Police ‘take over’ PTI office in Islamabad before key meeting – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Just before a PTI’s general body meeting on Wednesday, police and security officials in plainclothes allegedly raided and took control of PTI’s central secretariat in Islamabad’s Sector G-8, stopped members from entering the premises, warning them that they would have to face consequences, party sources said. The PTI general body, however, managed to hold […]
Imran conspired to destabilise Pakistan: Maryam
Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Maryam Nawaz, on Wednesday underscored the challenges faced by the nation due to the conspiracies hatched by former prime minister Imran Khan which, according to her, were aimed at destabilising the country. Addressing a rally in Narowal, she said that those who conspired against PML-N supreme […]
PTI leaders slam verdict; appeal for calm
ISLAMABAD: Reacting to the 10-year imprisonment handed down to former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) appealed to it workers to remain calm and focus on February 8 elections. In their statements and video messages as well as social media posts, Several PTI leaders […]
4 dead, 5 injured in blast at PTI rally in Balochistan’s Sibi – Pakistan
Four people have been killed and five injured in a bomb blast at a PTI rally in Balochistan’s Sibi on Tuesday, according to officials. An update from District Headquarters Hospital Sibi’s Medical Superintendent Dr Babar and District Health Officer Imran Baloch said four people were killed and five people were injured. Earlier, Sibi Station House […]
PTI candidates, workers face cases, arrests after Sunday rallies in Punjab – Pakistan
BAHAWALNAGAR: A day after braving police crackdown on Sunday for taking out rallies, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) candidates and supporters woke up on Monday to face a new ordeal: criminal cases for breaching multiple sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). In Bahawalnagar, the police registered a case against 234 PTI workers for violating section 144, […]
Factions carved out of PTI post-May 9 jostle for space – Pakistan
FUELLED by boastful claims that its leader is set to secure the chief minister’s slot following the February 8 general elections, Pervez Khattak’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P), a breakaway faction of the Imran Khan-founded PTI, is vying for dominance in the bustling political arena of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pervez Khattak With the rumoured backing of the […]
‘Stay calm vote for Khan’, PTI tells workers after cypher verdict
Reacting strongle to the 10-year imprisonment handed down to former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday, the party declared the cypher trial “a complete disgusting mockery of law”. The party, wary of a repeat of the May 9, 2023 riots, maintained that “such sham trials have their future written in […]
PTI leaders, workers booked under terror charges for alleged vandalism during party rally in Karachi – Pakistan
Karachi police on Monday registered a case against PTI workers and leaders under terror charges for “resorting to vandalism” during what it called was an “unlawful assembly” at Teen Talwan in Clifton a day earlier. On Sunday, dozens of PTI workers were arrested as they took out rallies and processions on the call of founder […]
PTI unveils manifesto as police disperse several rallies – Pakistan
KARACHI: Police stop PTI supporters from holding a rally near the Teen Talwar monument at Clifton on Sunday.—Shakil Adil-White Star / PPI • Pledges direct election of prime minister, reduction of NA tenure from five to four years• Promises equality, ‘truth and reconciliation commission’ and a wider tax base• Mian Azhar briefly held, dozens picked […]
At least 20 PTI workers arrested in Karachi during election rally – Pakistan
Karachi police on Sunday arrested at least 20 PTI workers as the party attempted to carry out an election rally in the metropolis ahead of the February 8 polls. The development came as the leaders of all major political parties — including the PPP, the PML-N and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) — continued their election […]