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  • Imran Khan and PTI workers booked under terrorism charges over Islamabad chaos

    Imran Khan and PTI workers booked under terrorism charges over Islamabad chaos

    Canada Global (Web News) Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and a number of party members have been accused by police of using violence when the former prime minister appeared in Islamabad in connection with the Toshakhana case.

    The furious lawmaker arrived at the court on Saturday at the Judiciary Complex in the nation’s capital. His presence was noted in the car, nevertheless, as he was unable to exit because of violent altercations between law enforcement and PTI supporters who had gathered to welcome their leader despite the application of Section 144.

    The angry workers turned to stone pelting and hitting the security guards with sticks when police attempted to disperse them to ensure Section 144 compliance. Police responded by charging them with a baton and firing tear gas canisters.

    The PTI leader and his supporters have been detained by the Islamabad police on suspicion of terrorism. According to a study assessing the damages, the demonstrators set the van of the Lohi Bher Police station and the vehicles of the bomb disposal team on fire in addition to damaging 15 police vehicles.

    The capital police reported the incident on Twitter, stating that the PTI workers attacked the security official from all sides and threw rocks and petrol bombs, causing 52 injuries to employees.

  • PTI to register cases against police officers over illegal Zaman Park raid

    PTI to register cases against police officers over illegal Zaman Park raid

    Canada Global (Web News) Fawad Chaudhry, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), declared that a case would be filed against police officials participating in an illegal operation at Imran Khan’s home.

    The former minister of information claimed in a series of tweets that Mr. Khan’s residence was violated and that the police disobeyed the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) directives. He said that staff members mistreated innocent bystanders in addition to stealing property.

    According to Mr. Chaudhry, the unrest in Islamabad, Lahore, and other cities was a sign that Pakistan was going through a constitutional crisis. He declared that disobeying a court order constituted a punishable offence.

    A few hours after Imran Khan left for Islamabad to attend the Toshakhana case hearing, police raided his house to conduct a search.

    A large police presence searched the former premier’s home, clearing the area by removing campers, and made multiple arrests of suspects in connection with the alleged violence on March 14 and 15. In a later joint press conference, Punjab’s IGP Usman Anwar and interim information minister disclosed that security personnel had also found assault guns, bottles for building petrol bombs, and other items during the raid.

  • Maryam Nawaz says not a big deal to arrest Imran Khan

    Maryam Nawaz says not a big deal to arrest Imran Khan

    Canada Global (Web News) Maryam Nawaz, the chief organiser of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, claimed on Friday that if turmoil and carnage weren’t avoided, the former premier Imran Khan could easily be apprehended.

    Speaking at a press conference, she claimed that Imran Khan had fought the state with all of his strength and had also caused anarchy in 2014, noting that he was causing a mutiny by targeting the police.

    She criticised the PTI by claiming that the state institutions should treat it as a banned group and pointing out that “terrorists” were living in Zaman Park, which Imran Khan was exploiting to shield them. She added that if Nawaz Sharif had committed the same conduct, she would have been ashamed.

    Ms Nawaz claimed that the PTI was working with foreign agents to incite civil war in the nation but that Nawaz Sharif had not received the same type of relief despite the arrest warrants being suspended for him.

    She stated that Imran Khan had expressed regret to the United States, noting that the Teryan White and Toshakhana cases were not made up, and that he was employing delay strategies by requesting the leader of the PTI to inform the court if cases were made up.

    Imran Khan, vice president of the PML-N, now criticises the former army chief but previously praised him for suggesting the PTI leader appear in court.

  • LHC grants protective bail to Imran Khan

    LHC grants protective bail to Imran Khan

    Canada Global (Web News) Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was granted protective bails by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday after he personally appeared before the court on nine cases, including eight terrorism-related matters and one civil case.

    Earlier in the day, the PTI leader went before the LHC to request precautionary bail in nine instances. Four of those cases are in Lahore, while five are in Islamabad.

    Judge Tariq Saleem Sheikh and Justice Farooq Haider made up the two-person bench that heard the bail requests made in relation to the cases brought under the terrorism laws.

    Court Sheikh also heard Khan’s arguments for protective bail against the civil suits brought against him, and he granted it until March 27.

    While the former prime minister awaited word on whether security agents may pursue him once more for missing the court session, hundreds of PTI supporters protected the party chairman’s home to prevent his arrest.

    In Lahore Zaman Park, which earlier this week saw fighting between PTI supporters and Punjab Police advancing on Khan’s home to bring him before the court in a case where he is accused of selling state gifts given to him by foreign dignitaries without proper legal process while he was prime minister, a tense calm predominated prior to the court’s decision.

