LAHORE — Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan has said that he will approach the UN and other international forums to raise the “Islamabad massacre” issue, prompting Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to say that his party will have to show dead bodies to prove its claim. Khan also likened the alleged firing by the […]
ISLAMABAD — An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Monday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, and 93 other party leaders in connection with last week’s protests in the federal capital. The warrants were issued in response to allegations […]
ISLAMABAD — The political committee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has issued an official statement after a crucial meeting, calling for full access to party founder Imran Khan due to concerns over his health and safety, media reported. The committee on Sunday highlighted that Imran Khan’s well-being is a matter of grave concern, with growing […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Thursday removed Barrister Gohar Ali Khan from the party chairmanship, ARY News reported. Speaking after his meeting with Imran Khan, Barrister Ali Zafar confirmed that the PTI founder has nominated former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser for the post of PTI chairman. Barrister Ali Zafar said […]
ISLAMABAD — Protesters who marched on the Pakistan capital to demand the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan were cleared from the city centre on Wednesday after a sweeping security crackdown. More than ten thousand protesters had surged into Islamabad since the weekend, answering Khan’s call to protest his sidelining from February elections […]
ISLAMABAD — Supporters seeking the release of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan broke through a ring of shipping containers locking down the capital, Islamabad, battled police, and ignored a government threat to respond with gunfire. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds on Tuesday, with reports of several people killed in clashes. […]
ISLAMABAD — Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, has been booked in a number of legal cases in different cities across Punjab following her controversial video statement, The News reported. The charges imposed in the cases fall under the Telegraph Act of 1885, the Prevention of […]
RAWALPINDI — The Rawalpindi police have started grilling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan in, what they described as, the second phase of interrogation, after arresting him in the case lodged at the New Town police station pertaining to alleged violence during a protest on September 28. The News reported that Superintendent Police (SP) […]
ISLAMABAD — Amid stringent measures put in place by the Pakistan government to thwart the protest march on Sunday, jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party is all set to hold its much-hyped march towards Islamabad as he called on the masses to unite to “break the shackles of slavery”. Pakistan on Saturday closed down […]
ISLAMABAD — Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi has said the now jailed former prime minister’s troubles began following a trip to Saudi Arabia, her remarks triggering a row on Friday for apparently criticising a friendly country. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa flayed Bushra Bibi over […]