ISLAMABAD: Tensions over Imran Khan’s medical treatment intensified in the Senate as government and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers traded accusations over the implementation of the Supreme Court’s directive concerning the former prime minister’s treatment. PTI Senator Ali Zafar attempted to move a resolution seeking treatment for Khan at Shifa International Hospital. However, Presiding Officer Senator...
ISLAMABAD: Eight members of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) have strongly criticised the government for what they described as the “blatant, wilful, and deliberate violation” of the Supreme Court’s order directing the transfer of PTI founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital. In a statement issued on Saturday, the members said the Supreme Court’s August...
Adiala Jail authorities have informed the Supreme Court that former prime minister Imran Khan’s vision has now improved significantly and is “almost normal,” following concerns raised over his eyesight. The development was shared during a Supreme Court hearing concerning the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder’s health and medical treatment in prison. Jail officials provided the court...
US President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to restrict birthright citizenship is expected to face a tough legal battle after the Supreme Court recently upheld broad citizenship rights for babies born in the United States. Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday targeting what his administration describes as “birth tourism”—when foreign nationals travel to the US...
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...
Islamabad: The federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has formally approved a ban on a religious political party, citing its involvement in violent and extremist activities across the country. During the meeting, senior officials from the Punjab government joined via video link and briefed the cabinet on the group’s history of violence and...