RAWALPINDI: Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, was arrested outside Adiala Jail as she arrived to surrender following the Accountability Court’s decision to sentence her to 14 years of imprisonment in the Toshakhana case. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team detained her after Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir declared the verdict, sentencing both Bushra and Imran Khan to 14 years of hard labor in the Toshakhana case. The judge also disqualified Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi from holding any public office for 10 years. A substantial fine of Rs1.5730 billion was imposed on the founder…
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ISLAMABAD: The weather forecast indicates rain and snowfall across Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Potohar region, Islamabad, Upper Punjab, and Kashmir in the next twelve hours. Additionally, fog is expected in some areas of South Punjab and upper Sindh. This morning, temperatures in major cities were recorded as follows: ten degrees Celsius in Islamabad, eleven in Lahore, twenty-one in Karachi, eight in Peshawar, five in Quetta, one in Gilgit and Murree, and seven in Muzaffarabad. In the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, cloudy weather with intermittent rain and snow is anticipated in Srinagar, Leh, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, and Baramula.…
RAWALPINDI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been jailed for 14 years in the Toshakhana case on Wednesday. They have also been barred from holding any public office for 10 years and were slapped with a collective fine of Rs787 million. As per media reports, Bushra Bibi did not appear before the accountability court today. Accountability court Judge Mohammad Bashir conducted the hearing at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where the former premier is imprisoned. The verdict comes just a day after a special court constituted under the Official Secrets Act sentenced the founder of PTI,…
Pakistan cricketer Ahmad Shahzad showcased a stellar performance, scoring a remarkable 66 runs off 41 balls, leading Fortune Barishal to a convincing 49-run triumph against the Sylhet Strikers in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Tuesday. In the pursuit of a target of 187, the Strikers were dismissed for 137 in the 18th over. Aside from Zakir Hasan (46), Shamsur Rahman (25), and Benny Howell (24), no other batsman made significant contributions. Fortune Barishal’s Mohammad Imran (4-29) excelled with the ball, claiming four crucial wickets. Mehidy Hasan Miraz (2-21) and Khaled Ahmed (2-29) secured two wickets each, while Akif Javed…
RAWALPINDI: Law Enforcement Agencies have successfully thwarted a series of terrorist attacks in Balochistan Mach area on the night of January 29/30, 2024, said a statement released by Pakistan Army’s media affairs wing on Tuesday. The ISPR statement said terrorists and suicide bombers targeted the Mach and Kolpur Complexes in Balochistan. Security forces in the vicinity promptly mobilized to respond to the terror attacks. As a result of the effective response, nine terrorists, including three suicide bombers, have been killed, and three others were injured. Regrettably, in the intense exchange of fire, four personnel of the Law Enforcement Agencies embraced…
QUETTA: The Interim Balochistan Information Minister Jan Achakzai on Tuesday said that security forces successfully thwarted three terror attacks in Mach town and neutralized five militants. -The coordinated attacks, involving rockets and sophisticated weapons, were targeted at security forces in Mach, located 70km from the provincial capital. Initially attributed to the Aslam Acho group, responsibility was later claimed by the Majeed Brigade of the proscribed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). The attacks resulted in the deaths of five people, including the SHO Police Station Mach, railway police personnel, and three civilians, including a child. Ten individuals, including five policemen, were injured…
ISLAMABAD: The former Prime Minister and founder of the PTI Imran Khan reportedly chuckled upon hearing the verdict of a 10-year imprisonment in the cipher case handed down by Special Court Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqernain. According to social media reports, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the former Foreign Minister, allegedly expressed dissatisfaction, claiming that his statement was not recorded before the judge announced the sentence. In the cipher case, both Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi have been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The verdict was delivered after proceedings conducted by Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqernain at the Official Secrets Act special…
ISLAMABAD: A special court under the Official Secrets Act has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to ten years in prison in the cipher case on Tuesday. Judge Abul Hasanat of the special court conducted a hearing under the Official Secrets Act. During the hearing, Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi responded to the questions posed under Section 342. After the hearing, Judge Abul Hasanat, while delivering a brief verdict, imposed a ten-year prison sentence on both leaders. Yesterday, the court conducted proceedings from 9 in the morning until 11 at night. For…
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister and founder chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, on Tuesday challenged the appointment of government lawyers in the cipher case in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). According to the details, a petition was filed in the IHC by PTI’s founder challenging the appointment of government lawyers in the cipher case. In the petition filed by the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, it was requested that the court’s order on January 26 in the cipher case should be annulled. The petition also appealed that the case proceedings after the appointment of government lawyers should be annulled.…
Kohat: The Awami National Party (ANP) candidate for the Provincial Assembly from Kohat, Ismatullah Khan, passed away on Tuesday due to cardiac arrest. He was the candidate from PK-91 Kohat in the 2024 general elections. The Returning Officer (RO), Irfanullah Marwat, announced the suspension of election activities in PK-91 after the untimely demise of Ismatullah Khan. The RO mentioned that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will decide whether to proceed with elections in the constituency or take alternative measures in light of the candidate’s death.
