Pakistan

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday granted former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan pre-arrest bail for 15 days in 14 cases registered against him following the party’s ‘Azadi March‘ on May 25. After the PTI chairman ended his march, Imran and other leaders of his party were booked in 14 cases registered at multiple police …

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday returned a petition filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) seeking a ruling from the top court on protection from government action for those partaking in the party’s planned march on Islamabad. The PTI approached the top court a day ago seeking directions to bar the federal government and other relevant authorities from using “coercive measures …

PTI Chairman Imran Khan announced on Thursday that he would unveil his plan of action for his party’s next march at a rally in Dir “two days from now” on Saturday. “I have a rally in Dir where I will present my next plan of action. We are studying the Supreme Court’s decision,” he said while speaking at a rally …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif censured his predecessor Imran Khan on Thursday, accusing him of “making naked threats against the country”, deeming him “unfit for public office” and warning him against “talking about [the] division of Pakistan”. The prime minister made these remarks in a Twitter post that referred to an interview of Imran with anchorperson Sami Abraham for Bol News programme ‘Tajzia’ last night …

ISLAMABAD: Despite Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) directive, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has so far failed to demarcate boundaries of the Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP). The IHC on Jan 11, 2022, had issued the directive for demarcation of the boundaries of MHNP within 60 days. On March 1, CDA Member Planning Naveed Illahi notified a five-member committee for carrying …

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Tuesday condemned what is said excessive use of force by law enforcement agencies prior to and during the ‘Haqiqi Azadi March’ of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). The Senate Standing Committee on Interior met to discuss and fix responsibility on the use of what it said use of undue force on the participants of the march, obstructions …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court observed on Tuesday it appeared that the April 22 amendments in the Exit From Pakistan (Control) Rules of 2010 had been enforced with retrospective effect. “This appears to have been done without the authorisation necessary for giving such an effect to amendments in the rules,” said a three-page order which was released during a suo motu …

PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has stopped his party’s lawmakers from appearing before National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf for confirmation of resignations. “We have already resigned and an announcement [in this regard] was made on the floor of the National Assembly, there is no need to go there [to the house] for confirmation of resignations,” …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued notices to the police and complainant — a representative of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces — in a case against activist and lawyer Imaan Mazari-Hazir for allegedly “abusing and defaming the senior command of the Pakistan Army”. A first information report (FIR) was registered against Mazari-Hazir …

A grand tribal jirga arrived in Kabul on Wednesday morning to join the ongoing talks between the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Pakistan government to press for an agreement to end years of violence. Former governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shaukatullah Khan, who is part of the jirga, told Dawn.com that the jirga’s role is “very important” in view of tribal traditions that are …