Category: Pakistan

Naib Tehsildar Najaf Hamid, brother of ex-spymaster retired Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid, was sent to Adiala Jail on a 14-day judicial remand by a local court in Rawalpindi on Monday in a corruption case. The development comes as the suspect moved the court of Senior Civil Judge Waqar Hussain Gondal seeking pre-arrest bail after a special anti-corruption court threw out his post-arrest bail plea.

The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime Wing Friday issued a notice summoning Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat on March 18. The politician has been summoned in relation to an inquiry regarding a tweet following a complaint registered by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Barrister Aqeel Malik. The and newly elected member of National Assembly had made several posts on X, formerly Twitter, on March 9 and it remains unclear as to which one of his tweets was the basis of the complaint. One of his tweets was about his…

The restrictions imposed in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail are not aimed at hindering meetings of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) leaders with party founder Imran Khan, Punjab’s Information Minister Azma Bukhari said Tuesday. Bukhari’s statement came after Khan, a former prime minister imprisoned in several cases and serving more than three decades, was barred from holding meetings inside Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail for two weeks owing to security concerns. “This move wasn’t made to take away any facility from him [Khan]. There is a serious threat alert, which is under investigation,” the provincial information…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the complete record about the land ownership of Monal Restaurant, located in the Margalla Hills of the federal capital, and adjourned the hearing until March 21. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, heard the petitions filed by Monal Restaurant, established in the Margalla Hills, as well as the Wildlife Department. The court sought the complete record from the federal government, including the original record about the 8,600 acres of the National Park land, and directed…

“Many assassination attempts were made on my life but I have forgiven all those [elements] as there is no flame of revenge in my heart,” the provincial chief executive said while speaking on Geo News programme Jirga aired at 10pm on Sunday. “Although I am in power, it does not mean that I start settling personal scores… [and] I did not have any personal feud with anyone,” he added. Bugti, who served as caretaker interior minister at Centre before the February 8 elections, said he always stood by the state in its…

LAHORE/RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers are carrying out protest rallies and demonstrations against alleged election rigging in the February 8 polls. The development comes as the party had called for “peaceful protests” in cities across the country against manipulation in election results and “stealing of mandate” today. Cities where PTI workers have taken to the streets include Lahore, Rawalpindi, Tank, Kandhkot and others. The development comes as the PTI, whose candidates contested the February 8 polls as independent candidates and have since then joined the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)…

A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will convene to look for the crescent of Ramadan 1445 Hijri on Monday (March 11) in Peshawar. The committee will meet under the chairmanship of Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad after the Asr prayers. Meanwhile, different zonal committee’s meetings would also convene in their respective domains — to receive and assess moon sighting reports. If crescent is sighted, the holy month in Pakistan will begin on March 12. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have called on their citizens to look for…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader Attaullah Tarar said Wednesday that the federal cabinet would be finalised within the next 48 hours, but did not reveal the names of the candidates being considered for the top positions. “It is not right to confirm something prematurely […] once it is finalised, you will be informed,” Tarar told Geo News’ Shahzeb Khanzada, as reports are rife about the names being discussed as potential members of the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has vowed to work day and night for…