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Barrister Gohar

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Resigns from NA Committees

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Thursday resigned from four standing committees of the National Assembly in line with directives from the party’s founder, Imran Khan. Mr Gohar stepped down from the committees on Law and Justice, Human Rights, Information Technology, and House Business Advisory, joining […]

Junaid Akbar

PAC chairman Junaid Akbar quits on Imran’s directive

ISLAMABAD: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Junaid Akbar has resigned from his post, confirming that the decision was made on the instructions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and the party’s political committee. Speaking to reporters, Junaid Akbar — a PTI MNA — said he had sent his resignation […]

Imran Khan

Imran Khan asks PTI leaders to quit parliamentary committees

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has asked party leaders to resign from all parliamentary committees and directed the leadership not to participate in upcoming by-elections, as doing so would “legitimise” the polls, his sister Aleema Khan told reporters on Tuesday. Speaking outside Adiala Jail […]

Imran Khan

Imran Khan seeks case against CM Maryam, jail officials

RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan, through his counsel Tabish Farooq, has filed an application with the City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, seeking registration of a case against Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, the superintendent of Adiala jail and six others. The plea also names ASP Zainab […]

ANP

ANP chief serves Rs100m legal notice on PTI MPA

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has served a Rs100 million defamation notice on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPA Shafi Jan over remarks made in the provincial assembly. According to the notice, Mr Jan, while speaking on the assembly floor on Aug 22, levelled “baseless allegations” against the […]

by-elections

PML-N, PPP to jointly contest by-elections

ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition partners, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), on Saturday announced they would contest the upcoming by-elections together, agreeing on a seat-adjustment formula for constituencies vacated by disqualified PTI lawmakers. The announcement came days after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified 12 PTI […]

Aleema Khan

Another son of Aleema Khan taken into custody, says lawyer

ISLAMABAD: Another son of PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, was taken into custody on Saturday, her lawyer claimed. Advocate Rana Mudassar Omar told reporters that Sher Shah, Aleema’s younger son, was detained outside the court premises where he had accompanied his family for his brother’s hearing. According to […]

Diplomacy in Motion: Pakistan’s Resolution Unites UNSC Around Peaceful Conflict Resolution

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by Pakistan, emphasizing the importance of resolving international disputes through peaceful means. The resolution received full support from all member states, underlining a global commitment to diplomacy and conflict prevention. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, […]