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  • Want PTI to apologise? Give us an independent May 9 commission and we will: Omar Ayub

    Want PTI to apologise? Give us an independent May 9 commission and we will: Omar Ayub

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and opposition leader Omar Ayub Khan, while talking to Independent Urdu, said that May 9 was a conspiracy against PTI. In response to a question regarding apologising to the military, the PTI leader said, “Yes, we will apologise if an independent commission is made.”

    On the other hand, Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Aain (TTA) alliance leaders demanded a judicial investigation into the May 9 violent protests last year.

    TTA chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, while speaking at the event in Islamabad, warned that his party workers will protest on the streets across the country if martial law was imposed in the country, and the constitution was destabilised.

    Similarly, PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said sarcastically while addressing the same event that DG ISPR, in his recent press release, gave ‘facts like Form 47’.

  • Security forces kill six terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    Security forces have killed at least six terrorists in separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in an issued statement.

    According to the military’s media wing, security officials conducted an intelligence-based operation on the presence of terrorists in the Dera Ismail Khan (DI) Khan district of KP.

    “During the conduct of the operation, five terrorists were successfully neutralised by the security forces and sent to hell,” the ISPR said in a brief statement.

    On the other hand, the security officials gunned down a militant named Inam Ullah in North Waziristan District.

    The military’s media wingj said that weapons, ammunition, and explosives were also recovered from the slain terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces as well as innocent civilians.

  • Court halts proceedings against Zardari over constitutional immunity

    Court halts proceedings against Zardari over constitutional immunity

    The Islamabad Accountability Courtvhas halted criminal proceedings against President Asif Ali Zardari in the Toshakhana vehicle reference. As per article 248, Zardari has presidential immunity from facing criminal charges.

    Prominent lawyer Farooq H. Naek, representing Asif Ali Zardari, filed an application in court for the constitutional immunity of the president.

    The Accountability Court judge said that the court will not hear the Toshakhana vehicle reference until Asif Ali Zardari is president.

  • Khan is being misguided by current leadership: Sher Afzal refuses to work with Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz

    Khan is being misguided by current leadership: Sher Afzal refuses to work with Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz

    Sher Afzal Marwat, a prominent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader, criticised the current leadership of PTI, calling out Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz alleging that they, along with the jail superintendent, did not let him meet Imran Khan in Adiala Jail.

    Marwat said that these PTI leaders were trying to take the Public Accounts Committee chairmanship from him, “At first, Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz told Imran Khan that N-league has refused to accept my name. When N-league leaders denied this narrative then two days ago Shibli Faraz told Imran Khan that Saudis have objected to my nomination as the chairman of PAC.”

    Marwat stated that he doesn’t want to be part of any chairmanship that Saudi authorities can object to. “I didn’t have any personal agenda but only struggled for Imran Khan. Imran Khan has been severely misguided.”

    “Isn’t it demeaning to be nominated for the PAC for two months, only to be informed suddenly that the Saudi ambassador has opposed this nomination, and you’re no longer being considered?” he questioned reporters outside Adiala Jail.

    It should be noted that last month, Marwat alleged that Saudi Arabia played a role in Imran Khan’s ouster in 2022, “This regime change operation took place due to cooperation between the two countries Saudi Arabia and America. Saudis played the role of a conduit in the regime change.”

  • Did ARY News take Kashif Abbasi’s show off air mid-transmission?

    Did ARY News take Kashif Abbasi’s show off air mid-transmission?

    Kashif Abbasi, a prominent journalist at ARY News, was conducting his political talk show, which airs from 8 PM – 9 PM, when it was allegedly taken off air mid-transmission around 8:42 PM on May 7.

    The guests in the program were Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) senior leader Mian Javed Latif and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Salman Akram Raja.

    When the show was taken off air, Raja and the journalist were discussing the recent press briefing by DG ISPR and the events of May 9.

    Kashif Abbasi emphasised that the press briefing had made it clear that the ‘military was not ready for any talks with PTI’ and remarked “PTI needs to decide whether they want to hold dialogue with political parties or not.”

    After this, the show was taken off air. The part that did air is available on YouTube.

    Social media reactions were mostly critical of the show being taken off the air.

