‘It won’t happen again’: Imran Khan dodges contempt indictment after month-late apology to judge. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday deferred contempt proceedings against PTI chief Imran Khan after he expressed the willingness to apologise to Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry. The IHC had initiated contempt proceedings against Imran over his diatribe […]
A larger bench of the IHC will start proceedings of the case at 2:30 pm on Thursday. A larger bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) will frame contempt of court charges against PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday for passing controversial remarks about Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry during a rally in […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will be formally charged with contempt of court on Thursday, September 22, after he failed to submit an unconditional apology in contempt of court proceedings against him for passing controversial remarks against Additional District and Sessions Judge, Zeba Chaudhry. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a circular stated that […]
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to be indicted for contempt of court on Thursday — a charge that could land him in prison and disqualify him from politics for five years. Even if he is convicted, however, he and his supporters could remain a thorn in the side of the man who […]
After a delay of six days, the government finally notified the revised prices of petroleum products in the early hours of Wednesday, raising the petrol price by Rs1.45. As per the standard procedure, the notification for revised prices is issued around midnight. However, this time, the notification by the Finance Division came two hours late, […]
Nine die of gastroenteritis, diarrhoea and malaria in Sindh in the last 24 hours as the crisis overwhelms the country’s health system. Islamabad, Pakistan – Water-borne diseases are a new concern in flood-ravaged Pakistan, with the authorities reporting at least nine such deaths in the last 24 hours, according to government data. All the deaths caused by diarrhoea, […]
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday demanded that PTI Chairman Imran Khan provide proof to back his claim of his party members receiving threatening phone calls from unknown quarters, and urged him to reveal the identities of “Mr X and Mr Y” he often mentions during his speeches. On September 9, the former prime […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is currently in New York to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), starting today (Tuesday), the first in-person session since 2019 after which all meetings were made virtual due to the pandemic. Taking to Twitter, PM Shehbaz Sharif informed about his arrival in New York a […]
Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan called upon the PTI not to turn the army chief’s appointment into an issue. “The appointment of the [next] Army Chief is neither an issue nor should it be treated as such,” said the minister, speaking on the Geo News program “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath” on Monday. “It […]
In a terrorist case brought against PTI Chairman Imran Khan for threatening remarks made toward Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry and the Islamabad police commanders, the IHC on Monday ordered the quashing of portions related to terrorism. The case was heard today by a two-judge panel comprising of IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah […]