LAHORE — Police in Punjab province of Pakistan raided offices and residences of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and arrested a dozen activists as the party announced the resumption of political activities, it said on Monday. The Punjab police rounded up over a dozen PTI activists for making arrangements for holding workers conventions in Rawalpindi and […]
PESHAWAR — The provincial government in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province renamed the lone cricket stadium in Peshawar as Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, a provincial information department statement said on Friday. A provincial cabinet meeting with Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur as the chair approved the renaming of Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium to Imran Khan […]
ISLAMABAD — A high court in Pakistan on Thursday ordered the release of over 120 arrested workers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party after approving their bail. They were among hundreds of supporters of the PTI arrested by police on the occasion of a protest by the party in November last […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan issued directives on Saturday to expedite “establishing contact with other opposition parties for protests after Eid”, his lawyer Faisal Chaudhry said on Saturday. “Imran Khan proposed to organise protests [against the incumbent government] after Eid,” said Chaudhry while speaking on Geo News programme “Naya Pakistan”. The legal […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s army chief General Asim Munir on Thursday denied receiving any letter from jailed former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan. Geo News reported that talking informally to the media and apparently referring to Khan’s ‘open letters’, the army chief said he would not “read it (letter) even if I […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has penned a third open letter to Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, reiterating election rigging allegations and “bringing money launderers” into power, his lawyer said on Wednesday. “The PTI founder, in his letter to the army chief, has raised the issue of giving […]
RAWALPINDI — Jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called upon Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi to stand by law and justice. In an informal interaction with journalists at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, the PTI founder addressed the CJP, saying: “The nation is looking towards you.” Khan said he […]
KARACHI — US Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has called on President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir to release former prime minister Imran Khan, asserting that his freedom would strengthen US-Pakistan relations, The News reported on Sunday. In a letter addressed to Pakistan’s civilian and […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) National Assembly Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan has ruled out the possibility of resumption of the dialogue between the former ruling party and the incumbent government, The News reported on Sunday. “The chapter of talks is now closed,” Ayub said on Saturday, adding that political negotiations were not based on […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has written a “second open letter” to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, stressing that the country’s biggest political party is being “targeted”. “I wrote an open letter to the Army Chief (you) with sincere intentions for the betterment of the country and the nation, […]
