by Syed Irfan Raza | Malik Asad in Dawn, December 20th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will take up former prime minister Imran Khan’s plea challenging in-camera proceedings of the cipher trial at Adiala jail today (Wednesday). Mr Khan in his petition also challenged his de-novo trial in jail and subsequent developments, including the framing of charges and a gag order on the media. On the other hand, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a…
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report in The News, Dec 11, 2023ISLAMABAD: PPP leader and former federal minister Abdul Qadir Baloch has suggested postponing elections in areas that are under security threat. He said that by-polls could be held in these constituencies later. In an interview on private TV channel on Saturday, PPP’s Baloch said in a country with 236 seats, it was not appropriate to postpone elections for seven to eight seats and derail the democracy. “Attack by TTP…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, December 7th, 2023ISLAMABAD: A four-member bench of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will be going to Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail to charge-sheet PTI’s founding chairman Imran Khan and former central leader of the party Fawad Chaudhry in contempt cases on Dec 13. Announcing its verdict on Nov 30, an ECP bench headed by member from Sindh Nisar Ahmed Durrani had referred to the Oct 11 order requiring Mr Khan’s…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, December 5th, 2023• Babar Awan says former PM has requested court to summon ‘ex-army chief and US diplomat’• LHC bench ‘unavailable’ to hear PTI leader’s appeal concerning May 9 casesISLAMABAD: A special court seized with the cipher trial of former prime minister Imran Khan has decided to indict him and his aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Dec 12 for alleged breach of the official secrets law, whereas the PTI leader…
by Wajih Ahmad Sheikh in Dawn, Nov 26th, 2023LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for former information minister and senior PML-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb in a terror case registered against her last year. Neither Ms Aurangzeb nor her lawyer appeared before the court as Judge Abher Gul Khan resumed the hearing of the case. At the previous hearing, the judge had issued bailable arrest warrants for Ms Aurangzeb and ex-MNA Javed…
by Syed Ali Shah in TheExpress Tribune, Nov 15, 2023QUETTA: In a strategic manoeuvre ahead of the February 8 general elections, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday secured backing from over two dozen influential figures in Balochistan, notably former chief minister Jam Kamal Khan – a political handshake that will potentially ensure the PML-N receiving the lion’s share in the polls. The development came as political manoeuvres have intensified, with the PML-N attempting to…
report in The Express Tribune, Nov 12th, 2023.LAHORE: In response to a joint condemnation by Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding President Dr Arif Alvi’s initiative to convey Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) concerns about an alleged ‘lack of a level-playing field’ ahead of the polls to the interim government, the former ruling party on Saturday strongly criticised the characterisation of the president’s statement as contrary to the Constitution. In…
By Azeem Samar in The News, November 09, 2023KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said that his party parted ways with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) after the former ruling party compromised on the sanctity of vote. “As long as PMLN’s narrative remained vote ko izzat do, we kept along but when this narrative changed, staying together became difficult,” the former foreign minister said while speaking to the media in Karachi’s…
Report in Dawn, November 6th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The gulf between two main allies in the last government — Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) — is broadening before forthcoming general elections as the former levelled allegation against latter for having a hidden alliance with current caretakers government. In a statement, PPP Secretary General Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari on Sunday raised fingers on PML-N leader and former finance minister Ishaq Dar for holding the…