Tag: PTI

  • Former senator Hidayatullah Khan killed with four others lin Bajaur IED blast

    Former senator Hidayatullah Khan killed with four others lin Bajaur IED blast

    A terrorist attack on Wednesday claimed the lives of five people, including former senator Hidayatullah Khan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district.

    Dawn has reported that the blast was a targeted attack in which an improvised explosive device (IED) was used in the Damadola area of Bajaur.

    Khorasan Diary reported that the militant organisation Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) has denied any involvement in the incident.

    When he was attacked, the former senator was on his way to a by-election campaign in Damadola.

    Chief Minister of KP, Ali Amin Gandapur, condemned the incident and summoned a report from police authorities.

    Social media reactions were sympathetic and regretful, with many fearing the rise of extremism in Pakistan.

  • PTI gets permission to hold jalsa on July 6

    PTI gets permission to hold jalsa on July 6

     The Islamabad district administration has allowed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to hold a public rally at Tarnol Chowk in Islamabad on July 6, ARY News has reported.

    After the issuance of the NOC, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed the plea filed by PTI leader Amir Masood Mughal.

    Justice Babar Sattar heard the petition and remarked that the Islamabad district administration allowed PTI to hold a power show, and the party should stop creating more problems now.

    PTI leader Shoaib Shaheen said that the party needed more time to arrange the public rally. Justice Babar Sattar said the party is big enough to organise everything within a few hours.

    Earlier, the capital city’s administration rejected PTI’s request to hold a public rally in Islamabad against rigging in the February 8 general elections amid security concerns.

  • Moeed Pirzada lashes out at Imran Riaz for silence on his cases

    Moeed Pirzada lashes out at Imran Riaz for silence on his cases

    Self-exiled journalist Moeed Pirzada strongly criticised YouTuber Imran Riaz Khan for his silence on Moeed and other journalists’ alleged sufferings, saying, “People consider Imran Riaz very brave, but he didn’t even upload a single Vlog when fake cases were made against us.”

    Wajahat S. Khan, who is currently in the United States, hosted a YouTube show named Gang of 4 Debate comprising Sabir Shakir, Moeed Pirzada, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Shahbaz Gill and himself. Gill pointed out that “Nobody in Pakistan spoke for us when cases were registered against us and the last time someone did it was by Pakistan Press Foundation in June 16, 2023.”

    “I did more than 10 Vlogs for Imran Riaz, took Riaz’s case [when he disappeared] to then Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial, gathered the media for him when nobody dared to speak; Imran Riaz was released before Eid because of me,” Pirzada exclaimed in a state of intense frustration.

    Pirzada spoke vehemently against the “Pakistani Vloggers”, saying that he knew their reality.

    In June 2023, Islamabad police filed sedition charges against two anchorpersons – Sabir Shakir and Moeed Pirzada – for their alleged involvement in May 9 violence incidents. While cases were filed against Wajahat Saeed Khan for “abetting mutiny” related to the same incident.

  • Khan admits there are factions within the PTI

    Khan admits there are factions within the PTI

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) head Imran Khan has admitted to groupings within his political party. The admission comes ahead of a crucial meeting with both party factions tomorrow in Adiala Jail, as reported by The News on Wednesday.

    While Khan admitted to rifts within his political party but he refuted claims of a “forward bloc” while speaking to reporters in a courtroom.

    PTI leaders have started speaking against each other, giving credibility to claims of internal rifts.

    Last month, the party’s Secretary-General, Omar Ayub, stepped down to “focus on his role as National Assembly Opposition Leader” instead.

    Ayub resigned when 27 PTI leaders wanted to resign from the National Assembly in protest against the current PTI leadership for not trying to get Khan out of jail. Even though Ayub’s resignation was not accepted by PTI’s parliamentary party

    Geo News reported that out of 27 leaders, 21 hinted at forming a forward bloc.

  • After UN body’s statement on Khan, US asks Pakistan to respect human rights

    After UN body’s statement on Khan, US asks Pakistan to respect human rights

    After the recent statement by United Nations working group on arbitrary detention calling the detention of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in violation of international law, the US State Department has asked Pakistan to respect people’s fundamental human rights.

    Addressing a press briefing on Monday, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that US officials have consistently and privately and publicly urged Pakistani authorities to respect the rights of its people in line with its constitution and international commitments.

    A journalist asked Patel a question regarding the resolution passed by the US House of Representatives seeking an investigation into the February 8 elections but the spokesperson refused to comment on it.

