IHC in its judgment, ruled that DC Irfan Nawaz Memon had been found guilty of misconduct for taking actions that were beyond his authority and was awarded a 6-month jail sentence. Moreover, the Islamabad police SSP (operations) was sentenced to four months imprisonment besides a fine of Rs100,000. However, the Saddar SP was acquitted of […]
In a candid conversation with YouTuber Adeel Asif, Rahat expressed his thoughts on the ban imposed since the 2016 Uri attack, stating, “Since we couldn’t travel to India, Indians. I would like to give them some credit, they started hosting their destination weddings in foreign countries because India does not allow Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, […]
The former prime minister had submitted his nomination papers from NA-122 Lahore and NA-89 Mianwali for the general elections scheduled for Feb 8, both of which were rejected by the respective ROs. Subsequently, he contested these decisions before the election appellate tribunals, where his appeals were also dismissed. In response, PTI founder Imran Khan filed […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan was hit with another setback as the Lahore High Court (LHC) turned down his plea against the rejection of his nomination papers, dimming hopes for his participation in the February 8 general elections. The high court upheld the decisions of the returning officer (RO) and appellate tribunal given against […]
As the controversy surrounding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) intra-party elections and iconic electoral symbol of a cricket bat deepens, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa remarked on Friday that the party will have to “face consequences if the intra-party polls don’t align with the law. The remark came during the hearing of hearing of […]
Plaintiff Mian Shabbir filed a plea in the LHC through his lawyer Azhar Siddique. The Chairman of the Senate, the speaker National Assembly, the Election Commission of Pakistan, and others have been made respondents in the case. The plea stated Parliament passed an amendment in the Election Act with a simple majority, while such legislation […]
In a major legal victory for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday reinstated the “bat” symbol for the party and declared the “null and void” the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) order that had deprived the party of its traditional electoral symbol. The verdict was announced after PHC had reserved […]
On Wednesday, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of the Supreme Court, facing misconduct allegations, tendered his resignation citing ongoing proceedings against him as a reason. “It was an honor to be appointed and to serve as a Judge first of the Lahore High Court, Lahore, and then as the Supreme Court of Pakistan. In […]
He expressed these remarks during an interaction with journalists in Islamabad. During the discussion, he addressed the questions of the journalists and talked about the current political situation in the country. He brought attention to the prevailing challenges faced by PTI. On December 22, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) invalidated PTI’s internal elections, resulting […]
When the Supreme Court is committed to a matter, influential groups find it extremely difficult to overturn the court’s decision. The Lahore High Court’s ruling suspending the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notification about the recruitment of DROs and ROs from the executive branch has been overturned by a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice […]
