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The Punjab police decided on Sunday to approach the high court against a Lahore anti-terrorism court’s order to discharge PTI leader Yasmin Rashid in a case pertaining to vandalism at the Lahore Corps Commander’s Residence — also called Jinnah House — on May 9. The PTI chief’s arrest at the Islamabad High Court last month by the paramilitary Rangers in …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left for Turkiye on Friday to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Leaving for Turkiye today at the invitation of my brother, President [Recep Tayyip Erdogan], to attend his inauguration ceremony. I will convey our warmest greetings to the President on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan on his re-election,” …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Central Punjab chapter secretary general Hammad Azhar has said his party has offered to negotiate only with the “real decision-makers”, apparently a reference to the military establishment, for the sake of restoring the constitution and democracy. In the backdrop of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah’s statement that PTI chief Imran Khan should contact Prime Minister Shehbaz …

ISLAMABAD: After Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial and senior puisne judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa planted flower plants on the lawns of the Supreme Court on Friday as part of the spring tree plantation drive, the latter rubbished the impression that he had intentionally “created a separate group of judges” within the top court. Justice Syed Mansoor …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday ruled that any audio or video in the absence of its source or ownership cannot by any stretch of interpretation be taken as a piece of evidence for proceedings against an accused. “The person against whom such audio and video is leaked is a victim, and not an accused,” Justice Shahid Jamil Khan …

ISLAMABAD: Terming the perpetrators of May 9 violence against state and public properties “zealots” and “hate mongers”, the electronic media watchdog has ordered all satellite TV channel licensees not to promote them or their facilitators, and refrain from providing airtime to those who “propagate hate speech and provoke public sentiments against the federation and state institutions”. In a directive issued …

A joint action committee composed of civil society organisations announced a protest outside the Karachi Press Club at 4pm today against the “unjust abduction” of activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir, who was “picked up by unidentified men” last night. “It is time to demand his immediate release and ensure that justice prevails,” the committee said in a statement as it urged …

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Friday extended PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s bail in cases linked to May 9 violence, including the vandalism of Jinnah House and Askari Tower. At least eight people were killed and as many as 290 were injured on May 9 after the PTI chief was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau in the Al-Qadir Trust …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has observed that the unpleasant events of May 9 under the shadow of unbridled mob have defaced the peaceful and democratic image of the country and it was the responsibility of the government to arrange for law and order, but not in a way as resorted to on the fateful time. “Riots are suppressed with …

PTI President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was arrested outside his residence in Lahore on Thursday in connection with a corruption case. Television footage showed Elahi being forcefully taken away on a road during the arrest, which came after multiple futile raids at his house.   View this post on Instagram   Confirming his arrest, Punjab caretaker Information Minister Amir Mir told Geo News that the …