LAHORE – Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and President Arif Alvi met twice back-to-back to discuss the nation’s fast shifting political landscape. The Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governors’ tardiness in announcing the election date raised worries during the conference. PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry was arrested earlyRead 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 →

ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) could not make a decision on the topic after analysing the petitions submitted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members of the National Assembly (MNAs) in a session. According to sources, the session agreed to write to the governors of Punjab and Khyber PakhtunkhwaRead More →

LAHORE – At Zaman Park on Tuesday, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi met Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former prime minister. Asad Umar, the PTI secretary general, Fawad Chaudhry, Senator Azam Swati, and Hammad Azhar were also present. Discussions of constitutional defences against the Election Commission ofRead More →

ISLAMABAD (APP) – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was asked by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to provide a detailed record about their investigation into the financing of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) (PPP). Farukh Habib, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), submitted aRead More →

LAHORE – Ijaz ul Haq, chairman of Pakistan Muslim League-Zia (PML-Z), called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday, amid demands for a no-confidence motion against Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Parvez Elahi. Former President Zia ul Haq’s son, speaking to the reporters outside Mr Imran’s mansion in ZamanRead More →

GENEVA – At a meeting in Geneva on Monday, Pakistan’s information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the country has gathered a total of $8.57 billion to far for aiding in flood recovery from last year’s catastrophic floods. The floods, which were attributed to climate change, severely harmed Pakistan’s already fragileRead More →