ISLAMABAD , March 29, 2023: The National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday passed the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, meant to curtail powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) to unilaterally take suo motu notice. Addressing the NA session, Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar said the legislation was in line with the constitution as it did not affect …

KASUR , March 29, 2023: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president Maryam Nawaz lambasted on Wednesday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, saying the latter had now become the biggest absconder in connection with the violation of law. Addressing a public gathering, Ms Nawaz said the nation will not let Mr Khan to rule the country again. She bashed …

ISLAMABAD , March 29, 2023: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday resumed hearing of a constitutional petition filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and others regarding delay in elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assemblies which were dissolved in January this year. A five-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice …

ISLAMABAD , March 29, 2023: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said the general elections in the country must be held simultaneously. Speaking to media here on Wednesday, he expressed apprehension if elections were held in phases, no one would accept results. Referring to the PTI plea in the Supreme Court on postponement of elections by the Election Commission of Pakistan …

LAHORE , March 29, 2023; The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday allowed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill to travel to the United States for four weeks. A three-member bench of the LHC headed by the Chief Justice heard the petition field against the inclusion of Shahbaz Gill’s name in the Exit Control Lists (ECL). The court has allowed …

ISLAMABAD , March 29, 2023: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday sought reply from the federal government over its action to bar the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) chief minister and the governor from taking regional police officials with them outside the region. IHC’s Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard a petition filed by GB chief minister and government against a notification issued …

RAWALPINDI , March 29, 2023: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed came down hard on the government for targeting judiciary, saying it was pushing parliament and judiciary towards confrontation. In a series of tweets, the former interior minister said it was not new that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had attacked the judiciary. He said the government was …

ISLAMABAD , March 29, 2023: Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said ex-Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Chaudhry imposed “judicial dictatorship” in the country that was aimed at sabotaging the democracy and installing hybrid regime. Addressing the National Assembly (NA) session debating the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, he said the country was in …

ISLAMABAD , March 29, 2023: Judicial Magistrate Malik Aman on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrant for Imran Khan for threatening woman judge Zeba Chaudhry. The judge announced his decision after a short break during proceedings. The judge dismissed Imran’s plea for exemption from personal appearance and ordered him to appear before court on April 18. When proceedings resumed after a …

ISLAMABAD , March 29,2023: Judicial Magistrate Malik Aman on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrant for Imran Khan for threatening female judge Zeba Chaudhry. The judge announced his decision after a short break during proceedings. The judge dismissed Imran’s plea for exemption from personal appearance and ordered him to appear before the court on April 18. When proceedings resumed after a …

LAHORE, March 29, 2023: An accountability court in the Punjab capital on Wednesday scrapped the reference against Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Khawaja Salman Rafique owing to lack of jurisdiction and sent it back to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The judge announced the verdict reserved earlier in the day after hearing arguments on acquittal pleas filed …

ISLAMABAD , March 28, 2023: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft bill, titled Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) bill 2023, to debate the legislation on judicial reforms in the parliament amid the Supreme Court’s (SC) under-hearing suo motu notice on holding elections in Punjab Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The debate heated up when two members of the apex court’s …

ISLAMABAD , March 28, 2023: Pakistan on Tuesday decided against participating in the Second Summit for Democracy being held by the US on March 29-30, 2023. Pakistan is among over 100 countries invited by US President Joe Biden to the summit. In 2021, Islamabad had politely refused to attend the moot without specifying any reasons. The summit was being considered …

ISLAMABAD , March 28, 2023: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has questioned whether the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has the authority to extend the date of elections. The CJP raised the question when the hearing of PTI’s petition against postponement of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections resumed on Tuesday. At the outset of the hearing, CJP …

LAHORE , March 28, 2023: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) decided on Tuesday to continue its mass contact campaign. After Lahore, the PTI had decided to stage more public gatherings during the month of Ramazan. In connection with the holding of more gatherings in Punjab, the PTI had decided to stage “power show” in Central Punjab and then in South Punjab. As …

ISLAMABAD , March 28, 2023: Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday demanded the National Assembly to make legislation to reduce powers enjoyed by the chief justice of Pakistan. The premier made the demand while speaking in the National Assembly a day after Supreme Court’s Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail raised objections over “one man show” powers …

ISLAMABAD, March 28, 2023: Pakistan on Tuesday decided against participating in the Second Summit for Democracy being held by the US on March 29-30, 2023. Pakistan is among over 100 countries invited by US President Joe Biden to the summit. In 2021, Islamabad had politely refused to attend the moot without specifying any reasons. The summit was being considered a …

ISLAMABAD , March 28, 2023: Federal Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar on Tuesday appealed to Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial to form a full court bench to hear petitions regarding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He made the appeal while speaking to media outside the Supreme Court before the hearing of a petition filed by the PTI …

ISLAMABAD , March 28, 2023: A record of the cases submitted before the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday revealed that 29 FIRs had been registered against PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the federal capital. IHC’s Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the petition filed by Mr Khan seeking details of cases filed against him in Islamabad while Faisal Chaudhry represented the …

SAHIWAL, March 28, 2023: A woman flour seeker was killed and 43 others were injured in police baton-charge at a free flour distribution centre set up at the Quaid-e-Azam Stadium on Tuesday, Dunya News reported. Rescue officials said hundreds of people had gathered at the stadium to get flour bags and mismanagement made things difficult for the visitors. As the …

ISLAMABAD, March 28, 2023:Mansoor Usman Awan on Tuesday assumed charge as new Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) a day after President Arif Alvi approved his appointment. He is expected to represent the government in the Supreme Court in a constitutional petition filed by the PTI over delay in polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It would be his first assignment …

