Tag: PTI

  • 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.

  • PTI leader Meher Bano Qureshi admits Nawaz Sharif was wronged

    PTI leader Meher Bano Qureshi admits Nawaz Sharif was wronged

    Meher Bano Qureshi, a prominent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf member, recently admitted on a podcast with journalist Mansoor Ali Khan that things “went wrong” with political rival and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) head Nawaz Sharif.

    Qureshi expressed disappointment at the Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, saying she “Believed CJP Isa wouldn’t do something against the law.”

    Mansoor asked the PTI leader if she has reservations with CJP Isa then she should have the same stance against ex-CJP Saqib Nisar and his rulings against Nawaz Sharif.

    Meher Bano admitted that whatever was done to Nawaz Sharif was wrong but said “Two wrongs don’t make a right.”

  • 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.

  • Nawaz will be PM for fourth time within next two years, says Javed Latif

    Nawaz will be PM for fourth time within next two years, says Javed Latif

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Javed Latif has hinted that the federal government can consider early elections within the next two years, as doing so will make the path smooth for PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to become prime minister for the fourth time.

    During an interview, Latif stated on Thursday that Nawaz Sharif will be the next prime minister of the country. 

    “The elections can happen tomorrow,” Latif added.

    Javed Latif also said that the people who blocked Sharif’s path last time will support him this time, making him prime minister for the fourth time.

    Javed Latif is the only party member who has criticised his own party’s federal government.

  • ‘All that’s left for them now is to murder me – but I’m not afraid to die’, writes Imran Khan

    ‘All that’s left for them now is to murder me – but I’m not afraid to die’, writes Imran Khan

    Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan wrote an op-ed for The Telegraph on May 2, blaming the military establishment for oppression, election rigging and trying to upend his political party PTI.

    “The military establishment, under the direct guidance of Gen Asim Munir, the chief of army staff, has tried every tactic to decimate my party’s presence from the political environment of Pakistan,” wrote Khan.

    The former Prime Minister also said that even though the electoral symbol of a cricket bat was taken from PTI “the people came out and voted overwhelmingly for candidates supported by my party, the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI).”

    Khan emphasized that PTI supporters were “falsely accused” of attacking military installations on May 9 2023 because it was used “as a pretext for a crackdown” on PTI workers.

    “Military leadership has been subjected to overt criticism at a level unseen before in our history. The government is a laughing stock,” stated Khan.

    He also expressed regret over the “sorry state of judicial affairs” in the country and warned that the country is going on “the same path it trod in 1971, when it lost East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.”

    Naming the COAS General Asim Munir publicly, he wrote:

    “The military establishment has done all they could against me. All that is left for them is to now murder me. I have stated publicly that if anything happens to me or my wife, Gen Asim Munir will be responsible. But I am not afraid because my faith is strong. I would prefer death over slavery.”

  • ECP once again raises concerns over PTI’s intra-party polls

    ECP once again raises concerns over PTI’s intra-party polls

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has raised concerns over the recent intra-party polls of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The electoral body asked PTI to submit a response in written form.

    The PTI’s political future is at risk as the ECP raised concerns that the party is holding central meetings without intra-party polls.

    The ECP asked how various PTI party organisations are working if the intra-party polls have not been held for five years. It was the opinion of the commission that PTI has no structure and no electoral symbol.

    It also objected to the PTI’s new intra-party elections. After the initial hearing on April 30, they told the PTI to submit its response

  • Maryam’s advice to critics on TikTok videos doesn’t sit well with social media

    Maryam’s advice to critics on TikTok videos doesn’t sit well with social media

    Responding to criticism for regularly posting her daily activities on social media, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz challenged her political opponents to come out of their “comfort zone” to work for the betterment of the country and let people make videos.

    One X (formerly Twitter) user wrote in a post that “Hum bahir nikaltay hain tou ap police peechay laga daiti hain.”

    Another user wrote on X that Maryam Nawaz gave “interesting” advice to political rivals.

    One social media user wrote on X that “TikTokers ka gham bahot achi tarah samajhti hain Maryam Nawaz”.

    Another user wrote in one post sarcastically that “Tik Toker ban’nay k leye Mehnat Karna parti hai, field main nikalna parta hai”.

    In one of the posts on X it was written that “All govt office holders come out of the air-conditioned rooms but they don’t flaunt branded suits and Gucci shoes and bags. So they go unnoticed.”

    A day earlier, on Wednesday, the chief minister said at an inauguration event in Lahore that people have continuously criticised her for her presence on TikTok and other social media platforms.

    She responded to the criticism, saying, “I also want these people to come out of their comfort zone […] come out of their air-conditioned rooms and do some work, so you would appear on TikTok videos and get eligible for media coverage too. You should also come out to serve the masses, but you have to leave your comfort zone.”

  • PTI alleges CJP Isa insincere with judicial ‘interference’ issue

    PTI alleges CJP Isa insincere with judicial ‘interference’ issue

    Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) central information secretary Raoof Hasan, on Wednesday, expressed concern over the conduct of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa during Supreme Court proceedings on the issue of interference by spy agencies in the judiciary.

    PTI demanded that a full court be constituted to hear the matter on a daily basis, and more importantly, that CJP Isa should disassociate himself from the bench.

    Raoof Hasan was accompanied by the former chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Khalid Khursheed and PTI advocate Abuzar Salman Niazi.

    The secretary information remarked that the six judges of Islamabad High Court (IHC) asked the CJP for help but the Chief Justice referred it to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

    He said one should not forget that the PM and operatives of intelligence agencies were among those implicated in the matter.

  • Miftah Ismail cries while remembering treatment meted out to his family by PTI govt

    Miftah Ismail cries while remembering treatment meted out to his family by PTI govt

    Miftah Ismail, former finance minister of Pakistan, got emotional during a talk show on Dawn News when journalist Wasatullah Khan asked him about his feelings after the recent “clean chit” he got from the court in the LNG case.

    Miftah remarked, “Today should have been a happy day but it was a bitter day for me because of memories.”

    Miftah broke down then, getting teary-eyed while saying, “They raided my home and breached my wife’s privacy by opening her closets.”

    “I remember this and I will take Imran Khan to the court,” said Miftah.

    He stated that an inquiry had already been conducted in Sindh in which he was exonerated and even though all the departments were based in Sindh but they opened a new inquiry on Sheikh Rashid’s request in Islamabad.

    He further said, “I will take Irfan Mangi to court who was the DG NAB in Islamabad, Javed Iqbal (DG NAB) and Imran Khan to court.”