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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake was felt in Islamabad, Faisalabad and several other cities in Punjab on Thursday evening, with tremors also felt in other cities in the province, including Bhalwal, Sargodha, Pind Dadan Khan and Shahpur. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has not yet issued any details regarding the quake. However, according to Google’s earthquake alert, […]
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Pakistan on Tuesday, killing two people and injuring six others. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, and its depth was 180 km. Tremors were felt in several cities, including Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. The earthquake also caused panic in markets in Rawalpindi, […]
Pakistani police have filed a first information report (FIR) against Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, and several other party leaders, for allegedly attacking police officers outside the Federal Judicial Complex. The FIR claims that Khan and others violated section 144 and blocked the road for traffic, stole a 9mm pistol […]
Pakistan’s police have registered a terrorism case against Imran Khan and over a dozen Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders after accusing them of vandalism, attacking security personnel and creating unrest outside the Islamabad judicial complex ahead of a court hearing. Clashes erupted when the PTI workers attempted to attend a hearing in a graft case involving […]
A vehicle in former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s convoy was involved in an accident while heading to Islamabad in connection with a hearing of the Toshakhana case. The case is related to Khan allegedly concealing details of gifts in his assets declarations. Despite bail in all his previous cases, Khan tweeted that the Pro-Democracy […]
Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has made his way from Lahore to the Islamabad High Court for the Toshakhana (state gift repository) corruption case. Khan’s convoy was delayed due to a car accident but the PTI leader said that the accident was part of a […]
Imran Khan, the ousted Pakistani prime minister and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has agreed to appear in court in Lahore to provide assurance he will present himself the following day before the judge in a corruption case against him. The 70-year-old politician has been resisting arrest in the Toshakhana case and has been […]
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing court-ordered arrest in Lahore over allegations of selling state gifts given by foreign leaders while he was in office. Pakistan’s election commission found him guilty and a criminal inquiry is under way. Khan has denied the accusations, saying he sold the items legally. Police claim a court […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers in Lahore clashed with police on 10 March as they attempted to arrest PTI Chairman Imran Khan in relation to the Toshakhana case. The police used tear gas and water cannons while the protesters retaliated by throwing stones at police vehicles. Two PTI workers were detained and one police officer was […]
An Islamabad court has suspended non-bailable arrest warrants against Pakistani politician Imran Khan in relation to a female judge threatening case. The ruling bars police from arresting Khan until 16 March. The arrest warrant was issued in relation to the use of threatening language against a woman judge and senior police officers, of which he […]
