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  • Govt to ban PTI, initiate treason references against Khan & Alvi

    Govt to ban PTI, initiate treason references against Khan & Alvi

    The federal government of Pakistan has decided to go all in against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its leadership as the Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar announced on Monday that the Shehbaz Sharif administration plans to ban the PTI as well as file treason cases against Imran Khan and former President Arif Alvi.

    “PTI and Pakistan cannot co-exist,” Tarar told a press conference in Islamabad, saying that the federal government will move the apex court to file a petition to ban the party.

    Tarar stated that the decision to take these actions was taken in view of PTI’s alleged involvement in the May 9 riots and its leaders’ attempts to sabotage IMF’s bailout package deal with Pakistan.

    Meanwhile, Shah Mahmood Qureshi was indicted in cases related to May 9 events today.

  • PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan says party members being forced to deflect

    PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan says party members being forced to deflect

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Gohar Ali Khan has stated that his party members are being forced to switch their loyalties.

    While talking to media, Gohar strongly condemned the “abduction” of PTI leaders and their family members, including MNA Sahibzada Ameer Sultan, PTI media wing member Rizwan Malik, Mian Fayyaz Ahmad Chajra’s son Mian Tajamal Hussain and brother Mian Imtiaz Hussain and other social media activists.

    He called for the Supreme Court to take notice of this urgent matter and also ensure the implementation of its recent verdict of reserved seats’ case.

    The PTI Chairman slammed the government for re-arresting party activist Sanam Javed on Sunday after her release while demanding Khan’s and Bushra Bibi’s immediate release as well.

    He claimed that Bushra Bibi was arrested again in the Toshakhana case only to “break” former PM Imran Khan, as his wife had nothing to do with the case.

  • ‘Only parliament can alter constitution, not SC’; Sanaullah on reserved seats ruling

    ‘Only parliament can alter constitution, not SC’; Sanaullah on reserved seats ruling

    The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political & Public Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, commented on the recent Supreme Court verdict on the reserved seats case, saying, “The judiciary cannot alter the constitution, but parliament can.”

    In a significant legal victory for the Imran Khan-founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the “party is eligible for the allocation of reserved seats”.

    Sanaullah criticised the top court’s verdict, saying that it “violated Article 51” and relevant clauses that clearly bound independent candidates to join political parties within three days after elections.

    He also disapproved of the ruling granting an additional two weeks to process the independent candidates’ affiliations to their desired political parties.

    The senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader also stated that the verdict would be “opening the front gate for horse-trading.”

  • Trump shot at in assassination attempt

    Trump shot at in assassination attempt

    US President hopeful Donald Trump says he has been shot in the ear at a political rally, saying he heard a “whizzing sound” and feeling a “bullet ripping through skin”


    At the scene, a male attacker was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service after the apparent assassination attempt on Trump at the event in Pennsylvania.


    The attacker also killed one and critically injured two others at the rally.


    A witness told BBC they saw a man with a rifle crawling on a nearby roof before the shots rang out.

    Trump is safe, but many are saying the attempt on his life will help seal his win in the presidential race against Joe Biden.

  • Is Khan ever coming out? Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi arrested in NEW Toshakhana case

    Is Khan ever coming out? Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi arrested in NEW Toshakhana case

    There seems to be no respite for the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, as they have been arrested in a new  National Accountability Bureau (NAB) reference related to Toshakhana gifts, on the same day they were acquitted in the Iddat case by an Islamabad court.

    A team of NAB headed by Deputy Director Mohsin Haroon ‘arrested’ them both in Adiala jail, where they are already serving their term. Geo News has reported that this new case is related to the alleged ‘misuse of power for acquiring Toshakhana gifts’.

    Previously, Khan’s sentences in the previous Toshakhana cases were suspended, and the Islamabad High Court (IHC) also acquitted him in the cipher case.

    However, in a separate incident, an Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore dismissed Khan’s pre-arrest bail petitions this week in three cases related to the May 9 events.

