Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has challenged notices sent by the Federal Investigative Agency over a controversial post on the official account of former prime minister Imran Khan, Dawn News.
Speaking at a lawyers' convention, Arif Alvi stressed the importance of stakeholders coming together to resolve issues, suggesting that problems will persist until then. He also called for the release of Imran Khan and the restoration of his mandate.
The event saw passionate interventions from Ishaq Sharif and Senge Sering, who respectively addressed the crackdowns in Muzaffarabad and the strategic importance of Gilgit, underscoring Pakistan's controversial control over these regions and the plight of their inhabitants.
"This is not a big issue. It was a slip of tongue and he has apologised. The Bharatiya Janata Party is continuously bringing up this issue after that. This shows their bankruptcy," Khera said speaking to ANI on Wednesday.
Aiyar, who is no stranger to controversies, sparked a massive row after he said, "In October 1962, the Chinese allegedly invaded India" during an event on Tuesday.
Despite days of widespread protests since May 17, which attracted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, the China-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) and the smaller Taiwan People's Party (TPP) used their combined majority to pass the bills on Tuesday.
"Sometimes things are overdone. In the post, the 1971 situation was compared only in the context of the political situation," remarked Barrister Gohar during an interview.
Protests in Taiwan are expected to resume on Friday next week, regarding a controversial bill that that would significantly increase the parliament's investigative authority, reported Al Jazeera on Sunday.
Ahead of the polling in the Puri, Sambit Patra triggered a political row with his controversial remarks, saying, "Lord Jagannath is a devotee (bhakt) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi". Later, he described the comments as a "slip of the tongue".
I heard that her (Kangana Ranaut's) controversial remarks against spiritual guru His Holiness Dalai Lama have hurt the sentiments of the people. I think because of such sentiments only, this (protest) happened. This is unfortunate if it has happened and Kangana Ranaut should give an uncon