Five senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders detained at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail have urged the party’s leadership to maintain unity, avoid public disagreements and prioritise efforts to secure the release of Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Their appeal comes amid reported internal differences over the party’s political strategy and leadership decisions. The joint letter, sent…
Senator Faisal Vawda has said that the emergency and governor’s rule imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are unlikely to end within the next 90 or even 180 days. Speaking on a television programme, Vawda commented on the province’s new administrative arrangement and the wider political situation in Pakistan. Vawda said no political party currently had…
Mahmood Khan Achakzai has refused to resign as leader of the opposition in Pakistan’s National Assembly despite an alleged demand from a senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) committee during a late-night meeting on Saturday. According to sources, Achakzai has made it clear that he will leave the position only if PTI founder Imran Khan personally asks…
Pakistan’s Parliament has approved two presidential proclamations imposing a state of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) for an initial period of two months, despite strong opposition from lawmakers. During Thursday’s joint sitting, opposition members protested against the federal government’s decision and tore up copies of the resolutions as the measures were endorsed….
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has granted additional time to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) interim chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan to submit a written response to a petition seeking a ban on the official X account of former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan. The court adjourned the hearing until November 23. Justice Arbab Muhammad…
The upcoming by-election in Punjab Assembly constituency PP-203, Chichawatni, has drawn attention to divisions within the influential Jutt family and the entry of youth-led social movement Tehreek-e-Ehsaas. The contest comes after the death of Punjab Assembly member Chaudhry Hanif Jutt, whose seat has become the focus of renewed competition among local political groups. Tehreek-e-Ehsaas has…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is facing renewed political uncertainty following the reported imposition of governor’s rule and emergency measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). According to the provided report, negotiations between PTI and the federal government failed to produce an agreement, leaving questions about the provincial administration’s future and possible concessions for the party’s jailed founder, Imran…
Political tensions between the federal government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have intensified as the ruling coalition considers constitutional options for imposing an emergency or governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). According to a report by Dawn, leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) discussed a plan to bring the province…
Pakistan’s commitment to provide additional military support to Saudi Arabia has sparked questions about parliamentary oversight and the decision-making process behind major defence and foreign policy commitments. The development follows renewed security tensions in the region and closer military coordination between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye. According to the provided report, the countries have agreed…
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has criticised the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government over its approach to terrorism, saying recent remarks by Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry amounted to a “charge sheet” against the provincial administration. In a series of social media posts, Asif said the DG ISPR’s recent press conference…
