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ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan’s chief of staff Shahbaz Gill was shifted to a police installation for further interrogation after he was handed over to police custody on a two-day physical remand. Judicial Magistrate Islamabad West Malak Aman gave Mr Gill into police custody, with the condition that he be medically examined before and after the remand period. A report by a …

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to book Pakistan Democratic Movement leaders for their “hateful statements” against state institutions, Special Adviser to the Chief Minister on Information Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif said on Tuesday. “The cases are being registered on the basis of hateful and provocative statements made against the army, judiciary and other state institutions in the past,” …

An Islamabad district and sessions court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a police request for an extension in the physical remand of Bol TV anchor and YouTuber Jameel Farooqui. Farooqui was arrested from Karachi a day earlier for “falsely accusing” Islamabad police of physically and sexually assaulting PTI leader Shahbaz Gill. Subsequently, a Karachi judge had given Islamabad police Farooqui’s custody after granting …

The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to PTI chief Imran Khan and summoned him in his personal capacity on August 31 in contempt proceedings against him for his controversial remarks about additional district and sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry, who approved the remand of his chief of staff Shahbaz Gill in a sedition case. The notice was …

Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday offered thinly veiled criticism of PTI chief Imran Khan, referring to him as “mad for power” as he said the judiciary must see “whether this person is above the law”. “All provinces are looking to us in this emergency situation, but there is a man whose lust for power is driving him mad …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to approach courts against a ban imposed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on the live telecast of the speeches of former prime minister and party chairman Imran Khan in light of his remarks against the judiciary and the police during a rally in Islamabad on Saturday. This was shared by PTI senior central vice …

RAWALPINDI: The area around Liaquat Bagh and Murree Road saw much activity as workers and supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) thronged the area ahead of party chief Imran Khan’s arrival in the city to address a rally on Sunday. However, closure of major markets in Gawalmandi, Murree Road and DAV College Road created a lot of inconvenience for citizens who …

QUETTA: The death and destruction in Balochistan continued on Sunday as nine more people lost their lives in rain-related accidents. The provincial government has closed all education institutions in light of a renewed warning of downpour and flash floods. As major highways connecting to the province were still cut off, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has requested Army Chief Gen Qamar …

Whereabouts of anchorperson and popular YouTuber Jameel Farooqui remained unknown on Monday as Islamabad police said he had been arrested in Karachi for falsely accusing the law enforcement agency of physically and sexually assaulting PTI leader Shahbaz Gill while Zaman Town SHO Zahid Lodhi denied any such step by the local police. A spokesperson for Islamabad police in a statement …

The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted PTI chief Imran Khan protective bail till Thursday (August 25) in a terrorism case registered against him for “threatening” a female judge and senior police officers at a public rally. The ex-prime minister was booked on Sunday under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (punishment for acts of terrorism) regarding his comments at his …