Category: Pakistan

  Rangers stand guard at the High Court for the arrival of PTI chief Imran Khan in Islamabad on May 12. PTI Chairman Imran Khan arrives at the Islamabad High Court for a hearing on May 12. Imran Khan waves at he arrives at the Islamabad High Court on Friday. Imran Khan arrives at the...

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has tasked its scrutiny committee to submit a report on prohibited funding of all political parties within two weeks. The decision was made in a meeting attended by the officers concerned and chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja. The scrutiny committee — initially formed in...

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday said that he was not in favor of banning the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) despite the party attacking state facilities, adding that he would be the “last person” to endorse such a move. Speaking at a press conference, the foreign minister — flanked by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Wednesday that strict action would be taken against “state’s enemies” as he slammed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for violence that gripped the country after PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case. In his address to the nation, the prime minister came down hard on the PTI, calling...

A day after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s dramatic nabbing from the Islamabad High Court’s diary branch, the party’s Secretary General Asad Umar was arrested by the anti-terrorist squad (ATS) from the premises of the same court .   The Islamabad police’s ATS officials picked up Umar from outside the IHC Bar Room where...

As political tensions continue to escalate following the dramatic arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman (PTI) Imran Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities have also called in army troops to control the situation on the ground following the suit of the Punjab government. The Ministry of Interior has approved the Punjab government’s request for assistance by sanctioning ten...

In a shocking turn of events, PTI chief Imran Khan, who was present at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for two hearings on Tuesday afternoon, was taken into custody by the Rangers from the premises. PTI lawyer Faisal Chaudhry confirmed the development to Dawn.com, which prompted IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq to direct the Islamabad police...

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was the youngest foreign minister at the SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Goa this past weekend, but instead of focusing on that and all the ways he could have represented Pakistan, people were focusing on his weight. Of course, they were. Somehow, Pakistanis still haven’t gotten the memo when it comes to valid...

A day after a man was lynched at a political rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mardan by a crazed mob over blasphemy accusations, police officials said the situation in the city was “under control” and authorities had begun investigations. Mardan Senior Superintendent for Operations Rokhanzeb Khan told media that the incident took place during a PTI rally...

The Foreign Office (FO) said on Sunday that insinuations associating Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto – Zardari’s remarks on India’s decision to hold G20 meetings in occupied Kashmir with a threat of violence were “not only mischievous but highly irresponsible”. India assumed the year-long presidency of the G20 in December last year. It is set to host a...