    “We urge the Government of Pakistan to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of expression, freedom of association, peaceful assembly, and the freedom of religion as well,” he said.

  • KP Minster defines climate change as garbage being converted into pacifiers for children

    KP Minster defines climate change as garbage being converted into pacifiers for children

    A shocking interview of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Fazal Hakeem Khan, has shocked netizens. The interview, conducted in Pashto, shows the minister defining climate change as “ragpickers pick up junk, hand it over to industries to make pacifiers for babies who then grow up stunted.”

    The provincial minister gave an interview to a local channel, Khyber News, with the host of the programme Rafat Ullah Orazakzai, asking him to tell what climate change is – the portfolio he’s in charge of.

    The host asked the minister to explain his thoughts further, and the climate minister did not hold back.

    “Our environment is being destroyed by China and India. I will cool down certain districts so the glaciers in the country stop melting,” he said, displaying incredible ignorance of what he is supposed to govern.

    Journalist Iftikhar Firdous tweeted about the interview saying, “In the middle when he doesn’t know, the answers he shifts the topic to Imran Khan’s imprisonment and why people love him. These are the people who run this system we expect to deliver.”

  • UN working group says Imran Khan ‘illegally’ detained; must be released immediately

    UN working group says Imran Khan ‘illegally’ detained; must be released immediately

    United Nations Rights Working Group published an opinion on Monday in favour of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan remarking that his detention is arbitrary and in violation of international law.

    The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention stated, “Appropriate remedy would be to release Mr Khan immediately and accord him an enforceable right to compensation and other reparations, in accordance with international law.”

    It also said that the legal proceedings against Khan were part of a much larger “campaign of repression” against him and PTI.

    It also stated that in the lead-up to the 2024 general elections, Khan’s party members were arrested and tortured, and their rallies were disrupted.

    The UN group further alleged that “Widespread fraud on election day, stealing dozens of parliamentary seats,” took place.

  • Imran Khan will be released in six months, predicts Nabil Gabol

    Imran Khan will be released in six months, predicts Nabil Gabol

    Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Nabil Gabol has predicted that incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan will be released from jail, but it will take six months or more.

    Nabil Gabol said during an interview with ARY News that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder will come out of jail after entering into a deal.

    “He will soon understand,” he added.

    “His problem is, no one believes him or his guarantee,” the MNA from Lyari said. “Only one person is responsible for the uncertain situation, who is in Adiala jail,” Gabol stated.

    Responding to a question about the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, the PPP leader said, “We are pushing the PML-N government to keep it running. Whenever we stop pushing, the government will stop running”.

  • Did a leading religious scholar try to repair relations between Khan and the military?

    Did a leading religious scholar try to repair relations between Khan and the military?

    Journalist Ansar Abbasi has revealed that one of the country’s leading religious scholars tried to repair fraught relations between the military establishment and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) head Imran Khan but failed in his task.

    The unsuccessful attempt to initiate the dialogue was made before the February 8 general elections in the country. Abbasi did not reveal who the scholar is.

    According to Abbasi, Khan has hit out hard at the military, its current and former army chief, since he was ousted from government in April 2022. This has hurt the credibility of Chairman PTI, who is now facing immense challenges.

    Ansar Abbasi stated that Khan has adopted an interesting two-pronged policy of criticizing the military leadership while pressuring them to pave his way to the Prime Minister’s office.

    He also revealed that Khan and other party leaders desperately tried to negotiate with the military with the help of former President Dr Arif Alvi during his tenure but received no response.

  • PTI hits out at Khawaja Asif for Afghanistan remarks

    PTI hits out at Khawaja Asif for Afghanistan remarks

    The leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has strongly criticised recent remarks by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif about launching anti-terror cross-border attacks inside Afghanistan, saying, “We don’t allow any interference in our country, so we shouldn’t interfere in any other country.”

    In a recent interview, Khawaja Asif ruled out the possibility of “negotiations” with the banned terrorist outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a policy undertaken by the PTI government previously.

    PTI leaders opined that such inflammatory statements can not only endanger “brotherly relations with Afghanistan” but regional peace as well.

    “Our ties with India are based on rivalry, and now we are trying to treat Afghanistan similarly. We cannot afford further escalation of the conflict and disorder,” remarked the former NA speaker Asad Qaiser outside the Assembly

    Leader of the Opposition in the NA, Omar Ayub, questioned the defence minister, “India is leading many terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. Why didn’t the defence minister remark about launching attacks inside India?”

    The PTI leaders emphasised that Pakistan shouldn’t be dragged into “someone else’s war.”