LAHORE – Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday expressed disappointment over the denial of a meeting between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, calling the situation “regrettable and humiliating.” Speaking to reporters in Lahore, Chaudhry said this was the fourth time that the KP CM had been refused […]
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PTI Senator Ejaz Chaudhry’s health worsens, transferred to hospital
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Ejaz Chaudhry’s health worsened while in Kot Lakhpat Jail. Authorities transferred him to Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) for urgent medical tests. His lawyer, Rana Mudassir, said Chaudhry suffers severe kidney infection and has seven stones in his kidneys. Despite treatment in jail, his condition didn’t improve, and he lost […]
Thousands see off Nawaz to gaol after expiry of bail period
Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif entered the premises of the Kot Lakhpat Jail after travelling to the prison along with thousands of his supporters and party leaders on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday after the expiry of his six-week bail period in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference. Ahead of his arrival at the […]
Nawaz Sharif recommended backup pacemaker by doctors
Doctors treating former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have recommended that he has a backup pacemaker and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator fitted. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, his daughter Maryam Nawaz outlined a number of measures being sought by doctors to curb Nawaz’s ailing health. She told her followers: “Doctors have recommended Backup Pacemaker & […]
PML-N workers celebrate Sharif’s temporary relief
The workers of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz were jubilant as they celebrated the temporary relief given to their leader by the Supreme Court on medical grounds on Tuesday. According to the details, the workers of PML-N started gathering at PML-N’s Lahore office near Nasirabad as they got the news of bail of their leader Nawaz […]
ATC indicts Imran Ali in Kasur rape, murder case
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday formally charged prime suspect, Imran Ali, in Kasur rape and murder case. During a case hearing conducted inside Kot Lakhpat Jail in the provincial capital, ATC judge Sajjad Ahmad indicted the main accused of rape and murder of a 7-year-old minor in Kasur. On Saturday, Chief Justice of […]