United States (US) Congressman Joe Wilson on Wednesday announced that he has finished drafting the Pakistan Democracy Act bill, which mandates a 30-day determination of sanctions on Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir.
A two-judge bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif, on Thursday approved the bail of the detainees. The court asked them to submit an affidavit at their respective police stations, vowing to not engage in similar actions in the future.
He called these actions to sabotage Pakistan's participation in the Champions Trophy, stressing that it is an "anti-national" effort to disgrace Pakistan on the international stage.
In a statement, PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqqas Akram criticised the government for its 300 per cent increase in the salaries of parlimantarians to protect them from inflation while burdening ordinary people through relentless rise in gas prices and petroleum products.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rejected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's offer to resume talks with the government and to constitute a parliamentary committee to address the current conflict between the two, Geo News reported.
The newly appointed Punjab chief party organiser Aliya Hamza has given application to the Lahore deputy commissioner, requesting for "No Objection Certificate" for the political gathering.
Imran Khan and his wife requested the court to set aside their conviction and sentences by an accountability court earlier this month and stressed that the verdict lacked credible evidence and suffered from procedural lapses.
PTI conveyed that it could be open to continuing talks. But, only if the government meets its key demands, including constituting judicial commissions and releasing political prisoners, including PTI founder Imran Khan.