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Imran’s lawyer rises in the ranks to become PTI senior vice president

by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 23rd, 2023ISLAMABAD: PTI lawyer Sher Afzal Khan Marwat on Wednesday emerged as a key leader of the former ruling party after he was appointed as a senior vice president, with immediate effect. The party’s official account on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) shared the notification for Mr Marwat’s appo­intment, which was signed by PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub. Previously, stalwarts such as Asad Umar and Chaudhry Sarwar…

Imran’s remand in Al-Qadir Trust case extended

By Khalid Iqbal in The News, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court Tuesday extended the physical remand of PTI Chairman and former premier Imran Khan to another two days in Al-Qadir Trust case, while hearing in the Toshakhana reference was adjourned till November 29. On the other hand, the interim bail of the PTI chairman’s wife Bushra Bibi in Al-Qadir Trust case and Toshakhana reference was extended to November 29. The court also granted the…

PTI chalks out strategy to tackle ‘non-political state actors’ active against Imran

By Mumtaz Alvi in he News, November 21, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) core committee Monday thrashed out a comprehensive strategy against what it alleged the undemocratic, unconstitutional and non-political state actors making Imran Khan a target of discrimination. At its meeting, the core committee reviewed court proceedings against Imran Khan which caused frustration and anger among the people and damaged Imran’s popularity. The core committee resolved to strongly counter the ‘reprehensible attempts’ to speed up…

IHC to take up Imran’s appeal today

report in The Express Tribune, Nov 20, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court will take up PTI chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan’s intra-court appeal on Monday (today) against a single-judge bench’s decision that had approved his jail trial in the cipher case and the appointment of the judge for the special court of the Official Secrets Act. An IHC division bench, comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, will hear the matter.…

£190m NCA UK case: NAB team continues grilling Imran in jail

By Asim Yasin in The News, Nov 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: A three-member Combined Investigation Team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Rawalpindi, continued on Saturday interrogation of former prime minister Imran Khan in the £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) UK case after getting his physical remand. According to sources, during investigation, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman was asked questions about different documents related to £190 million NCA (UK) and Al-Qadir Trust University. The accountability court…

Case against Imran, Qureshi under Official Secrets Act: IHC stresses need for caution as offence entails death penalty, life term

By Awais Yousafzai in The News, Nov 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has observed that the sections applied to the cipher case against Imran Khan involve death and life-term penalties, and the case against co-accused Shah Mehmood Qureshi will also be seen in the same context. The court issued a detailed decision on Saturday, rejecting the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cipher case. IHC Chief Justice Aamir…

IHC halts Imran’s jail trial in cipher case:

By Malik Asad in Dawn, November 15th, 2023ISLAMABAD: While the Islamabad High Court (IHC) intervened on Tuesday to stop the jail trial of former prime minister Imran Khan in the cipher case, the law ministry concurrently issued a notification for closed-door proceedings against him in NAB cases. Subsequently, Accountability Judge Mohammad Bashir conducted proceedings in the millions of pounds corruption case at Adiala Jail, permitting the NAB investigation team to interrogate the former premier until…

Trump claims discussing Soleimani’s killing with Imran:

By Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, November 8th, 2023WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump claims that former prime minister Imran Khan was elated at the assassination of Qassem Soleimani. Mr Trump made this claim this week while addressing a campaign rally in Houston, Texas, a city with a large Pakistani diaspora population. Many PTI supporters in Houston are leaning towards Mr Trump because they perceive the Biden administration as being hostile towards Mr Khan. Mr Soleimani…

Imran wanted to introduce presidential form of govt: Khattak

By Tahir Khan Azikhel in The News, Nov 5, 2023BATKHELA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-Parliamentarians (PTIP) Chairman and former chief minister Pervez Khattak said on Saturday that former prime minister Imran Khan acted like a dictator and wanted to introduce the presidential form of government in the country. Speaking at a gathering in Thana Baizai in Malakand, Khattak alleged that the ex-premier was not a benefactor of the nation but always thought about his own interests. Several former…

Time running out for Nawaz, Imran

By Ansar Abbasi in The News, Nov 4, 2023ISLAMABAD: Time is running out for Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan to get their convictions reversed in order to take part in the upcoming general elections. As the election date – Feb 8, 2023 – has been announced, these top leaders have nearly one month period to get chit from courts to become eligible for taking part in the elections. The Election Commission of Pakistan has to…

Imran urges lawyers to spearhead movement for people’s rights

by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, Nov 2nd, 2023ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has issued a clarion call to the country’s legal fraternity, urging a grassroots movement to uphold the people’s rights, particularly the right to vote and elect their representatives. “It is the fiduciary duty of the judiciary and the lawyers to protect the Constitution, upon which rests the progress of our nation,” Mr Khan said in a message posted on his X (formerly Twitter)…