Tag: Azam Swati
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Hammad Azhar, Murad Saeed among PTI leaders declared ‘Ishtehari’
An anti-terrorism court has declared several leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) proclaimed offenders (POs) in three cases related to the May 9 riots. The decision was made by Judge Abher Gul Khan in response to separate applications filed by the investigating officers (IOs) of the cases. The IOs reported that despite strenuous efforts, the…
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Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar aur Azam Swati Kot Lakhpat Jail mein larr parray, claims Punjab caretaker minister
Caretaker Minister for Information of Punjab Amir Mir has claimed that three senior leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)— Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, and Senator Azam Swati—got into an argument in Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore after they presented themselves for arrest before the police. While talking to Dawn News‘ Nadia Naqi, the minister said,…
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Azam Swati finally released from jail for talking against army
Senator Azam Swati of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has finally been released from sub-jail after remaining behind bars for more than a month. The senator had been in the custody of law enforcing agencies since November 27 last year, after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) booked him in Islamabad over a “campaign of intimidating tweets against…
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PTI’s Azam Swati shifted to Islamabad after court’s order that no cases should be registered against him
Senator Azam Swati — who has been in detention since November 27 over his controversial tweets about senior military officials— has been shifted to Islamabad and taken into police custody. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader was brought to the capital via a special plane from Sukkur. On Thursday, Sindh Prosecutor General Faiz H Shah informed…
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Sanaullah says Azam Swati ‘maligned’ army, judiciary, not govt
Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanauallah has said that the cases against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati were a part of “political revenge”, adding that Swati did target the army and judiciary but not the government. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, the Minister said that the government has got nothing to do with the…
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Balochistan High Court orders cancellation of all FIRs against Azam Swati
The Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Friday ordered that all first information reports (FIR) registered against Senator Azam Swati of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for his controversial tweets against senior military officers should be cancelled. Five FIRs were registered in Balochistan against Swati for tweeting against army officials. Balochistan police had arrested the PTI senator…
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Balochistan High Court orders no more cases to be registered against Azam Swati
Balochistan High Court (BHC) has ordered that no more cases should be registered against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati. The senator is currently the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for tweeting against senior army officials. BHC has also sought a written report of the cases filed against Swati…
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‘We will be dissolving the assemblies this month’: Imran Khan
Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan asked his party members to get ready for elections as Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assemblies will be dissolved this month In an address to the Parliamentary Party of KP, Imran asked party workers to prepare for elections and begin campaigning in their…
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‘Quetta police took Swati away, endangering his life’: Imran Khan demands release of his senator
Imran Khan, the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has said that Senator Azam Swati has been “taken away by the Quetta police” from Islamabad despite his health concerns. In a tweet on Friday (today), the party chief stated, “Swati was moved to PIMS (Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences) early morning after suffering severe chest pains…
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Azam Swati turns to Supreme Court for help
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati has approached the Supreme Court (SC) to request the transfer of all cases registered against him in Sindh and Balochistan to Islamabad. In a petition to the apex court, Swati has said that Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested him in a false case, adding that multiple cases were registered…