Tag: Imran Khan

  • ‘Bilawal tera governor bhi KP house mein nai ghusse ga,’ threatens CM Gandapur

    ‘Bilawal tera governor bhi KP house mein nai ghusse ga,’ threatens CM Gandapur

    The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur has threatened former foreign minister and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, saying, “Bilawal tera governor bhi KP house mein nai ghusse ga, [Bilawal, your Governor will not be able to enter KP House]” after a KP minister was allegedly not allowed to enter Sindh House.

    “I will show you here [KP] that your governor won’t be able to come here to KP House,” exclaimed Gandapur.

    The CM said that Pakistan is not the private property of Bilawal. Furthermore, he said, “If you continue to adopt this attitude then I will challenge you to even enter the Governor House here.”

  • ‘PTI should learn from Fazlur Rehman to get back into power’, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur

    ‘PTI should learn from Fazlur Rehman to get back into power’, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur

    Khyber Pakhtunkhua (KP) chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur said on Monday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) should learn from Jamiat Ullema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s experience.

    In an interview on the Geo News programme “Capital Talk”, Gandapur said: “[We] should benefit from Maulana Sahib’s experience as he knows [better] what had been happening in Pakistan.”

    The provincial chief executive urged the JUI-F chief to be clear in his statements, as he had earlier announced that the PDM ousted former Prime Minister Imran Khan. However, now he claims that former army chief, Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, is responsible for regime change, said Gandapur.

    The JUI-F chief discovered “ideological coordination” in the anti-government movement, so he openly supported the PTI and urged the PML-N-led government to respect the “constitutional rights” of the former ruling party, Geo News reported.

  • CJP Isa disappointed at Faizabad Commission report

    CJP Isa disappointed at Faizabad Commission report

    Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Monday condemned the Faizabad Dharna Inquiry Commission stating that the report was “very disappointing” and he was “surprised” to read it.

    The CJP made these comments as a three-member bench — headed by Isa himself — resumed the hearing of the federal government’s review petition after the inquiry commission, formed to investigate the Faizabad sit-in, submitted its report.

    The commission was made on SC orders following the case regarding the 2017 dharna by TLP in Islamabad. The commission gave a “clean chit” to the former spymaster General (retd) Faiz Hameed and former Punjab Rangers director general Major General (retd) Azhar Naveed Hayat.

    “What did the commission do? It just wasted time. The commission is just making speeches,” said CJP Isa during the hearing.

    “It seems that all this was done just to exonerate General Faiz,” he observed.

  • Parvez Elahi to be placed under house arrest within 15 days

    Parvez Elahi to be placed under house arrest within 15 days

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the Interior Ministry to complete the process of placing Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Chaudhry Parvez Elahi under house arrest in 15 days.

    The court approved the petition, seeking the transfer of the senior politician to a hospital or declaring his residence a sub-jail.

    The wife of the former chief minister Punjab, Qaisra Elahi, submitted a petition for the transfer of Parvez Elahi to a hospital or to declare his residence a sub-jail.

    IHC’s Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir heard the petition and issued the order. He also directed the superintendent of Adiala jail to provide all the medical facilities to the veteran politician.

    “Parvez Elahi is not convicted. He is a 78-year-old undertrial prisoner, and medical facilities should be provided according to his satisfaction,” the court order read. It added that the politician should also be allowed to undergo a medical examination by a personal physician every week in jail.

  • Imran went to a Spanish hand reader who warned him about the future: Jugnu Mohsin

    Imran went to a Spanish hand reader who warned him about the future: Jugnu Mohsin

    We have known since long that our politicians believe in pirs and palmists. Now we have another juicy anecdote about what a palmist told Imran Khan.

    In the latest episode of Intekhab Jugnu Mohsin Kay Sath on Samaa News, political analyst and Imran Khan’s disgruntled brother-in-law Hafeez Ullah Niazi made an appearance.

