Tag: ATA
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Students ‘inciting violence’ can face cancellation of their identity cards, passports
The Interior Ministry has announced that strict measures will be taken against students involved in or promoting violent activities, including their names being added to the Fourth Schedule. According to Section 11EE of the ATA, the Fourth Schedule is to include “any person who is an activist, office-bearer or an associate of an organisation kept…
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Sessions court judge approves Khan’s bail till October 13
A sessions court in Islamabad has approved till October 13 the interim bail plea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in a case pertaining to his controversial remarks against a female judge during a rally in Islamabad. Sessions court judge Kamran Basharat Mufti approved Khan’s interim bail plea, filed by Babar Awan, after a…
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High Court orders that terror charges against Imran Khan be dropped
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered government authorities to drop terror charges against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in a case pertaining to alleged threats made against police officials and a female judge. Khan was booked in a case under the section of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) for threatening remarks against Additional…
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US refuses to comment on Imran Khan’s terrorism charges
The United States (US) refused to comment on the terrorism case registered against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. “This is a matter for the Pakistani legal and judicial system”, said US State Department spokesperson Ned Price. “It is not directly a matter for the US and that’s because we don’t have a position on…
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PEMRA imposes ban on live telecast of Imran Khan’s speeches
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has imposed a ban with immediate effect on the live telecast of speeches of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Khan after he threatened the police, bureaucracy, and Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zeba Chaudhry. PEMRA issued a six-page notification stating it has been observed that Imran Khan is continuously levelling…
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Punjab govt removes TLP chief Saad Rizvi’s name from Fourth Schedule
The Punjab government on Wednesday removed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Chief Saad Hussain Rizvi’s name from the Fourth Schedule — a list of proscribed individuals who are suspected of terrorism or sectarianism under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997, reports Dawn. The Punjab Home Department issued a statement: “The name of Hafiz Mohammad Saad, being Ameer of…
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Khadim Rizvi’s TLP contesting election despite ban?
Last year, the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) had demanded the expulsion of the French ambassador and a boycott of French products, asking the federal government to take “practical steps” otherwise it would be compelled to take “extreme action”. After the government’s refusal, a rally was led by then-TLP chief Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who urged the…