On the direction of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) conducted its intraparty elections on Saturday and selected Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as the new party chairman. With no opposition, the new party chairman was elected. Since no other leader submitted a paper to be considered for the chairmanship by the […]
The name of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari was ordered to be removed from the Passport Control List (PCL), which governs travel into and out of the nation, by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday. Only a few days after she resigned from the party in protest of the May 9 riots, […]
In the £190 million settlement case, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday filed a corruption reference against Imran Khan, the former prime minister, and his spouse. Geo News reports that the reference was submitted before an accountability court in Islamabad by Deputy Prosecutor General Muzafar Abbasi of the NAB and Investigative Officer Umar Nadeem. […]
As the elections in February 2024 get near, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), led by Nawaz, has taken a firm stance against the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and demanded that its erstwhile coalition partner take accountability as well. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has been referring to the PML-N as the “mehangai [inflation] league” and claiming […]
Recent social media footage purporting to show Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, and his attorney Latif Khosa suggests that things are not going well in the former prime minister’s home now that he is incarcerated. The two are allegedly overheard discussing how Khan’s sisters are upset about Khosa’s supposed […]
The prosecutor notified an accountability court on Thursday that Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), has recorded his statement in the 2019 Toshakhana case filed against him. Yousuf Raza Gilani, the former prime minister, and Asif Ali Zardari, the former president, are also parties to the case. The claims […]
Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), wrote Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Thursday, requesting proactive action against his party’s political victimization as well as the kidnappings and disappearances of its representatives. Imran stressed the need to uphold Article 184(3) of the Pakistani Constitution, which protects people’s “right […]
Just before it was set to end, Israel and Hamas declared on Thursday that their cease-fire would be extended for one day. According to mediator Qatar, the cease-fire will remain in place under the same terms, which included the release of detainees in exchange for hostages. Just before the cease-fire was scheduled to end at […]
Due to his disqualification in the Toshakhana case, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan has dealt a serious blow to the party by “deciding against contesting the party chairman election.” Imran, the only prime minister to be removed from office by a no-confidence motion in April of last year, would not participate in the intra-party […]
On Tuesday, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), spoke by phone with Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, to discuss the current status of the effort to eradicate polio in Pakistan. During the prime minister’s official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the conversation took place. Expanding upon […]
