Tag: Peshawar High Court
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PTI’s Faisal Javed indicted for misbehaving with journalist
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Javed has been indicted on Wednesday for inappropriate behaviour with a journalist, ARY News has reported. The charge sheet against him stated that Faisal Javed attacked a TV reporter and threatened him on August 9, 2022, noting that threatening a journalist is a crime. The indictment ordered to move forward…
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Oath-taking of MNAs on reserved seats unconstitutional: Omar Ayub Khan
Omer Ayub Khan, lawmaker backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), strongly objected to the oath-taking of members of the National Assembly (MNAs) on reserved seats, calling it “unconstitutional. A group of newly elected lawmakers on reserved seats in the NA were sworn in. NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath to…
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PHC extends stay on reserved seats MNAs oath
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has extended its stay order on the oath-taking ceremony of lawmakers notified on reserve seats, which were denied to the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) after a verdict to the effect issued by Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP). The court issued its order during a hearing of a petition filed…
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In a first, Peshawar High Court orders separate queue for transgender voters
Peshawar High Court has directed authorities in the province to establish a separate queue for transgender voters in PK-81 from where trans rights activist Sobia Khan is contesting elections as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s first transgender individual participating in general polls. The court’s verdict highlighted the absence of specific documents for the transgender quota, as no such…
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What is going on in PTI as leaders clash publicly?
In a surprising turn of events within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), party founding chief Imran Khan has reportedly instructed senior vice chairman Sher Afzal Marwat to suspend all political activities in Sindh. Disagreements between Marwat and other party leaders, including Raoof Hasan and Barrister Hamid Khan, have escalated, leading to a temporary halt in political…
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‘An umpire has recently given a no-ball’; Imran Khan slams Supreme Court decision
Imran Khan, former Prime Minister and Founder Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), engaged in an informal conversation with media representatives during the Toshakhana case hearing in Adiala Jail on Monday. He voiced concerns over the political and legal developments, particularly critiquing the Supreme Court’s decision regarding PTI’s electoral symbol, referring to the decision as an…
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‘Crime of Kings is King of Crime’; Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Nazriati (PTI-N) leader Akhtar Iqbal Dar accuses Imran Khan of corruption
The leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Nazriati (PTI-N), Akhtar Iqbal Dar, has leveled serious accusations against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), alleging the submission of fake tickets by PTI candidates under the banner of PTI-N. Speaking at a press conference in Lahore, Dar expressed bewilderment at the emergence of PTI candidates allegedly utilizing PTI-N tickets. He adamantly declared,…
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ECP challenges Peshawar High Court’s Verdict on PTI’s ‘Bat’
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has moved the Supreme Court to challenge the recent Peshawar High Court (PHC) verdict that declared void ECP’s ruling of “unconstitutional” intra-party polls and revoking the party’s iconic bat electoral symbol. The ECP, in its plea submitted to the apex court, asserted that the PHC decision should be declared…
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Bat is back for PTI
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has restored Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) election symbol ‘bat’ after hearing PTI’s petition against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision revoking the party’s election symbol and declaring its intra-party polls “unconstitutional”. A two-member bench of the PHC was hearing PTI’s writ petition challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision declaring…
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Finally, some good news for PTI
Several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) aspirants, along with their allies, re-entered the electoral fray on Thursday following successful appeals against the rejection of their nomination papers by Returning Officers (ROs) during the scrutiny process last week. The appellate tribunals, responsible for reviewing appeals against ROs’ decisions, swung into action a day after the deadline for filing…