DERA GHAZI KHAN/ RAJANPUR: After visiting the flood-hit areas in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday visited affected areas in Punjab’s Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur. The prime minister was briefed about the ongoing relief and rehabilitation work in the two areas, including food supply, drinking …
Read More »FIA constitutes team to oversee PTI funding probe
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday constituted a five-member team to supervise the inquiry teams of FIA’s respective zones probing into the matter pertaining to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) order in Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) ‘prohibited’ funding case. Headed by FIA director Mohammad Athar Waheed, the FIA …
Read More »Imran to be lone PTI player on nine vacant NA seats
ISLAMABAD: Just hours after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced the schedule for by-elections on nine general seats of the National Assembly, former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan — in a bid to set a record — announced his candidature on all nine seats in the Sept …
Read More »Taking money from foreign companies wasn’t illegal in 2012: Imran counters ECP verdict in funding case
PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday hit back at the Election Commission of Pakistan’s verdict in the PTI prohibited funding case saying that taking money from foreign companies wasn’t illegal in 2012. In an address to supporters via video link, he said that the law which …
Read More »Kamil gets notice for removing Shujaat from top slot
LAHORE: The PML-Q has issued a show-cause notice to its Punjab general secretary Kamil Ali Agha for taking an illegal step of calling a party meeting and removing Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain from the president’s slot. The decision to issue the notice was taken at the PML-Q’s Central Executive Committee meeting …
Read More »PTI withdraws case against CEC ‘to add more evidence’
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) withdrew a reference against Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on Thursday, a day after filing it with the Supreme Judicial Council, to add more evidence and highlight further legal aspects. PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry told journalists in Islamabad the reference would be filed again after adding …
Read More »NAB bill passed amid PTI uproar
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability (Second Amendment) Act 2022 sailed through Senate on Thursday amid strong protests by the opposition parties, especially the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) senators who termed the legislation an attempt to turn the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) into a “toothless” organisation. The opposition resorted to protests after Minister …
Read More »Red Zone sealed to stop PTI workers from gathering outside ECP
ISLAMABAD: The Red Zone was partially sealed again on Thursday to stop activists of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) from coming out on streets and protesting in front of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Police officers told Dawn that the Red Zone was partially sealed over an alert shared by Special Branch of police …
Read More »Imran be made an ‘example’ of, says PDM
• Disqualification reference to be filed against ex-PM • PDM wants PTI chairman held, placed on ECL ISLAMABAD: While announcing that the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement coalition had decided to submit a reference against the PTI chairman in light of Article 62 (1)(f) of the Constitution, following the Election Commission …
Read More »PTI files reference with Supreme Judicial Council, seeks removal of CEC
ISLAMABAD: A day after the announcement of the verdict by the Election Commission of Pakistan in the prohibited funding case, the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf moved a reference before the Supreme Judicial Council against Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on Wednesday. Moved through Babar Awan, the reference pleaded with the SJC …
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