Police in Islamabad have tightened security measures ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally in Sangjani on Sunday, imposing restrictions on hotels from providing accommodation till September 9.
Authorities discovered a suspicious bag, near the site of a major political rally in Islamabad on Sunday in Sangjani, Islamabad, where the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is gathering to showcase its political strength.
The PTI on Saturday lashed out at Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for 'legitimising' the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government after the latter's shift in the stance on the coalition government.
During the hearing at the accountability court in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail on Saturday, PTI founder filed a petition for acquittal in the case that accused Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, of causing a loss of billions of rupees to the national exchequer.
Pakistan's Islamabad administration will block internal and external routes of the capital city by midnight on Saturday and Sunday ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) public gathering on September 8, ARY News reported, citing sources.
As per the directive, members have been asked to form convoys from their constituencies instead of gathering directly in Islamabad. Leaders from Rawalpindi, Murree, Hazara, Attock, Chakwal, and Jhelum are expected to bring additional workers to the event, ARY News reported.
Omar Ayub said that he requested Senator Shibli Faraz to convey his resignation as Secretary General of the party during his meeting with Imran Khan on Thursday.
Speaker Ayaz Sadiq allowed ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Danyal Chaudhry to introduce it as a private member's bill through a supplementary agenda and then put it for a vote without referring it to a committee after suspending the rules.
Approving the intra-court appeals filed by the federal and provincial governments, Pakistan's apex court remarked that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan could not prove that NAB (National Accountability Bureau) amendments were unconstitutional.
During a hearing on the Toshakhana case, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder got up from his seat and blamed NAB's investigating officer, Mohsin Haroon, for his wife Bushra Bibi's imprisonment, as per ARY News report.
The Islamabad district administration changed the venue for Imran Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's upcoming rally on September 8, ARY News reported.