Sit-ins continue at three locations in Islamabad as govt-opposition dialogues failed
ISLAMABAD: Talks between the government and the opposition on Friday have failed, prompting the opposition to continue sit-ins at three locations in Islamabad demanding Imran Khan be provided access to his personal and specialist physician without any delay. According to sources, Federal Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry failed to persuade Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai to […]
PTI demands to shift Imran Khan to private hospital for treatment
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday demanded that the PTI founder Imran Khan be shifted to a private hospital for the treatment of his right eye. Opposition Leader in that National Assembly Mehmood Khan Achakzai said that the illness is being ignored and questioned who would be responsible if the PTI founder loses his eyesight. […]
Tessori advises govt against talks with PTI
Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori has advised the government not to hold negotiations with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Speaking to the media after paying respects at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam in Karachi, the governor said that talks should not be held with people who are hindering Pakistan’s progress. He said that PTI leaders do not believe […]
KP CM should be given permission to meet PTI founder: Punjab governor
Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said no discussion has taken place in PPP’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting with regard to the division of the provinces. Answering the media questions here on Saturday, the Punjab governor said the KP chief minister should be allowed to meet the PTI founder in Adiala jail. Sardar […]
Imran Khan’s sisters, PTI workers end nine-hour-long sit-in in Rawalpindi
– Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s sisters, Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi, and Uzma Khan, PTI leaders and workers ended their nine-hour-long sit-in near Factory Check Post at the Adiala Road in Rawalpindi on late Tuesday night. Imran Khan’s sisters and the party leadership announced an end to the sit-in after successful negotiations between the […]
PTI: Where Cult Replaces Good Governance
Asif Mahmood The defining feature of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf today is not policy or performance. It is loyalty. Blind, uncritical loyalty to one individual has overtaken reason, debate, and institutional function. What began as a political movement promising reform has now become a personality cult, where the leader’s word is the only standard and […]
‘Choose another day’: Sanaullah calls on PTI to delay August 14 demonstrations
Islamabad:Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah has urged the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership to reschedule its planned nationwide protest, saying occasions should unite the nation rather than become a day of political confrontation.”Independence Day should be a time for the entire nation to celebrate together, not a day of political confrontation,” the PM’s […]
PTI to hold second phase of protest on August 14: Asad Qaiser
Islamabad:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser has said that the party’s protest movement’s second phase would be held on August 14 — the country’s independence day.”The second phase of our protest will be on August 14, then we will go to Sindh,” Qaiser said in Swabi late Tuesday night […]
PTI takes to streets today to demand Imran’s release amid ban on gatherings in twin cities
ISLAMABAD: Amid ban on public gatherings in twin cities, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to hold protest demonstrations on Tuesday throughout the country to demand release of party founder Imran Khan, who completed two years in prison on August 5 (today).Party sources said the PTI had finalised its protest plan. According to the party’s […]
PTI issues warning to seven MPAs over absence from meeting
PESHAWAR :The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has issued a formal warning to seven Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs) from Malakand Division for failing to attend a scheduled meeting to discuss August 5 protest.The warning was issued by PTI’s Provincial General Secretary, Ali Asghar Khan. The absent lawmakers include Shakeel Khan, Ali Shah, Sharafat Ali, Fakhar […]