The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will continue its sit-in outside Pakistan’s Supreme Court until Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial resigns, according to PDM leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman. The 13-party coalition is planning a sit-in outside the Supreme Court on Monday (tomorrow) to protest the judiciary’s “favour” to PTI Chairman ImranContinue Reading

General Syed Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has pledged to prosecute all those responsible for the devastation on May 9’s “Black Day,” when the nation saw violent demonstrations in response to the incarceration of former prime leader Imran Khan. The army commander said that “the armed forcesContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah stated on Saturday that the government was forced to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and vowed to take strict action against “PTI gangsters who vandalised the public property” during protests against PTI leader Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case. He toldContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – Maryam Nawaz, the top organiser of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), arrived in Islamabad on Saturday after the PML-N agreed to attend rallies planned by PDM chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman outside the Supreme Court. Ms Nawaz will lead the PML-N protest. The decision was made during a meetingContinue Reading

RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir pledged on Saturday to bring to account all those responsible for damage on the ‘Black Day’ of May 9. The army commander made the remarks while visiting the Corps Headquarters in Peshawar, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).Continue Reading

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has received no directives to reinstate social media, according to a PTA official on Saturday. The PTA representative confirmed that mobile internet connections had been restored throughout the nation, but that no directives had been received to reinstate social media networks. Previously, on May 9,Continue Reading

Following three days of violent demonstrations following the arrest of party head Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah declared Saturday that the only choice is to outlaw the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). His remarks come a day after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) gave the PTIContinue Reading

The former prime minister Imran Khan was granted bail on Friday by the Islamabad High Court (IHC), postponing his arrest until May 17. The decision, which was made by a division bench made up of Justices Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Saman Rafat Imtiaz, is expected to ease the unrest thatContinue Reading

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday granted bail to former prime minister Imran Khan in all cases, delaying his arrest until May 17. It is hoped that the ruling, which was reached by a division bench consisting of Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, will lessenContinue Reading