LAHORE: Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday referred to a full court bench a petition of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) challenging the powers of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to withdraw the party symbol. When the matter came for hearing before the LHC, Justice Sheikh asked the PTI counsel how details about the intra-party elections. “Who selects in your intra-party elections? What is the procedure of the election schedule? Where do you control the election from?” he asked. Uzair Bhandari, the counsel for the party, said the intra-party polls were held nationwide. He said all information was provided…
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MUZAFFARABAD: Agreeing with the contentions of the prosecution, an anti-terrorism court in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of detained poet Ahmed Farhad Shah, holding that the legal points advanced by his counsel did not apply to the case in hand. Mr Shah, who had gone missing from his Islamabad residence on May 15, had surprisingly “re-surfaced” in Gujjar Kohala, a village near the AJK border with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on May 29 when the Islamabad High Court was hearing a petition seeking his recovery. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, the senior puisne judge of the IHC, had framed…
MUZAFFARABAD: Agreeing with the contentions of the prosecution, an anti-terrorism court in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of detained poet Ahmed Farhad Shah, holding that the legal points advanced by his counsel did not apply to the case in hand. Mr Shah, who had gone missing from his Islamabad residence on May 15, had surprisingly “re-surfaced” in Gujjar Kohala, a village near the AJK border with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on May 29 when the Islamabad High Court was hearing a petition seeking his recovery. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, the senior puisne judge of the IHC, had framed…
ISLAMABAD: Poliovirus has been found in samples taken from two more districts of the country — Dera Ismail Khan and Bahawalpur — taking the number of infected districts to 42. Both areas had been free from the virus over the past few years. Moreover, 15 environmental samples have been found positive, taking the tally of positive samples this year to 168. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), 15 new detections of the Type-1 Wild Poliovirus (WPV1) have been confirmed. “Last year, there were 126 environmental sample isolation from 28 districts,” an official of the lab said, wishing not…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered de-sealing of the central secretariat of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the G-8 sector of the capital. IHC Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz allowed a petition filed by PTI General Secretary Omar Ayub through his counsel Mohammad Shuaib Shaheen. The PTI had challenged the Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s operation conducted on its secretariat in G-8/4 on May 23. The civic agency had sealed the premises for violation of its bylaws. In the petition, the PTI termed the operation and sealing of its secretariat “without having lawful authority, malafidely, political victimisation, without adopting due process of law and…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court judgement on Jan 13 which denied the electoral symbol of ‘bat’ to the PTI remained a bone of contention among the superior judges as the 13-strong full court took up a set of petitions challenging the denial of reserved seats to the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). A three-member bench consisting of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar, and Justice Musarrat Hilali announced the judgement on Jan 23, 2024, and upheld the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to deprive the PTI of its symbol for not conducting intra-party polls. The CJP, however, spent a better part of…
ISLAMABAD: Senator Faisal Vawda and MNA Mustafa Kamal requested the Supreme Court on Tuesday to withdraw the contempt of court charges, with Mr Vawda explaining he never intended to bring the judiciary into disrepute while Mr Kamal tendering unconditional apology before the court. On May 17, a three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa issued contempt charges against the two lawmakers for their outburst against the judiciary by holding separate press conferences at the National Press Club in Islamabad. The notices were issued apparently for several malicious allegations against the judiciary as well as the judges. In his reply,…
ISLAMABAD: The PTI has challenged notices sent by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to its leadership over a controversial post on the official account of former prime minister Imran Khan. Separately, a joint investigation team (JIT) from Lahore visited Adiala Jail on Tuesday to interrogate former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi regarding the May 9 violence cases registered against him. The notices issued to PTI leaders Barrister Gohar, Secretary General Omar Ayub and spokesperson Raoof Hasan stated that an inquiry had been initiated regarding the “misuse” of Mr Khan’s verified X account on which “highly obnoxious and inciting content against state institutions” was shared. The three…
Mariska Hargitay recently reflected on her oldest son’s high school graduation. Hargitay, who was recognised with the Anniversary Tribute at the first-ever Gotham TV Awards on Tuesday, June 4, gushed over her bittersweet experience, watching her son grow up. Ruminating on watching her son August complete his high school, she shared: “You know, my husband Peter [Hermann] and I are in the process of watching our oldest son graduate from high school, and we’ve been shuffling around our house for the last few months just muttering, ‘Where does the time go? Where’s the time go? What happened'”. Speaking exclusively during…
Brittany Cartwright has experienced a moment of epiphany during her separation from her husband, Jax Taylor. Reflecting on her decision to live separately from Taylor, The Valley star shared her new found strength, as cited by People Magazine. “I just feel like I have woken up,” Brittany shared in a confessional. “Like, I feel so much stronger now.” This revelation comes after the first season of The Valley concluded on Tuesday, June 4. She weighed in on her perspective, saying, “I know I’ll be OK, but I know my worth and I know I do not deserve to be in a relationship like this.” Brittany,…
