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  • Court restricts political parties from holding rallies at Liberty roundabout

    Court restricts political parties from holding rallies at Liberty roundabout

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to submit a new request for organizing a rally at a different site, rather than Liberty Chowk, the originally proposed location by PTI.
    The court’s verdict came in response to PTI’s appeal seeking authorization to hold a rally at Liberty Chowk. Nevertheless, the Lahore High Court has denied permission for the rally to take place at the Liberty roundabout.

    Justice Raheel Kamran stated that if the PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) fails to obtain approval for an alternative rally venue, no political party will be allowed to hold a rally.
    He granted PTI a 72-hour period to secure permission for the new location.
    The decision to decline permission for the rally at Liberty Chowk is rooted in security apprehensions, considering the events that transpired on May 9.

  • It will be easy to take legal action against IK if he dissolves assemblies: PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal

    It will be easy to take legal action against IK if he dissolves assemblies: PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal

    Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, has said that if Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan dissolves provincial assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) it will be easy for law enforcement agencies to take action against him if they want to.

    Talking to Geo News’ programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath‘, the minister warned the PTI chief, accusing him of using the provincial assemblies as his “shield”.

    Iqbal said, “Imran Khan has made these provincial governments his shield, when he is afraid of arrest, he either runs to Peshawar or Lahore.”

    “But if Khan dissolves these assemblies and the law wants to take him in its hand, it will be easy to do so,” he stated.

    Commenting on Khan’s announcement on the matter of PTI’s Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) resignations, the federal minister said that even if they are saying it, they are still living in parliamentary lodges.

    On Wednesday, Khan announced that he would give the date for the dissolution of Punjab and KP assemblies on December 17 (tomorrow) at Lahore’s Liberty Chowk.

  • VIDEO: Woman booked for abusing, threatening traffic warden

    VIDEO: Woman booked for abusing, threatening traffic warden

    A case was registered against a woman who slapped and misbehaved with a traffic warden who stopped her for parking her car in a no-parking area in Lahore’s Liberty Market.

    In a video doing rounds on social media, a traffic warden requests a woman not to park her car on the road as it is a no-parking area. In response, the unidentified woman started abusing and slapping the warden on his face and giving him threats.

    The warden then could be seen calling women police constables to arrest the woman for violating traffic rules and hitting him. He filed a complaint at the Gulberg police station after which a case was registered.

    According to reports, the incident took place two days ago when the woman had wrongly parked her car on a main road near the Liberty Market exit that resulted in a traffic jam. Warden Furqan asked her to park the car properly on the side. The woman started abusing and asked the warden to speak to her father. Upon his denial, the woman allegedly slapped the warden and escaped from the scene.

    As the video went viral on social media, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) retired Capt Syed Hammad Abid ordered raids for arresting the woman. A police team raided her house, but could not find her there. Her vehicle was detained.

    However,  a sessions court in Lahore granted bail to the woman today (on Thursday). The court directed the woman to deposit a surety bond of Rs50,000 to secure her bail.