    Khan rejects the accusations.

    Even though there were no police present on Friday, witnesses claimed that Khan’s supporters stood watch outside his residence, armed with sticks and iron rods.

  • Punjab police agree to provide security to Imran, says Fawad Chaudhary

    Punjab police agree to provide security to Imran, says Fawad Chaudhary

    Canada Global (Web News) According to former minister and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Fawad Chaudhary, Imran Khan will receive security from the Punjab police.

    In a Friday media interview at the Lahore High Court, he stated that after meeting with the Punjab IG and chief secretary, the party leadership had “resolved our disputes and presented them before court today.”

    Fawad blamed Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, for the nation’s economic problems. He declared that Shehbaz Sharif was to blame for the country’s devastation because no agreement with the IMF had been reached as of yet.

    Everything has gotten more expensive, even gas. Many have stopped driving because they can’t afford to buy petrol. They are escorting their kids on foot to school. But Imran Khan is being pursued by the authorities day and night,” he added.

    Judge Tariq Saleem Sheikh of the Lahore High Court was credited by Fawad with bringing calm to the city.

    The former minister said, “We (PTI leadership) met with civil administration last night on his orders and resolved disputes.

  • Pakistan cannot compromise on nuclear assets, Sheikh Rashid

    Pakistan cannot compromise on nuclear assets, Sheikh Rashid

    Canada Global (Web News) Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML), applauded the government’s declarations on Friday that it could not compromise on the nation’s nuclear assets despite barriers to unlocking the IMF programme.

    Ishaq Dar, the finance minister, had promised the legislature the day before that the administration would not compromise on the nuclear and missile programmes. Additionally, he said that after it was signed, the deal with the IMF would be posted on his ministry’s website.

    The former interior minister wrote on Twitter, “Country can sacrifice itself but cannot compromise on nuclear assets. He claimed that the government had appealed the decision to revoke his bail and that he was prepared to return to custody if that happened.

    Sheikh Rashid claimed that the IMF’s main requirement for the friendly states to sign the staff-level agreement, an assurance of $6 billion for external funding, was not being met. He bemoaned how the government was raising the cost of petrol and electricity.

    He added that looters and guardians could not be on the same page and claimed that the unrest in Lahore has affected the entire province of Punjab.

  • Dr Yasmin Rashid evades arrest attempt

    Dr Yasmin Rashid evades arrest attempt

    Canada Global (Web News) Dr. Yasmin Rashid, the president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Punjab, said on Thursday night that she managed to elude an arrest attempt in Lahore.

    She told the reporters that she was stopped by the police at the Shadman underpass and told to turn herself in. She said, “I asked what my offence was and requested arrest warrants to which they did not respond. According to her, she locked the car and let the party hierarchy know what had happened.

  • Govt increases petrol price by Rs5 per litre

    Govt increases petrol price by Rs5 per litre

    Canada Global (Web News) The Ministry of Finance announced a $5 per litre hike in petrol prices on Wednesday, bringing the cost per litre to $272.

    In addition, the cost of high-speed diesel was raised by Rs. 13 per litre and the cost of kerosene oil by Rs. 2.56 per litre. The cost of light-speed diesel was, however, not changed.

  • Sheikh Rashid warns of ‘civil war’ if anything happens to Imran Khan

    Sheikh Rashid warns of ‘civil war’ if anything happens to Imran Khan

    Canada Global (Web News) Sheikh Rashid, the leader of the Awami Muslim League, declared on Tuesday that if Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, was attacked, there would be civil war in the nation.

    If the chairman of PTI faced any hostile action, he claimed, the people would not overthrow the current federal government.

    Elections, according to Mr. Rashid, are the only means of resolving the country’s crisis because the current coalition government was not approved by the general populace.

    He stated that in order for the nation to move in the right route, it was the institutions’ duty to put forth effort for the elections.

  • Army withdraws from providing security for Punjab and KP elections

    Army withdraws from providing security for Punjab and KP elections

    Canada Global (Web News) Army would not be accessible for election duty due to the prevailing security situation in the nation and on the borders, the Ministry of Defence informed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday.

    The Supreme Court of Pakistan directed the ECP to hold elections in both Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and those polls are about to take place. On April 30, KP will hold elections, and KP will hold elections on May 28.

    Sikandar Sultan Raja, the election chief, reportedly conducted three crucial meetings in relation to staging the polls, according to a news statement from the election monitor.

    At the third meeting, Lt Gen (retd) Hamood Uz Zaman Khan, the defence secretary, and Maj Gen Khurram Sarfraz Khan, the additional secretary, informed the ECP that the army was not prepared to deploy for provincial elections.

