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 […]
ISLAMABAD — The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has warned of a potential terrorist attack targeting former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest march here, said media reports. The alert, issued on Thursday but revealed in the media on Saturday, cited intelligence from “multiple sources” indicating that terrorists belonging to the […]
LAHORE — The Punjab government has imposed Section 144 across the province, banning all forms of public gatherings, protests, rallies, processions, and sit-ins for three days. According to a notification issued on Friday, the restrictions will be in effect from Saturday, November 23, to Monday, November 25. The decision to impose Section 144 was made […]
ISLAMABAD — Efforts for a breakthrough in background discussions between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have stalled. An informed source said that PTI founding chairman Imran Khan wanted his release from jail by Friday to call off the November 24 protest march to Islamabad but the government did not agree to it. The government […]
ISLAMABAD — The chances for the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan vanished after he was arrested in a protest case hours after getting bail in a case of alleged corruption, a media report said on Thursday. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday granted him bail in the second Toshakhana case related […]
ISLAMABAD — Information Minister Ataullah Tarar has said that PTI founder Imran Khan is unlikely to walk free from prison despite securing bail in new Toshakhana case. “There is no chance of PTI founder’s release,” the information minister said while speaking to Geo News on Wednesday. Tarar said the state gifts case against the PTI […]
RAWALPINDI — In a major development ahead of the looming November 24 protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday approved the bail plea of party founder Imran Khan in the new Toshakhana case. IHC’s Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb accepted Khan’s bail plea against two surety bonds worth Rs1 million each, […]
ISLAMABAD — Former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday told party leaders and ticket holders to “disassociate themselves from the party” if they could not participate in the PTI’s announced power show for November 24. On Nov 13, Imran issued a “final call” for nationwide protests on Nov 24 (Sunday), denouncing what he described as […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan federal authorities have outlawed all sorts of public gatherings in the capital region for two months ahead of a planned protest by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) last week announced to protest in Islamabad on November 24 to force the government to release its jailed founding […]