ISLAMABAD : Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML), was granted bail by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday in a case involving claims that Asif Ali Zardari was involved in a murder conspiracy. After hearing arguments from Islamabad Advocate General Jahangir Khan Jadoon andRead More →

ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial on Wednesday remarked that corruption had plagued the right to life in recent times.  Hearing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s plea on National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amendments, he remarked that bread, abode and shelter were enough for a personRead More →

ISLAMABAD : In a plea for post-arrest bail in a case involving accusations of a murder conspiracy against the former president Asif Ali Zardari, Awami Muslim League (AML) head Sheikh Rashid Ahmed issued notifications to the parties on Monday. IHC Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani supported the plea, and the previousRead More →

LAHORE – Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have been charged with contempt of court for failing to announce the date of the province’s elections. According to the complaint, the governor and the electoral watchdog disobeyed the court’s order to make the polling location andRead More →

ISLAMABAD – On Thursday, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said that all public matters could only be settled in parliament, but the current parliament was left unfilled by will. The five-member panel, led by the Chief Justice of Pakistan, heard Imran Khan’s petition against modifications to theRead More →

LAHORE – Hiba Fawad, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry, asked Pakistan’s Chief Justice on Wednesday to take suo moto notice of her husband’s overnight incarceration. She said her husband was abducted rather than detained since the police squad executed the operation without a warrant. Hiba toldRead More →

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Police detained Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry from his Lahore apartment in the early hours of Wednesday. His detention enraged PTI leaders, notably Hammad Azhar and Farrukh Habib, who threatened to initiate nationwide rallies if Mr Chaudhry’s whereabouts was not revealed, claiming thatRead More →