    The defence secretaries continued by adding that the economy of the nation has an effect on the army and that it would be up to the government to call the military in for “secondary duties” like elections before concluding their statement.

    The army can be deployed in quick reaction force mode for election duty, but it is not possible to carry out duty in static mode, according to the press statement.

  • KP governor announces elections on May 28

    KP governor announces elections on May 28

    Canada Global (Web News) Elections for the provincial parliament will finally go place on May 28 thanks to a final announcement made on Tuesday by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali.

    During a meeting at the Aiwan-i-Sadr with President Arif Alvi, the governor made the announcement to the media.

    Despite police being attacked in Laki Marwat and Charsadda, the governor voiced the optimism that the polls will be calm. Even though tribal members were denouncing the deteriorating law and order situation, he insisted that he had performed his constitutional duty.

    The governor claimed that in order to get all groups to the negotiating table and forge an agreement on the day to hold the general election, he had to work really hard. He, however, seemed doubtful that the election would be held accoring to the schedule.

    I believe I will need to see the president again soon, he continued.

    Earlier, in order to “avoid any problem,” President Dr. Arif Alvi “directed” Governor Haji Ghulam Ali to “forthwith” declare the date for general elections to the provincial parliament.

    President Alvi received a visit from Mr. Ali at the Aiwan-i-Sadr, according to a news release from the President’s Secretariat, and they spoke about issues pertaining to the conduct of general elections.

  • Protests erupt in major cities as PTI workers and police clash over Imran’s arrest

    Protests erupt in major cities as PTI workers and police clash over Imran’s arrest

    Canada Global (Web News) On Tuesday night, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters thronged the streets of major cities to protest amid fears that former prime leader Imran Khan would be detained.

    The PTI workers in Karachi organised demonstrations in a number of locations, including Orangi Town, Hussain Plaza, Sohrab Goth, and Shaheen Complex. The main thoroughfares in the capital of Sindh were closed to traffic as a result of the protests.

    To protest the impending arrest of Mr. Khan, PTI employees also descended upon the streets of Multan, Khanpur, Wazirabad, Karak, Rawalpindi and other locations.

  • Imran Khan calls public at Minar-e-Pakistan on Sunday

    Imran Khan calls public at Minar-e-Pakistan on Sunday

    Canada Global (Web News) Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), announced on Monday that power show would take place at Minar-e-Pakistan on March 19 (Sunday), as reports of Islamabad police arriving in Lahore to arrest him began to circulate. He had started the election rally from his Zaman Park residence.

    The timing coincides with the release of the Punjab election timetable. On April 30, there will be an election.

    The capital police, however, refuted reports that a police squad had travelled to Lahore to arrest the PTI leader in connection with a case involving threatening a female judge.

    Police personnel are already in Lahore, according to the police spokeswoman, who also added that the police would move forward after appropriate consultations. “Police officials will think it through before acting,” he continued.

  • Maryam Nawaz claims Imran possessed properties by selling Toshakhana gifts

    Maryam Nawaz claims Imran possessed properties by selling Toshakhana gifts

    Canada Global (Web News) Maryam Nawaz, senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), attacked Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Monday, claiming that the latter had acquired property for his ancestors by selling the Toshakhana gifts.

    Speaking at a gathering in Lahore, Ms. Nawaz made fun of the ousted premier’s election campaign, saying, “Imran Khan claims that while he does not have the freedom to stage an election, I do. Four years have passed while we have struggled. Imran Khan wasn’t singled out, though.”

    She bemoaned the fact that Mr. Khan never even made it to the residence of PTI employee Ali Bilal, also known as Zill-e-Shah. She said, “The mother of Zill-e-Shah claimed that Imran Khan’s sons were residing abroad. But my son was murdered.”

  • Islamabad court likely to charge Shahbaz Gill in sedition case today

    Islamabad court likely to charge Shahbaz Gill in sedition case today

    Canada Global (Web News) In a sedition case, a court in the nation’s capital is anticipated to file charges against PTI politician Shahbaz Gill today (Saturday).

    Tahir Abbas Sipra, an additional District and Sessions Judge, will hear the matter because he has called the former Imran Khan aide for an indictment hearing.

    In a prior hearing, the court delayed Mr. Gill’s indictment until March 11 after granted him a one-time medical exemption from appearance on a request made by his legal counsel.

    The defence attorney had also asked the court to halt the proceedings pending the top court’s ruling in the murder of Arshad Sharif.

    He was taken into custody in August of last year on suspicion of sedition and inciting the populace against government institutions.

