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 – Pakistani protesters demanding the release of ex-prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday killed four members of the nation’s security forces, the government said, as the crowds closed in on the centre of the capital. Protesters armed with sticks and slingshots took on police in western Islamabad on Tuesday morning, less than 10 kilometres […]
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 — The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protests and sit-ins over the past 18 months have incurred significant financial and logistical burdens on the government, costing over Rs2 billion, according to official figures obtained from government sources. These protests, which began on May 9 last year, have taken a heavy toll on public funds, state infrastructure, […]
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 […]