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  • Firdous Ashiq Awan made Central Secretary Information of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party

    Firdous Ashiq Awan made Central Secretary Information of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party

    Jahangir Khan Tareen has confirmed in a tweet that former federal minister Fridous Ashiq Awan will be the Central Secretary Information of his newly launched Istehkam-e-Pakistan party.

    Tareen has already tweeted about the designations of other party members including Auwn Chaudhary, Aleem Khan and Amir Mahmood Kiyani, all three considered close aides of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. Tareen himself was once considered one of the key figures in PTI, largely credited for getting independent candidates to join the party in 2018, paving the way for the formation of a coalition government.

    Firdous Ashiq Awan has previously held information portfolios in various governments.
    In 2019, she was appointed as special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan for information and broadcasting. On November 2, 2020, she got appointed as Special Assistant for information to Chief Minister Punjab, Usman Buzdar.

  • Female CJ of Peshawar High Court elevated to Supreme Court

    Female CJ of Peshawar High Court elevated to Supreme Court

    The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) took the united decision on Wednesday of elevating Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Mussarat Hilali to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The decision was taken in the Council’s meeting in Islamabad, chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandial.

    Earlier, the next Chief Justice, Qazi Faez Isa, suggested her name for elevation and afterwards, Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial also agreed to the nomination of Justice Hilali.
    She will be the second woman judge of the Supreme Court after Justice Ayesha Malik who was appointed in January 2022 to the apex court. Mussarat Hilali is the first female Chief Justice of PHC. She is the only woman on the bench since 2013.
    Justice Hilali also holds the honour of getting elected as the first woman executive member of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) from 2007-2009.

  • We cannot even take Malik Riaz’s name on TV: Khawaja Asif

    We cannot even take Malik Riaz’s name on TV: Khawaja Asif

    Defence Minister Khawaja Asif talked about tax evasion in the country on Wednesday and said that 500 billion tax evasion is taking place in the real estate sector.

    While giving a speech in the National Assembly, Asif said that from the real estate sector, people like Malik Riaz cannot even be named on television.

    He went on to say that Riaz is also involved in the £190 million case but we can not take his name.

    Former Prime (PM) minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi are being questioned by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for aiding Malik Riaz in the settlement of £190 million seized by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency.
    Imran and Bushra Bibi are accused of receiving benefits from Malik Riaz by granting him the settlement of £190 million.

  • Adil Raja detained in London

    Adil Raja detained in London

    YouTuber Major (retd) Adil Raja has been detained by the London police, Geo has reported.

    It is still not clear on what charges Raja is being held. However, it is pertinent to mention here that a case was registered against him two days ago at Ramna Police Station in Islamabad under the charges of counterterrorism and treason on the request of Muhammad Islam, a resident of the capital city.

    Raja’s attorney Mehtab Aziz told Geo News that he hasn’t been able to reach his client since the past 24 hours.

    Raja was known for running a YouTube channel named ‘Soldier Speaks’. He got famous earlier this year in January when he claimed that some Pakistani actresses and models were working in cahoots with General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and former ISI chief General Faiz Hameed to trap politicians.

    Raja has been accused by his detractors of peddling fake news and sensationalism.



  • Request for including Imran Khan in Arshad Sharif’s Murder Case declared inadmissible

    Request for including Imran Khan in Arshad Sharif’s Murder Case declared inadmissible

    The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) has discarded the petition of slain journalist Arshad Sharif’s mother to add Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, head of ARY Salman Iqbal, former minister Murad Saeed, former minister Faisal Vawda and senior journalist Imran Riaz Khan to the investigation.

    The Supreme Court stated that the request of involving these persons can be made to Joint Investigation Team (JIT) instead.

    The Supreme Court has issued a written order, stating that the lawyer of Arshad Sharif’s mother had requested the court to conduct an investigation involving the aforementioned five people.
    The court dismissed the application, declaring it inadmissible and further stated that the request can be made to the JIT.
    The petition submitted by the lawyer also stated that it is a request to Supreme Court to order the chief of JIT to include these five persons in the investigation.

  • Could not travel from Lahore to Islamabad on short notice, Bushra Bibi tells NAB

    Could not travel from Lahore to Islamabad on short notice, Bushra Bibi tells NAB

    Former First Lady and wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi, did not appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Al-Qadir Trust case on Tuesday, stating that she is unable to travel from Lahore to Islamabad so often on short notice.

    NAB has already called in former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the same case on June 15. It is expected that Imran Khan and his wife both will appear before NAB on the same day.

    Sources within NAB told Dawn that Bushra Bibi sent a letter to Chairman of the bureau in which she said it is difficult for her to appear on Tuesday as she received a notice just three days ago.

