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PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday dispelled reports that he had struck a deal in exchange for ending the party’s Azadi March to Islamabad, saying that he did so in order to avoid bloodshed. He expressed the views while addressing a press conference in Peshawar, adding that he would take to the streets again if early …

PTI supporters who were awaiting party chief Imran Khan’s arrival at D-Chowk in Islamabad since Wednesday entered the Red Zone on Thursday morning, police said, after Imran gave a six-day deadline to the government to announce elections and warned that he would “return” to the capital if the demand was not met. According to a statement issued by the Islamabad …

Government ministers and mouthpieces on Thursday claimed that former prime minister Imran Khan had “run away after spreading chaos” in the country as PTI protesters at Islamabad’s D-Chowk began dispersing after he gave the government a six-day deadline to call elections, failing which he would “return” to the capital. In a tweet today, Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said “Imran …

The National Assembly of Pakistan passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2022 on Thursday, which seeks to remove the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in general elections as well as disallows overseas Pakistanis from voting. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Murtaza Javed Abbasi presented the bill that was passed with a majority vote, with only members of the Grand Democratic Alliance opposing …

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by the federal government, seeking contempt proceedings against PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan for “violating” the apex court’s orders with regard to the party’s Azadi March. A five-member bench, headed by Chief Justice (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that the National Assembly would decide the date for the next general elections. Speaking on the floor of the lower house of parliament, the premier lashed out at the PTI and party Chairman Imran Khan. “I want to clarify to leader of this group (PTI), your dictation won’t work. This house will decide …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution expressing solidarity with the family of Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik, who is being persecuted in a dubious and motivated case against him by India. The resolution, presented by Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, said the house condemns the abhorrent attempt of the Indian government to deprive the Kashmiri people of …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday witnessed a verbal clash between Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Dr Fehmida Mirza of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) when the latter blasted the government for its decision to use force to block Imran Khan-led long march towards Islamabad and launching of crackdown on activists and members of the formerly ruling PTI in different parts of …

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf to seek directions from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over the PTI’s demands regarding its Azadi March. A three-member bench headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan, and comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, issued the directives while hearing the petition filed by Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) President …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday summoned Jang/Geo media group owner Mir Shakilur Rehman over anti-judiciary advertisements published in English daily The News International over the past two days. The court, which had taken notice of the matter, also asked Rehman and the newspaper’s editor, Amir Ghauri, to submit affidavits tendering an apology. The advertisements in question were printed in the …