BEIJING: A mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said that if “Taiwan independence” elements do not stop their provocations, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will continue its actions to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity unwaveringly. Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks during a press conference, noting that the PLA military drills …
BEIJING: China’s State Council Information Office on Wednesday issued a report on U.S. human rights violations in 2023. The report stated that the human rights situation in the U.S. continued to deteriorate in 2023. Civil and political rights are not effectively guaranteed because of political party strife, government dysfunction and governance failures. Mass shootings continue to occur at a high …
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) will hear on Thursday a petition by the PTI against the Punjab government’s pursuit of legal action against party founder Imran Khan and other party leaders. The high court will conduct the hearing tomorrow. Last week, the Punjab cabinet had approved a ‘fresh legal action’ (new cases) against Imran and other party leaders for their alleged …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was informed on Wednesday that missing poet Ahmed Farhad Shah was in the custody of Dhirkot police in Azad Kashmir. The development came as IHC senior puisne judge Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resumed hearing a petition seeking the missing Kashmiri poet’s recovery. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan had called for the immediate release …
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad district and sessions court on Wednesday did not announce its already reserved verdict in the iddat case against former premier Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi while the complainant was assaulted outside the court. The court had reserved the verdict last week on appeals filed by the PTI founder and his wife against their conviction in the iddat case — which was …
ISLAMABAD: A day after acting President Yousuf Raza Gilani promulgated the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance to extend maximum period of the physical remand of an accused in white-collar crime from 14 to 40 days, not only the leaders in the ruling PML-N but one of its allies also rejected the amendment. PML-N leader Khwaja Saad Rafiq, who has also faced …
ISLAMABAD: The unexpected declaration of a public holiday by the PML-N government on Youm-i-Takbeer delayed the much-awaited conclusion of proceedings on the appeals of PTI leaders Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi against their conviction in cipher case, as the case was fixed for hearing on Tuesday. A division bench of the Islamabad High Court, (IHC) comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice …
KARACHI: In yet another overture to the powers that be from the embattled party, PTI leader Arif Alvi said on Tuesday that Imran Khan is willing to talk, but only to quarters “who could offer something”, as dialogue with those who had come into power through ‘Form 47s’ would be a fruitless exercise. In a quick interaction with reporters during …
LAHORE: A Lahore anti-terrorism court (ATC) extended incarcerated PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s physical remand by nine days in eight cases related to the violence that erupted in the country after party founder Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9 last year, it emerged on Tuesday. Qureshi’s lawyer advocate Rana Mudassar told Dawn.com that the remand was granted on extension requests by the …
LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was elected as the PML-N president unopposed on Tuesday after six years, a development that was widely expected after he was acquitted last year in all the graft cases against him. Earlier today, while sharing a video of preparations for the party’s general council meeting, the PML-N had said: “Lion is returning to take his rightful place at …