  • ‘If Khan,Bushra Bibi are not wanted in other case, they are free’: Judge Afzal Manoka

    ‘If Khan,Bushra Bibi are not wanted in other case, they are free’: Judge Afzal Manoka

    An Islamabad district and sessions court accepted appeals filed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, against their conviction in the Iddat case, clearing them of the last known legal cases against them.

    Khan and his spouse were sentenced to seven years in prison and awarded a fine of Rs500,000 each, in February earlier this year after a trial court found their nikah to be fraudulent.

    The couple challenged their conviction and moved the IHC, seeking varying relief from the court.

    The recent verdict, a significant milestone for the founder of PTI, holds immense importance. Imran Khan has been incarcerated since August last year in the Toshakhana case, and this decision could potentially change his circumstances.

    While Khan got relief in significant cases like Toshakhana and cipher cases earlier this month, he remained behind bars in the Iddat case.

  • After major relief by SC, trouble for Khan in May 9 case

    After major relief by SC, trouble for Khan in May 9 case

    A day before the Supreme Court granted major relief to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the reserved seats case, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) affirmed the allegations of Imran Khan’s involvement in the May 9 conspiracy against the state in its verdict.

    Senior journalist Ansar Abbasi has stated that while Friday’s SC verdict was a major political victory for PTI and Khan, the verdict by ATC Lahore is a major setback for them.

    Lahore’s anti-terrorism court has become the first judicial forum to uphold that Imran Khan and senior PTI leaders hatched an anti-state conspiracy on May 9.

    Justice Khalid Arshad of the ATC Lahore upheld the prosecution’s view that Khan, in collusion with PTI’s top leadership, was involved in a conspiracy and war against the state on May 9 of last year.

    The court also rejected Khan’s bail application while pointing out that the court was not convinced by founder PTI’s allegation that he was being targeted with politically motivated case.

  • No intention to form government with PPP, says Barrister Gohar Ali Khan

    No intention to form government with PPP, says Barrister Gohar Ali Khan

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has said that the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision on reserved seats put a dead stop to predictions of a ban on PTI, ARY News reported.

    Khan told journalists that his party has no intention of forming a coalition government with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

    “This option was also available to us on February 09,” Barrister Gohar remarked.

    “We will act as a strong opposition party,” the PTI chairman said.

    Gohar Khan also clarified that the party’s top leadership didn’t decide anything about the no-confidence motion.

    “The option of talks still is open,” Gohar stated.

    Previously, the top court on Friday announced its verdict about reserved seats and allowed PTI to obtain their reserved seats in National and provincial assemblies.

  • Omar Ayub calls for initiating treason case against CEC Sikandar Raja

    Omar Ayub calls for initiating treason case against CEC Sikandar Raja

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan has called for the invocation of Article 6 (Guilty of high treason) against the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) because they misinterpreted the Constitution, leading to the removal of the party’s electoral symbol—the bat.

    His remarks came after the recent Supreme Court verdict granting PTI reserved seats for women and minorities—a right previously revoked by the ECP.

    “I congratulate the entire Pakistan on this auspicious day and the entire legal team,” Ayub said, hailing the Supreme Court’s ruling in a press conference.

    He also stated that the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Sikandar Sultan Raja, and four other members of the ECP should resign from their offices immediately.

  • CJP Isa doesn’t want extension in his tenure, says Azam Nazeer Tarar

    CJP Isa doesn’t want extension in his tenure, says Azam Nazeer Tarar

    Law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has said on Saturday that Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa informed him that he doesn’t want to stay the top judge longer than his current term, Geo News reported.

    Tarar said on Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’ that CJP told him in the presence of the Attorney and General that he doesn’t want an extension in his tenure.

    “I told him (CJP) no such thing is happening at all,” Azam Nazeer said, adding that the CJP then praised him for clarifying the issue.    

    Tarar also said that he told the CJP about pension reforms, which comprised a recommendation to increase the age of retirement by two years, applying to all the sectors.