An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday sentenced four Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Omer Sarfraz Cheema, Mian Mehmoodur Rashid, Ejaz Chaudhry and three others to 10 years of imprisonment each in a case related to the May 9 riots. The verdict was announced by ATC Judge Manzar Ali Gul inside Kot Lakhpat Jail. […]
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Imran’s sisters among 400 booked in terror case over sit-in
Police on Wednesday registered a case against the sisters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and around 400 others under terrorism and other charges, following a last night sit-in outside the Adiala jail in Rawalpindi. A first information report (FIR) has been registered against Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi, Qasim Khan, Aliya Hamza, Salman Akram […]
Govt shuts door on talks with Imran, mulls over shifting him from Adiala
Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Information and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Affairs Ikhtiyar Wali Khan said the government has shut all avenues of dialogue with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, warning that authorities are now “seriously considering” shifting Imran Khan from Adiala Jail. Speaking at a news conference in Islamabad, he accused PTI of pursuing a strategy designed to […]
Adiala tensions flare again as Imran’s sisters stage sit-in after meeting denied
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s sisters on Tuesday staged a sit-in near Adiala jail after prison authorities again refused them permission to meet the incarcerated former prime minister. According to police, the official meeting hours had ended, preventing Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Imran’s sisters, Noreen Khan, Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan from entering […]
Govt defends ISPR DG’s ‘guarded’ language, slams PTI’s ‘foul tone’
Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday said the PTI leadership and its foreign-based elements are using foul language while ignoring the sacrifices of the country’s armed forces and martyrs. Speaking to the media, he said that the attitude adopted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s leadership after the general elections is against political decency. He said that […]
Military declares Imran’s narrative ‘security threat’
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday castigated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his party’s “anti-army’s rhetoric”, terming him a “mentally ill person, whose conduct had become a “serious national security threat”. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the military’s spokesperson slammed the ex-premier for working with […]
Govt’s offer for dialogue with PTI still intact, says PM’s aide
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political and Public Affairs Senator Rana Sanaullah on Friday noted that the government’s offer of political dialogue to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) remains intact. Speaking on the Senate floor in response to a point of public interest raised by opposition Senator Mishal Azam, he noted that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s invitation for […]
PTI issues notice to Senator Abro over 27th Amendment vote
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Senator Saifullah Abro for supporting the 27th Constitutional Amendment in the Senate. PTI said Senator Abro had violated clear party instructions by voting in favour of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which the parliamentary party had unanimously decided to oppose. The party maintains that he […]
PTI to protest outside IHC over continued denial of Imran meeting
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter spokesperson Adeel Iqbal has said that the party has decided to protest outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on December 2. Speaking to private tv news channal on Saturday, he said that KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has arrived in Peshawar and summoned a parliamentary committee meeting tomorrow (Sunday). […]
Police detain over 20 PTI workers at KPC protest
Police detained Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh President, Haleem Adil Sheikh along with more than 20 male and female party leaders and workers on Friday during a protest outside the Karachi Press Club. PTI had called the demonstration after authorities refused to allow a meeting with the party’s jailed founder, Imran Khan. A heavy police contingent, including […]