The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) emerged as the clear winner in the first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) general elections, securing nine of the 13 constituencies in Mirpur Division, according to unofficial results released by the AJK Election Commission. Polling in Mirpur Division was held on Monday as part of the first...
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has fixed August 7 for hearing a petition seeking the release of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, keeping the high-profile legal matter in the national spotlight. The petition was filed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, who has asked the court to order...
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has officially launched the party’s election campaign for the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections, promising large-scale development projects and improved public services if elected to power. Addressing a public rally in Muzaffarabad alongside Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, the former prime minister reaffirmed his party’s commitment...
Thousands of supporters of India’s youth-led “Cockroach Movement” gathered in New Delhi on Monday for a planned march to Parliament, defying police restrictions and triggering clashes with security forces. Authorities had denied permission for the march, citing security concerns as Parliament’s monsoon session began. However, large crowds assembled at Jantar Mantar, where protesters attempted to...
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has summoned Noreen Niazi, the sister of former prime minister Imran Khan, over allegations of disseminating “false, offensive, and inflammatory” content on social media targeting state institutions. She has been directed to appear before the agency’s Islamabad office on July 20 as part of an ongoing inquiry....
Former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, have approached the Supreme Court by filing a chamber appeal against the registrar’s decision to return their petitions challenging the Islamabad High Court’s refusal to suspend their sentences in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case. The appeal, submitted through their counsel, Barrister Salman Safdar, under...
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has adjourned the hearing of sentence suspension petitions filed by human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, despite an earlier Supreme Court directive requiring the matter to be decided within two weeks. The development has drawn attention to delays in a case that has generated significant legal...
A quietly held meeting between senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has sparked political controversy and renewed debate over internal coordination within the party. The controversy intensified after Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, publicly stated that the former premier’s family had no prior knowledge of the meeting. The issue surfaced after...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has expressed willingness to hold dialogue with the government but made it clear that any negotiations would depend on the release of party founder and former prime minister Imran Khan from jail. Speaking to the media, senior PTI leaders said meaningful talks could only take place if Khan was freed and allowed...
Pakistan’s Foreign Office has clarified that remarks made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a phone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar were misrepresented by sections of the media. The FO stressed that the discussion took place in a cordial atmosphere and focused on regional peace efforts. According to the...