ISLAMABAD — The much-awaited talks between the government and the Imran Khan-founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will finally begin today (Monday) in a bid to ease the country’s political tensions. Although both sides were reluctant earlier to move ahead with the negotiations, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had on Sunday constituted a high-level committee comprising senior members […]
ISLAMABAD — In a significant political development, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday constituted a high-level committee comprising senior members of the coalition government to hold dialogue with the main opposition party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which has warned the incumbent rulers of civil disobedience. The committee includes Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Rana Sanaullah, […]
ISLAMABAD — Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has deferred the civil disobedience movement, announced following the party’s “do-or-die” protest in Islamabad, for a “few days on party leaders’ request”, his sister Aleema Khan announced. “He [Imran] is worried about the country […] he will wait for a few more days,” she said while […]
ISLAMABAD — An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad has discharged 32 individuals arrested during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest at D-Chowk. The suspects were presented for identification before ATC Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain late at night, prompting the judge to express displeasure at the timing. Defence lawyer Ansar Kiyani argued that police had arrested innocent workers […]
RAWALPINDI — A special court in Islamabad on Thursday indicted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder-chairman Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the new Toshakhana case — also known as the jewellery set case. Special Court Central-I Judge Central Shahrukh Arjumand, who presided over the hearing at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, framed the charges on Khan […]
PESHAWAR — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) senior leader Asad Qaiser has said that his party wants to collaborate with other political forces to launch a joint movement against the Shehbaz Sharif-led government. The incumbent government and the former ruling party have been at loggerheads for months, with the Imran Khan-founded PTI accusing the administration of stealing […]
ISLAMABAD — Less than two weeks after his “final call” protest in Islamabad was forcefully dispersed, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to continue his fight, threatening to launch a nationwide civil disobedience movement. In a message posted on X, Khan, who has been imprisoned since August 2023 on numerous charges, announced the […]
RAWALPINDI — A court has issued arrest warrants for Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, due to her repeated absence from hearings in the new Toshakhana case. The proceedings, held at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, were presided over by Special Judge (Central) Shahrukh Arjumand. In addition to the warrants, the court […]
ISLAMABAD — Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa spokesperson Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif has stated that while they believe in dialogue — having negotiated even with the Tehreek-e-Taliban — currently, there are no talks underway with the government and protests will continue, Express News reported. Speaking to the media in Peshawar alongside Shibli Faraz, he said, “the govt has filed […]
ISLAMABAD — After the embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) faced an abrupt end to its “final call” protest in Islamabad, Aleema Khan, sister of incarcerated party founder Imran Khan, said on Tuesday that her brother “still holds trump card close to his chest”. “PTI founder told me that he would not reveal his trump card right […]