Day: February 17, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s constituted medical board reported an improvement in former prime minister Imran Khan’s right eye vision. The medical board, comprising two senior ophthalmologists—Dr Nadeem Qureshi and Dr Arif—examined Imran Khan at Adiala Jail on Sunday. According to their two-page report, unaided vision in Imran’s right eye was recorded at 6/24 (partial), while the left eye measured 6/9. With glasses, his vision improved to 6/9 (partial) in the right eye and 6/6 in the left. The report stated that the anterior segment of both eyes was normal and…

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PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said on Monday that PTI workers were present on the streets without a formal protest call from Imran Khan’s party as opposition lawmakers continued their sit-in outside Parliament House, demanding treatment for the jailed PTI founder under the supervision of his trusted doctors. Amid these protests, the K-P CM, who belongs to the PTI, issued a statement clarifying that the party’s strategy was clear: it wanted to limit the protest plan to parliament. According to Afridi, lawmakers, led by Mahmood Khan Achakzai and…

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GUJRAT: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday lambasted the PTI-led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government, accusing it of leaving the province “in the stone age” while Punjab moves ahead with technology-driven development initiatives. Addressing a laptop distribution ceremony at a university in Gujrat, Maryam contrasted what she described as Punjab’s forward-looking policies with stagnation in K-P, saying students in Punjab now benefit from Honhaar scholarships, laptop schemes, the Parwaz Card, green buses and technical training programmes. “So there is Honhaar here, and incitement there, but this is nothing to rejoice about,” she…

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LAHORE: A district and sessions court on Monday extended the interim bail of YouTuber Rajab Butt and two co-suspects in a case pertaining to the alleged promotion of an online gambling application. Additional Sessions Judge Mansoor Qureshi heard the matter as the accused Rajab Butt, Nadeem Mubarak alias Nadeem Naniwala, and another suspect appeared before the court following the expiry of their interim bail. Advocate Rana Maroof represented the suspects during the proceedings. During the hearing, the investigating officer requested additional time to complete the probe, stating that further inquiry…

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ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani met Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) President Dr Tulia Ackson in New York and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to parliamentary democracy, multilateralism, and global cooperation through active engagement with the IPU. He conveyed greetings and appreciated the IPU’s role as the global forum of parliaments, a statement received here said on Sunday. Gilani said Pakistan considers IPU an important platform for dialogue, rule of law, inclusive governance, and parliamentary cooperation while highlighting the country’s participation in IPU assemblies and committees.

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GUJRAT: A visit by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to the University of Gujrat drew mixed reactions on Monday, with several students terming the event “artificial” and tightly controlled. The ceremony, arranged for more than 3,000 students from the Gujranwala Division districts of Sialkot, Narowal and Gujrat, was meant to mark the distribution of laptops and scholarships. However, according to students, the chief minister left without personally handing over the laptops and scholarship awards to the participants. Sources said the event remained under the complete control of the chief minister’s…

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