Day: November 21, 2024

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday denied holding negotiations with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regarding its Islamabad protest, denying party founder Imran Khan’s claims of receiving an offer from the government for talks. Speaking to media persons after attending a hearing at the Islamabad High Court, the interior minister said: “No talks are taking place as negotiations are not held under threats.” Naqvi said that he was in favour of talks, however, holding talks after giving threats is not possible. The development comes after the former prime minister said he had received an…

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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bureaucracy to ensure that state machinery is not used by the provincial government for the much-hyped “do-or-die” protest of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) scheduled for 24th of this month. In a letter, the interior ministry asked the KP chief secretary to ensure that the “state machinery, equipment, officials, and finances” should not be utilised “for political protest by the political party”. The directives by by interior ministry were issued in the wake of the Imran Khan-founded party’s march towards the…

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The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has left for Dubai, the party sources said on Thursday, adding that the Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting, which was initially scheduled for this month has been postponed. According to insiders, the 36-year-old PPP chief is expected to embark on a Europe tour from Dubai. The CEC meeting will now be convened after his return to Pakistan. The crucial PPP huddle was anticipated to discuss critical decisions, including the party’s alliance with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The PPP had recently set…

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Days ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) “do-or-die” protest on November 24 in Islamabad, incarcerated party founder Imran Khan secured bail in Toshakhana 2.0 case — in a major boost for the embattled former ruling party. IHC’s Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb accepted the PTI founder’s post-arrest bail plea in the case involving state gifts subject to furnishing two bonds of Rs1 million each. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a fresh Toshakhana reference against Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for retaining a jewellery set gifted by the Saudi Crown Prince…

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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday opposed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) call for a “do-or-die” protest against the incumbent government, claiming that the Imran Khan-founded party “lacked strategy” for such demonstration. He stated this during an interview on Geo News programme ‘Capital Talk’. It is important to mention here that the PTI had announced giving a surprise to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led coalition government via its “do-or-die” protest on the 24th of this month. Last week, incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, who has been behind bars since August…

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