Category: Politics
PPP’s Khosa Chooses to Join PTI on ‘Imran Khan’s Wish’
Latif Khosa is set to officially declare his decision imminently in a press conference. Sardar Latif Khosa, a discontented member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), announced on Sunday that he is aligning with the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) “at the request” of imprisoned PTI founder Imran Khan. “I have made this decision solely…
Fawad CH Arrested by NAB after Transfer from Adiala Jail
NAB Chairman Signs Warrant for Fawad Chaudhry’s Arrest The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) apprehended former Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry from Adiala Jail. Fawad Chaudhry, already in custody, was remanded to Adiala Jail on Friday by the Rawalpindi court. The warrant for Fawad Chaudhry, leader of the Stability of Pakistan Party and former federal minister, was…
Supreme Court seeks response from PTI’s Umair Niazi
The written decree concerning the case against the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision has been issued by the Supreme Court. In response to Umair Khan Niazi of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who contested the appointment of bureaucrats as returning officers for elections, the Supreme Court has summoned a reply. This comes as the apex court…
SC Halts LHC Decision on Election Officers, Clearing Path for February 8 Polls
The Supreme Court of Pakistan nullified the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to halt the training of District Returning Officers (DROs) and Returning Officers (ROs). A three-member bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa and including Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Sardar Tariq Masood, was constituted to address the matter. At the…
Marwat Detained and Transferred to Kot Lakhpat Jail
As the PTI’s high command grapples with legal challenges while being detained, Sher Afzal Marwat, the party’s Senior Vice President, found himself taken into custody on Thursday outside the Lahore High Court (LHC) under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) and subsequently transferred to Kot Lakhpat Jail. Marwat, who had attended a…
ECP Accuses PTI of Misleading Public on Possible Election Delay
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has clarified that it is ‘evaluating’ the situation following the Lahore High Court’s decision to annul the appointment of returning officers. The Commission maintains its readiness to conduct elections on February 8. In a statement released on Thursday evening, the Commission’s spokesperson dismissed recent statements from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)…
SC Schedules Imran, Qureshi’s bails for Dec 22
The Supreme Court has scheduled the bail petitions filed by Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case for a hearing on December 22. A three-member bench, led by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, will preside over the proceedings, including Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Masoor Ali Shah. The cipher case accuses the former…
No possibility of delay in elections; says PM Anwar ul Haq Kakar
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said the caretaker government neither had the desire nor the intention to postpone the general election as the Election Commission of Pakistan possessed the powers to consider any such requests. The prime minister, in an interview urged against politicizing the existential threat of terrorism in some parts of Khyber…
DI Khan Attack: FIR Filed Against Unidentified Bombers
The first information report of the DIG attack was filed on Wednesday at the Counter Terrorism Department police station, DI Khan Region I in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The report named unidentified members of the outlawed TTP and their mastermind as the suspects behind the attack. The FIR invoked Section 7ATA (Punishment for acts of terrorism) and…