DHAKA — A Dhaka court, on Sunday, issued an arrest warrant against Bangladesh all-rounder and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan over two bounced bank cheques. Shakib hasn’t returned to Bangladesh fearing threat to his life after deposed PM Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee the country due to civil unrest last year. “Additional […]
ISLAMABAD — A day after being convicted in £190 million case, incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Saturday said that he would not let Al-Qadir University fall into the hands of ruling Sharif family, his lawyer quoted him as saying. His remarks came a day after Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said that […]
LAHORE — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan laughed when he heard the verdict against him the £190 million corruption case, his sister, Aleema Khan, claimed on Saturday. Speaking to media outside a court in Lahore, she said, “When the PTI founder heard the verdict, he laughed. We have entrusted our matter to Allah”, Geo […]
ISLAMABAD — Hours after PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi’s conviction in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case, the former ruling party has constituted a 12-member committee to raise human rights-related issues with the international community. According to a notification issued by PTI Addition Secretary General Firdous Shamim Naqvi on Friday, former […]
ISLAMABAD — After the conviction of ex-premier Imran Khan and former first lady Bushra Bibi in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust University case, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Friday that the varsity “is now under my control” and scholarships would also be given to its students. “[Accountability] court has handed over control of […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced on Friday challenging the punishment handed down to party founder, Imran Khan, and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the Al-Qadir Trust case. “We will challenge this verdict in the superior courts,” vowed Omar Ayub, the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and a senior PTI leader, […]
RAWALPINDI — The much-anticipated verdict of the £190 million case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi is expected to be announced tomorrow (Friday) after being deferred thrice. The judgment — reserved on December 18, 2024 — will be announced by accountability court Judge Nasir Javed at 11:30am tomorrow at […]
ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a committee comprising members from all ruling parties to review demands submitted by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), said PM’s aide on political affairs Rana Sanaullah on Thursday. Flanked by the government’s negotiation committee head Senator Irfan Siddiqui, Sanaullah addressed a press conference in Islamabad to brief […]
KURRAM — A soldier was martyred while six terrorists were killed after security forces retaliated to an attack on an aid convoy carrying essential goods for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s violence-marred district of Kurram, local administration said on Thursday. “A soldier is martyred and four others sustained injuries in the attack,” said Additional Deputy Commissioner Shaukat Ali, […]
RAWALPINDI — Taking a U-turn, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar said on Thursday that he had called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir along with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. PTI Chairman Gohar, speaking to journalists at the Adiala Jail courtroom, finally confirmed that he had indeed met with […]