However, bail was granted to other PTI lawyers whose pre-arrest bail pleas were heard during the proceedings presided over by ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Supra. Representing the petitioners, advocates including State Hussain Azad, Sardar Higzi, and others appeared in court. The accused, including Usman Riaz Gul and others, also attended the hearing. PTI lawyers Usman […]
As per details, the petition filed by Advocate Latif Khosa requested the top court that the cases be fixed for hearing within the next week starting from July 1. The Supreme Court had earlier directed that the cases be fixed for hearing in the third week of January 2024 but despite this, the cases have […]
The ECP added that it asked the independent candidates to join the SIC after the elections. The ECP decided not to give reserved seats to the SIC with a 4-1 verdict the reply added. The ECP told the SC that the Peshawar High Court PHC also upheld its decision. The election watchdog maintained that there […]
In March Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) delivered its verdict against the 51 accused in the May 9 riots cases. Judge Natasha Naseem Supra of ATC Court heard the case and outlined the charges against each of the accused who were identified as workers affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The judge sentenced each of the 51 […]
According to police, the deceased have been identified as 45-year-old Siddique 22-year-old Zubair, and 23-year-old Ghaffran. Police say that the firing was allegedly carried out by a man identified as Atif and his accomplices. The bodies have been shifted to the Rural Health Center by the police. In a separate incident, at least two died […]
A single high court bench comprising Justice Shahid Karim heard a miscellaneous petition against repeatedly imposing section 144 in the province. Why is section 144 being enforced repeatedly, the bench questioned. In a plea filed in the high court, a petitioner said that the government imposed section 144 to prevent political parties from assembling. The […]
The final rites of Sepoy Haroon William were performed at Saint Paul’s Church in Rawalpindi with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, senior civilian and military officials, soldiers, citizens, and relatives of the martyr in attendance. Sepoy Haroon William was martyred along with four other soldiers in the […]
The independent power producers (IPPs) have earned billions of rupees, and closed them to save billions, PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi said in the National Assembly. Taking part in the budget debate, PML-N lawmakers said that the money is not being recovered from the IPPs and salaried class is being overburdened. Shut down these IPPs they have […]
Addressing the event held in Qatar’s Doha on Saturday, Ambassador Akram highlighted the dangers of allowing impunity for terrorist groups in Afghanistan. He noted that despite progress by the Afghan Interim Government in combating Daesh (ISKP), several other terrorist organizations, including Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), continue to operate freely. He stressed that socio-economic development […]
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday condemned the lynching incident in Swat and called to stop this ‘street justice’. Ahsan Iqbal during the budget debate in the National Assembly called the incident horrific in Swat’s Madyan area. Ahsan said that parliament had to take stern notice of “mob justice”, as it had brought Pakistan “to […]