  • Don’t use force against protesting lawyers in Lahore, Maryam Nawaz directs IG Punjab

    Don’t use force against protesting lawyers in Lahore, Maryam Nawaz directs IG Punjab

    The police clashed with lawyers on Wednesday at Lahore’s GPO Chowk, as the black coats organised a protest rally and tried to enter the Lahore High Court (LHC).

    The lawyers are protesting against the division of civil courts and terrorism cases against their colleagues.

    Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz said that she directed Inspector General (IG) Dr Usman to avoid using force against protesting lawyers.

    “Lawyers must also resolve their matters with LHC amicably. For the safety of the citizens of Lahore, confrontation should be avoided,” she said in a post on X.

    However, Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) president Asad Butt said while talking to Dawn News that the lawyers will continue to protest until their demands are met.

  • The Crown is coming to Pakistan, Dar confirms

    The Crown is coming to Pakistan, Dar confirms

    The deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, said on Wednesday that Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman is likely to visit Pakistan soon. Dar confirmed that the date of the Saudi Prince’s visit will be finalised this month.

    “InshaAllah, the visit is due [and] I believe we may receive final dates [of the visit from Saudi Arabia] anytime in May,” Dar said while addressing the media at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on Tuesday.

    The Saudi crown prince, also known as MBS, will visit Pakistan for the first time in five years. His last visit to the country was in February 2019, when Imran Khan was prime minister.

    The deputy prime minister mentioned that during a recent meeting in Makkah, Pakistan’s delegation met with the Saudi crown prince. He assured Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that he will visit Pakistan soon.

  • ‘Kabhi apne baap se maafi nai mangi, kisi aur se kya mangni’ Asad Qaiser replies to DG ISPR

    ‘Kabhi apne baap se maafi nai mangi, kisi aur se kya mangni’ Asad Qaiser replies to DG ISPR

    Former speaker of the National Assembly and a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Asad Qaiser, appeared on a talk show ‘Khabar’ with Meher Bokhari on ARY News and said that he refuses to apologise for the May 9 events.“We don’t even apologise to our fathers, why would we ask for forgiveness from anyone else,” he said.

    On May 7, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that the people involved in the May 9 riots must be punished as per the law.

    The military spokesperson also said, “There can be no dialogue with an anarchist group,” he said firmly, adding that the “only way forward for the anarchists [group] is to apologise sincerely [for their acts], abandon the politics of hate and indulge in constructive politics [instead]”.

    Asad Qaiser stated that PTI wants the constitution and law to prevail in the country saying, “We want all citizens to have equal rights, for that all the institutions have to work within their constitutional limits.”

  • Shaandar renovation? Government approves more than Rs16 crore for renovating Shehbaz’s office

    Shaandar renovation? Government approves more than Rs16 crore for renovating Shehbaz’s office

    The government on May 7 approved a supplementary budget worth Rs147 billion for various expenses including more than Rs36 crore for renovating the Prime Minister Office and expenses for the employees of the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Corporation.

    The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) approved a budget of Rs162.5 million for renovating the PM’s Office, the Express Tribune has reported.

    The ECC of the Federal Cabinet authorized the financial decisions, including increasing the federal government’s wheat procurement quota by another 400,000 metric tonnes.

    Punjab farmers have suffered due to the flawed decision-making of the past caretaker government which imported 3.5 million tonnes of wheat despite domestic surplus.

    Correspondingly, the government also allowed borrowing Rs41.5 billion to buy the commodity from farmers at Rs3900 per 40kg rate.

  • Together again: Bushra Bibi going from Banigala sub-jail to Adiala jail

    Together again: Bushra Bibi going from Banigala sub-jail to Adiala jail

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered on Wednesday to transfer former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, from Banigala to Adiala jail, Geo is reporting.

    IHC Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb announced the decision on Bushra Bibi’s plea seeking her transfer from Banigala to Adiala jail. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan is also currently in Adiala jail.

    IHC reserved a verdict on Bushra Bibi’s petition on May 2 after hearing arguments. On the other hand, the Adiala jail superintendent said that they can’t accommodate Bushra Bibi as the jail is already overcrowded and there are security concerns.

    Bushra was placed under house arrest at her residence in Bani Gala on January 31, following her conviction in the Toshakhana case. Authorities had declared the Bani Gala residence a “sub-jail” to confine the former first lady at the request of the Adiala jail superintendent.