Pakistan

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) intends to demolish the iconic Roosevelt Hotel in New York City to pave the way for the construction of a new hotel through a joint venture, a representative of the Aviation Division informed the Senate Standing Committee on Aviation on Wednesday. The PIA owns 37 buildings across the globe, of which 29 are located in …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday sought a report from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and other relevant authorities on how an audio of an alleged conversation between Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, and her lawyer, Latif Khosa, was leaked online. The court’s directives, which also called for reports from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) …

LAHORE: PML-N lea­der Daniyal Aziz, who recently launched a diatribe against senior party leaders, may not continue his journey with the former ruling party, as the ex-lawmaker has yet to apply for a party ticket, even though interviews of potential candidates are underway at Model Town in Lahore. Mr Aziz, who hails from Narowal, had recently chi­ded PML-N Secretary Gen­­eral …

ISLAMABAD: Khawar Farid Maneka and his ex-wife Bushra Bibi used to fight over Imran Khan’s frequent presence in their home before the couple got divorced, a member of Khawar Farid Maneka’s domestic staff told a local court on Tuesday. Mohammad Latif’s testimony was recorded during proceedings of a case related to the marriage of Bushra Bibi with former prime minister …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday rejected former prime minister Imran Khan’s request to withdraw his appeal against disqualification in the Toshakhana reference. A division bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri announced the verdict, which was reserved on September 13. The reference alleging that Imran — who is currently incarcerated at Adiala Jail …

PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday informed the Peshawar High Court that under the law, the schedule of general elections was to be declared at least 54 days ahead of the Feb 8 polling day, so it still had many days to do so. The court directed it to produce the election schedule after its formal announcement. The …

Two days after the Islamabad High Court reprimanded and directed ARY News to apologise to journalist Asma Shirazi for using her image alongside a news report unrelated to her, Shirazi expressed her renewed faith in the justice system and hailed the verdict as a “landmark decision” for media professionals subjected to online and mainstream media intimidation and harassment. “I am extremely emotional …

Lahore-based lawyer Mian Dawood on Wednesday approached the apex court challenging Justice Ijazul Ahsan’s participation in the Supreme Judicial Council proceedings against Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi. The SJC is seized with a set of complaints against Justice Naqvi pertaining to alleged misconduct. Last month, it had issued a show-cause notice afresh to the judge with a direction to come up …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday decided that contempt case proceedings against PTI Chief Imran Khan and ex-party leader Fawad Chaudhry will take place on Dec 13 at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where both politicians are currently incarcerated. The ECP issued its verdict in light of the interior ministry’s denial to produce the former premier before the commission during the last …

The PPP on Wednesday responded to JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s recent reservations about holding elections during what he described as a worsening security situation by suggesting that opposition to polls stemmed from a “fear of the public’s verdict”. PPP Secretary Information Faisal Kareem Kundi’s statement follows the JUI-F chief’s recent statement on the feasibility of holding elections amid a …