABAD: In a surprising turn of events, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday distanced itself from a petition filed in the Islamabad High Court by Advocate Faisal Hussain Chaudhry on behalf of its founding chairman Imran Khan challenging the withdrawal of certain facilities in prison. Interestingly, Advocate Faisal claimed that the petition was filed with the consent of PTI Chairman Barrister …
ISLAMABAD: PTI MNA Zain Qureshi stepped down on Saturday as the party’s deputy parliamentary leader amid an internal inquiry on the loyalty of certain lawmakers. Earlier this week, the PTI decided to take legal action against its lawmakers who had voted in favour of the 26th Constitutional Amendment in clear violation of the party policy. Zain, the son of former …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar stated that if Bushra Bibi’s release had been the result of a deal, she wouldn’t have remained in jail. Speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail, Barrister Gohar mentioned that Bushra Bibi’s release after nine months was possible because she endured tough conditions in prison while standing firm with Khan’s ideology. He said, …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday granted bail to Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI Founder Imran Khan, in the new case related to an expensive Bulgari jewellery set obtained from the Toshakhana at a throwaway price. On October 4, the IHC notified the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Bushra’s petition seeking post-arrest bail. According to the prosecution, …
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the allegations levelled by Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan about the presence of the “personnel of the intelligence agencies in the uniform of assembly’s security officials” inside the house during the proceedings related to the 26th Constitutional Amendment bill aimed at bringing drastic changes to the judicial system. …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to four lawmakers who reportedly went “off the grid” at the time of passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment. The legislators who were issued notices included MNAs Zain Qureshi (NA-150, Multan), Miqdad Ali Khan (NA-86, Sargodha), Riaz Fatyana (NA-107, Toba Tek Singh) and Aslam Ghumman (NA-74, Sialkot). It may be noted Mr …
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the newly appointed Special Parliamentary Committee (SPC) to nominate the next chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) from among the three most senior Supreme Court judges has been delayed for later tonight after members associated with the PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) skipped proceedings. CJP Qazi Faez Isa is set to retire as the top judge on October …