Apropos Strategic Affairs Editor Daily Times Imtiaz Gul’s story on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s press talk, journalists and analysts have took to Twitter to have their say on the chief’s remarks. According to Imtiaz Gul’s story, the COAS voiced his opinion on various issues concerning the country. Gen Bajwa remarked […]
Judiciary
Five judges turned judiciary into political party: Maryam Nawaz
FAISALABAD: Maryam Nawaz on Thursday once again criticised judges who disqualified the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Panama Papers case saying “Five judges turned the entire judiciary into a political party.” The daughter of the ousted premier was addressing the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) social media workers’ convention held at Dhobi Ghat Ground here. […]
PPP will not tolerate attacks on judiciary, says Bilawal
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari once again lambasted the Sharif family terming them as the master of lies, deceit and hypocrisy. Taking a jib at the ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the PPP chairman tweeted that Sharif wanted to blackmail judiciary. He also shared a conversation between Punjab Cheif Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Justice […]
PTI to hold ‘grand rally’ in Islamabad to support judiciary
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday announced that the party would hold a grand rally in the federal capital soon in support of the judiciary. Speaking to the media after PTI’s parliamentary party meeting, Khan said that the PTI would organise a grand rally in Islamabad, the date of which is expected […]
Fractions of army, judiciary damage democracy, says Nawaz
KARACHI: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday once again criticises institutions saying every time democracy starts flourishing, factions of judiciary or army try to sabotage it. He was addressing a seminar on the topic ‘The future of democracy in Pakistan’ held in Karachi. Nawaz claimed that there were some fractions in certain institutions which are […]
Qadri threatens to launch movement in response to Sharif’s “movement against judiciary”
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri has threatened to launch a movement in response to the “movement against judiciary” called by ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Addressing a press conference accompanied by the former chief minister of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Attique Ahmed, on Wednesday Qadri said he would announce to launch “Tehreek-e-Qisas” […]
Asma Jahangir responds to criticism against the judiciary
LAHORE: Addressing the media on Monday, Supreme Court (SC) former president Asma Jahangir responded to the criticism of judiciary by saying that it should not have to justify its verdicts. Asma, a human rights lawyer and social activist, said that although people criticise institutions all the time, the judiciary should not have to justify its […]