  • Maryam Nawaz accuses Imran Khan of economic meltdown

    Maryam Nawaz accuses Imran Khan of economic meltdown

    Canada Global (Web News) Maryam Nawaz, senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), took aim at Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Friday, claiming that he had led the nation into a mess.

    Speaking at a convention, Ms. Nawaz criticised Mr. Khan for making a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), stating that by doing so, he had “put the country in grave economic troubles.”

    She stated: “Imran offers justifications when the court requests him to appear. Imran Khan becomes ill while testifying in court, yet he is still prepared to hold rallies.”

    Ms. Nawaz mocked Mr. Khan by asking, “Why PTI employees are there: to defend Imran. Imran ought to use the looted money to defend himself.”

    Maryam Nawaz, the senior vice president of the PML-N, asserted earlier today that Nawaz Sharif, the party’s leader, had been poisoned while being held captive, causing his platelet count to drop.

    She added that some individuals became concerned when Mr. Nawaz was fighting for his life, which led them to permit Mr. Sharif to leave the country. Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI, was also involved in this [scheme], as time will show.

  • Funeral prayers for PTI worker Ali Bilal offered in Lahore

    Funeral prayers for PTI worker Ali Bilal offered in Lahore

    Canada Global (Web News) Ali Bilal, a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), had his funeral prayers said on Thursday in Lahore.

    The PTI’s top brass, including Farrukh Habib, Ejaz Chaudhry, Hammad Azhar, Azam Swati, Shafqat Mahmood, Mehmoodur Rasheed, Mian Aslam Iqbal, and Omar Sarfraz Cheema, attended the funeral, which was held in Lahore’s Baba Ground.

    The funeral prayers for Ali Bilal were attended by many PTI members in addition to PTI leaders.

    The PTI employee died on Wednesday as a result of violent clashes between PTI supporters and police.

    Ali Bilal, the deceased employee, was a local of Lahore’s Jahangir Town.

    He was aggressively baton-charged, suffered injuries, and later died as a result of those injuries.

  • PTI takes legal action against KP governor for not announcing KP election date

    PTI takes legal action against KP governor for not announcing KP election date

    Canada Global (Web News) In connection with “delaying to declare the election date” in the province, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) launched legal action against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Haji Ghulam Ali on Thursday.

    Taimur Khan Jhagra, a former provincial minister, said: “On behalf of legal authority Qazi Mohammad Anwar, a notice was submitted to the KP governor. After negotiations with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the governor has not announced the election date.”

    Jhagra stated, “By sending the KP governor a formal notice, we have begun the process of initiating legal action against him. Soon, the next move against Haji Ghulam Ali will be made public.”

  • PTI workers arrested in Lahore over Section 144 violation

    PTI workers arrested in Lahore over Section 144 violation

    Canada Global (Web News) Many PTI employees who showed up on Mall Road to take part in the rally the party says it was holding in “support of the judiciary” have been detained by police.

    Following the PTI employees’ encroachment into Canal Road and the construction of a temporary bridge, police also baton-charged the crowd. Containers were blocking the road from The Mall to Zaman Park.

    The PTI has called on its supporters to assemble at its leader Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence for a pro-judiciary rally that had been announced.

    The Punjab administration had urged the PTI workers against coming to the streets and had earlier imposed Section 144 for seven days in the city due to security concerns. Water cannons and a sizable police presence have been deployed close to Zaman Park.

    Videos that the PTI posted on Twitter showed police firing water cannons and detaining workers on Canal Road.

    As Section 144 is being implemented, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is preparing to organise a protest in the capital of Punjab to express support for the judiciary in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision about the staging of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

  • Imran Khan decides not to appear in the Toshakhana case

    Imran Khan decides not to appear in the Toshakhana case

    Canada Global (Web News) Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), made the decision on Monday not to show up in court on Tuesday in the Toshakhana case.

    According to sources with knowledge of the incident, Mr. Khan opted not to appear before the Islamabad court due to security threats. According to the sources, the security personnel had briefed Mr. Khan on the circumstance during the previous hearing.

    The legal team informed Mr. Khan of the legal considerations in this regard, according to the sources.

    The legal team will appeal the additional session judge’s ruling and file a petition for protective bail before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday. The attorneys will ask for authorization to connect Mr. Khan by video link to the court.

    The LHC will also be relocated tomorrow for the deposed premier’s protective bail.

    Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, requested that the non-bailable arrest warrants issued against him for failing to appear before the court in the Toshakhana case be cancelled, but the sessions court rejected his request on Monday.

    Hours earlier, the judge had put on hold the decision regarding the argument made by Mr. Khan’s attorneys, Qaisar Imam, Barrister Gohar, and Ali Bukhari.