By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has petitioned the Supreme Court to exclude Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa from hearing cases related to him, his family, or associated parties, citing concerns over impartiality.
Politics
Pakistan’s Ahmadis face ‘alarming’ surge in violence: UN experts
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A group of independent United Nations experts expressed alarm on Wednesday over a reported upsurge in violence and discrimination against Pakistan’s Ahmadis, including killings, arrests, and attacks on places of worship.
ECP recognises 39 PTI lawmakers
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Election Commission has officially recognized 39 lawmakers as members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, following a Supreme Court ruling that paves the way for the party’s return to parliament.
Section 144 imposed in Punjab, Islamabad ahead of PTI protests
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Authorities on Thursday imposed restrictions on public gatherings in the province of Punjab and the capital, Islamabad, ahead of nationwide protests planned for Friday by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
PM Sharif accuses Imran Khan’s party of maligning armed forces
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday denounced Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party for waging a propaganda campaign against the armed forces, saying that such actions “will not be tolerated at all”.
PTI leaders stage symbolic hunger strike outside parliament
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged a three-hour symbolic hunger strike outside Parliament House on Tuesday, protesting alleged political victimization and demanding the National Assembly speaker’s intervention.
PPP challenges top court ruling on reserved seats
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), a key coalition partner in the government, has petitioned the Supreme Court to review its earlier judgment granting Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party additional reserved seats in parliament.
Police arrest Raoof Hasan, accuse PTI of ‘disinformation campaign’
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Police on Monday arrested several top leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, including Raoof Hasan and Gohar Khan, from the party’s Islamabad office on Monday, police and party officials said.
Military accuses ‘illegal political mafia’ of sabotaging anti-terrorism operation
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The military on Monday accused an “illegal political mafia” of attempting to “politicizing” its anti-terrorism efforts, including a new operation aimed at eliminating militants and extremist thinking.
Pakistan demands Germany prosecute consulate vandals
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called on Germany to take immediate action to prosecute those responsible for vandalizing its consulate in Frankfurt, urging Berlin to fulfill its responsibilities under the Vienna Conventions.