    During the interview, Mohsin narrated that back when Imran Khan was young, she asked him if he would ever join politics, to which Khan responded, “No”.

    According to Mohsin, Khan revealed that he once visited a Spanish soothsayer who told him to never get into politics, because “You will be assassinated.”

    The alleged warning was probably ultimately ignored by Imran as he did join politics and went on to become Prime Minister.

  • PTI to hold jalsas on May 9th

    PTI to hold jalsas on May 9th

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has issued a notification carrying information of party leadership’s planned activities for May 9th 2024, including “Rallies/Jalsas at every Provincial Assembly level across Pakistan.”

    May 9th has become a grim event for the party and its workers. A year ago, party leaders and workers became part of protests that led to violent riots and attacks on army installations across the country. Many leaders now face trials in civilian and military courts.

    The notification was signed by PTI’s Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan.

    The circular showed that the instructions had been given by the founder Chairman Mr. Imran Khan.

    The activities include hoisting Pakistan and PTI flags on buildings and “PM Imran Khan’s photo on placards with Qaidi Number 804 written on placards to be prominently displayed.”

  • PTI will never allow any legislation for CJP Isa’s extension

    PTI will never allow any legislation for CJP Isa’s extension

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser has stated that his party will not allow any “politically motivated” constitutional change that would pave the way for extending the tenure of Chief Justice of Pakistan.

    His statement came after Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar’s statements hinted at judicial reforms that would change the traditional approach to selecting judges for the Supreme Court as well as high courts.

    “We will not allow any such legislation. There are political motives behind it,” said the Asad Qaiser.

    According to media reports, the government was mulling that the tenure of the top judge should extend to a fixed term, besides judicial reforms.

    It should be noted that CJP Isa had assumed charge of the top court in September 2023 and will retire in October 2024.

  • Massive relief for PTI as Supreme Court accepts SIC appeal on reserved seats

    Massive relief for PTI as Supreme Court accepts SIC appeal on reserved seats

    The Supreme Court on May 6 suspended the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) verdict on reserved seats while accepting the Sunni Ittehad Council’s (SIC) plea against the high court’s ruling.

    A three-member bench headed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Athar Minallah heard the SIC’s plea filed through Advocate Faisal Siddiqui last month.

    The court called the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as it had rejected the SIC’s (PTI allied party) plea depriving it of reserved seats.

    Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah stated that “Basic principle of democracy & constitution is people mandate should be reflected in the parliament.”

    He also remarked, “Where it is written in the constitution & Elections Act that reserved seats would be re-allocated to the other parties [PMLN and PPP].”

    Journalist Asad Toor tweeted “After today’s suspension of 23 reserved seats of coalition Govt in National Assembly, Federal Govt lost two-thirds majority in the Parliament.”

  • Sher Afzal Marwat’s brother removed from KP cabinet

    Sher Afzal Marwat’s brother removed from KP cabinet

    Khalid Latif Marwat’s, the brother of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and member of the National Assembly (NA), Sher Afzal Marwat, has been removed from the post of Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur on Friday.

    The administration department of the province issued the notification of Khalid’s removal as the special assistant for science and technology.

  • Journalist killed in remote controlled blast in Khuzdar

    Journalist killed in remote controlled blast in Khuzdar

    A journalist named Mohammad Siddiq Mengal was killed on Friday when a remote control bomb blast targeted his vehicle in Khuzdar, Balochistan. Almost 10 other people got injured in the incident, Geo has reported.

    The police have confirmed that unknown persons installed a remote control bomb on Sultan Ibrahim Khan Road, near the National Highway.

    The station house officer also clarified that the target of the installed bomb was the vehicle of the journalist. He also said that when Mengal’s car was attacked, he was going to university from his house.

    This is not the first time Mengal has been targeted by attackers. 

    The police said Mengal had also escaped an attack a few months ago. He was the president of the Khuzdar Press Club, police added.