    Earlier, Bushra Bibi in a statement submitted to NAB on June 7, said that she is not aware of any “wrongdoings” in the trust’s matters and deal between UK’s National Crime Agency and Malik Riaz, a property tycoon. She further added that she is not involved in the affairs of trust and donations.

    In the same letter Bushra Bibi requested NAB to shift her hearing to a day later, as her husband Imran Khan was also scheduled to appear before the Islamabad High Court and an anti-terrorism court on the same day.
    Bushra Bibi, in her letter also said that she observes strict purdah and that is why she would like to be accompanied by her husband when she travels to Islamabad.

  • ‘Modern-day Goebbels’: Shehbaz Sharif says Imran Khan has perfected art of lying

    ‘Modern-day Goebbels’: Shehbaz Sharif says Imran Khan has perfected art of lying

    Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has on Wednesday scathingly responded to a tweet by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan referring to the events of May 9, calling him a “modern-day Joseph Goebbels.”

    Goebbels was the chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, largely blamed for creating the narrative that led to World War II and the Holocaust.

    Imran Khan’s tweet, posted on Tuesday, said that the violent events that took place on May 9 were pre-planned.

    “If there is someone who deserves the title of modern-day Joseph Goebbels, chief propagandist for the German Nazi Party, is none other than Imran Khan. He is certainly perfecting the art of lying. How convenient of IK to forget how he incited his cult followers to violence over a span of one year! He called the Army and intelligence leadership names, exploited the people’s emotions through slogans of ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ & use of religious symbols & even administered oath of ‘Jihad’ to them,” wrote PM in the tweet.


    “As the State symbols & military installations came under attack at the hands of his goons, he refused to condemn violence, what to speak of urging the arsonists to stand down. His speeches & Twitter posts have enough evidence to refute his claims & establish a build-up to the events of May 9. As the facts have established so far, the PTI under his watch purposefully deployed violence as a policy. He can lie through his teeth. History doesn’t,” he added

    The National Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution demanding action against May 9 rioters under the Army Act.

    The resolution was moved by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.

    The resolution demanded that all individuals involved in May 9 riots must immediately face legal repercussions, adding that members of the same party and its leaders were separating themselves from May 9 events.

  • Use of Army Act against civilians: US urges Pakistan to respect democratic principles

    United States (US) State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on Tuesday urged Pakistani authorities to respect democratic principles and rule of law.

    “We are aware of the reports concerning civilians who will face military trials for their suspected involvement in the May 9th protest,” Miller told reporters

    He added that the authorities were in regular contact with Pakistan’s officials at the highest level for human rights, democracy, projection of journalists and rule of law, for these were priorities for the United States.


    While answering a question about Pakistan buying crude oil from Russia, Miller said that we have been very clear that each country has to make its own choices based on its own circumstances.

    The National Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution demanding action against May 9 rioters under the Army Act.
    The resolution was moved by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.


    The resolution demanded that all individuals involved in May 9 riots must immediately face legal repercussions, adding that members of the same party and its leaders were separating themselves from May 9 events.

  • Documentary on Modi’s role in Gujarat riots to be screened in US

    Documentary on Modi’s role in Gujarat riots to be screened in US

    A documentary focused on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s time as Chief Minister of Indian state Gujarat, during the 2012 riots will be screened in the United States.

    “India: the Modi question,” is a two party documentary, based on Modi’s role as the CM during the riots which killed at least 1,000 people, most of them Muslims.

    The private screening has been scheduled for June 20 by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, two days before Modi’s official state visit, where he will be hosted by US President Joe Biden. Human Rights Watch said it wanted the screening to serve as a reminder that the documentary had been banned in India.

    The Indian government has termed the documentary as a “propaganda piece”.

  • Budget, May 9 top agendas during PM-COAS meeting

    Budget, May 9 top agendas during PM-COAS meeting

    Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday at PM house, right after the presentation of the federal budget, DAWN has reported.

    The National Assembly later passed a resolution right after the meeting that demands instant prosecution of the miscreants involved in the May 9 attack on state and military installations under the Pakistan Army Act, 1952.

    No communication about the meeting has been released but according to sources close to the Prime Minister, he did meet the COAS.

    Reportedly, the Geberal said that there will be no mercy for the planners, instigators and motivators involved in the May 9 riots and their cases will be tried under the Army Act. The meeting between the PM and COAS is also considered important in the backdrop of the recent fiscal budget presentation.

    In a tweet, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said, despite the domestic and global obstacles, budget 2023-2024 promises to turn things around and shape an unobstructed path for the country.