Pakistan

A special court in Islamabad, recently established to hear cases filed under the Official Sec­rets Act, on Wednesday sent PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on a 14-day judicial remand in the cipher case. The former foreign minister was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) earlier this month in connection with a first information report (FIR) registered on August 15 under the Official Secrets Act, …

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday directed the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and other authorities not to allow any unauthorised and illegal charged parking in the city. A two-judge bench, headed by Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, also sought a detailed compliance report and warned that in case of any violation of traffic laws, an appropriate action would be taken. …

MANSEHRA: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-Parliamentarians chairman and former chief minister Pervez Khattak on Monday said former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan acted like a pharaoh with all party leaders strictly following him in all situations. “Enough is enough. We cannot please him [Imran] by confronting the army,” Mr Khattak told a public meeting in the Kaghan area here. Former chief …

ISLAMABAD: While citizens have been protesting against unbearable electricity bills, speakers at a conference on Monday blamed the Supreme Court of Pakistan for the issue, as it abolished the Council of Common Interests (CCI)’s mandate to fix electricity rates. They also said it was unfortunate that the judiciary in the past used to protect unconstitutional steps of the military establishment. The event …

Actor Hadiqa Kiani has denied that her ongoing drama Hadsa is based on the gang rape of a French woman of Pakistani-origin in front of her three children on the Sialkot-Lahore Motorway in September 2020. A description for the Geo TV drama reads, “Hadsa follows the life of Taskeen (Kiani), a headstrong and opinionated woman who leads a happy and successful life with her loving husband and children. …

ISLAMABAD: In light of protests against inflated electricity bills, the energy ministry has finalised a list of proposals to provide relief to the inflation-hit populace, which would be presented in a meeting of the federal cabinet for approval, said interim Information Minister Murtaza Solangi on Monday. The minister told Dawn that the public protesting the hike in electricity tariff was in distress …

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Tuesday handed over lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir to police on three-day physical remand. A day earlier, Imaan and former lawmaker Ali Wazir — who have both been facing cases due to a recent rally held by the Pashtun Tahaffuz Move­ment (PTM) in Islamabad — had been granted bail in …

A meeting of the interim federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, is currently under way in Islamabad during which the Ministry of Energy’s recommendations on inflated electricity bills are to be considered, according to state broadcaster Radio Pakistan. The meeting takes place as people take to the streets in large numbers over exorbitant electricity bills on the back of a …

The Supreme Court on Tuesday echoed with the pleasantry “good to see you” as it heard PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s plea challenging amendments to accountability laws. A three-member bench, comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Ijazul Ahsan, took up the petition, which was filed last year in June. After coming to power in April last …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s three-year sentence in the Toshakhana case. However, a special court recently established to hear cases under the Official Sec­rets Act has directed Attock Jail authorities — where the former premier is incarcerated — to keep Imran in “judicial lockup” and produce him on Aug 30 (tomorrow) in connection with the cipher …