ISLAMABAD , March 27, 2023: The Supreme Court on Monday, while hearing PTI’s plea against delaying general elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, deferred hearing of the case till Tuesday, besides issuing notices to ECP and federal government seeking their reply. The court also sought reply from Punjab and KP governors by 11: 00 am on Tuesday. During the proceedings, …

LAHORE, March 27, 2023: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday granted interim bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in seven cases and stopped police from arresting him. The IHC bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the case after the PTI chief arrived from Lahore to seek pre-arrest bail in the cases …

ISLAMABAD, March 27, 2023: Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the incidents of desecration of the Holy Quran during Israeli force’s attack on Masjid Al-Aqsa and in Holland. The statement by the foreign office read that the expulsion of worshipers from Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month and violating the sanctity of the mosque was highly condemnable. Such actions were a …

LAHORE , March 27, 2023: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan arrived at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to seek protective bail in seven terrorism cases including vandalism in the judicial complex on Monday. Multiple cases were registered against the former prime minister at Islamabad’s Ramna, CTD and Golra police stations. A video on PTI’s official …

ISLAMABAD , March 27, 2023: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Monday that issues relating to elections could be resolved through talks but government’s intention was not good. Talking to media persons outside Islamabad High Court, Qureshi said curbs on media could not hide facts. He said his party was hopeful. “We are hopeful and constitution clearly tells …

ISLAMABAD , March 27, 2023: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan accused on Monday the police of attacking his party’s workers and photographer in plain clothes. Taking to Twitter, the deposed premier said, “As witnessed in Judicial Complex on March 18. Today, again, peaceful PTI workers and even our photographer were attacked and arrested by police. This is the height …

ISLAMABAD , March 27, 2023: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday said he wished that he and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah survived but he would like to say that Mr Sana would not survive. His statement comes in response to Mr Sana’s remarks that either Mr Khan or his political opponents would survive adding that Mr Khan had …

ISLAMABAD , March 27, 2023: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) today banned live and recorded coverage of all rallies, public gatherings in Islamabad. A ban notification was issued by Pemra for one day. According to the notification, live or recorded coverage of the protest rally or public gathering cannot be done. The ban on coverage has been imposed keeping …

ISLAMABAD, March 27, 2023: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) adjourned the hearing till tomorrow (Tuesday) on the request to provide the details of the cases registered against PTI Chairman Imran Khan. The lawyers informed Chief Justice Amir Farooq of the difficulties in reaching court. The chief justice observed that he also came to the court by crossing all hurdles. “The …

QUETTA , March 27, 2023: An anti-terrorism court on Monday granted two-day transit remand of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s focal person Barrister Hassaan Khan Niazi to be taken to Karachi. Police produced Niazi in the ATC and sought from the court his transit remand for an appearance in a Karachi court in connection with a case. The court the granted …

KARACHI, March 27, 2023: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Monday topped the chart in Sindh by-elections, bagging 39 seats out of 59 seats, unofficial and unconfirmed results suggested. The Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) secured six seats in the elections, PTI grabbed two seats, while JUI and MQM Pakistan bagged one seat each. Nine independent candidates also won seats. Polling time …

LAHORE, March 25, 2023: The authorities concerned have blocked various roads, including entry and exit points, in the Punjab capital to thwart the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) public gathering at Minar-i-Pakistan tonight (Saturday). The political show comes despite postponement of elections in Punjab as Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has excused from holding polls due to financial and security constraints. All …

LAHORE , March 25, 2023: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) approved Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s interim bail in three case. Mr Khan appeared before the ATC on Saturday. Three cases have been registered against the former prime minister in the Racecourse police station, including the death of PTI member Zille Shah, vandalism and interference in state affairs, which has …

ISLAMABAD, March 25, 2023: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court against delay in elections in Punjab. PTI leaders Asad Umar and Mian Mahmoodur Rashid, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani and Punjab Assembly Speaker Mohammad Sibtain Khan have filed the joint petition. They have made Election Commission of Pakistan, federal government, Punjab and KP …

ISLAMABAD , March 25, 2023: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday called for collective efforts to save the earth from the ill effects of climate change. He shared the message on Twitter as the annual Earth Hour will be observed in Pakistan tonight (Saturday) like elsewhere in the world under the theme “Give an Hour for Earth”. “Pakistan joins the …

QUETTA , March 25, 2023: A court in the Balochistan capital granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s nephew and PTI focal person Hassaan Khan Niazi in a case registered over inciting public. The judicial magistrate approved the bail against surety bonds worth Rs100,000 when Mr Niazi was produced before him amid tight security. Members of Insaf Lawyers …

LAHORE , March 25, 2023: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry slammed a crackdown on party leaders and workers, saying the action aimed at sabotaging the political gathering of his party at Minar-e-Pakistan tonight. In a series of tweets, the former information minister said: “Hundreds of people have been arrested, roads are blocked, police raided hundreds of houses and entered …

LAHORE , March 25, 2023: The PML-N led federal government on Saturday banned the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) governor and chief minister from carrying the official security personnel along with them during visits to other provinces. The interior ministry has circulated the copies of notification to all the chief secretaries and Inspector Generals of police in this regard. The concerned province would …

RAWALPINDI , March 25, 2023: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Saturday Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif could face contempt of court over delay in elections. In a series of tweets, the former interior minister said the tenure of the caretaker government would end after 90 days, adding that the government had postponed the elections due to …