The third round of talks between the Pakistani government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party aimed at easing political tensions is set to take place on Thursday, January 16, as reported by Dawn on Monday.
In the notice issued on Monday, the PTI leadership reprimanded Sher Afzal Marwat, known for his fiery oratory, for making statements contrary to stance taken by Imran Khan-founded party.
Judge Nasir Javed Rana stated that the verdict had been deferred due to the absence of the accused and their lawyers, The Express Tribune reported. Rana said that he reached the court at 8:30 am (local time) and issued two summons for Imran Khan to appear, however, both he and his wife did n
During the court hearing, Prosecutor Iqbal Kakhar and Advocate Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry appeared in court while Bushra Bibi's counsel presented a plea for exemption during the proceedings.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has set a deadline for the Pakistani government to establish an impartial judicial commission by January 31 to investigate the events of May 9 and November 26, warning that the peace talks will not move forward unless this demand is met, The Express Tribune
In his remarks at an event in Sialkot on Saturday, Asif rejected the claims calling them baseless. He said, "No such proposal has been made, nor is there any pressure for his release."
Earlier, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur had said that a meeting between the PTI founder and the government's negotiation committee had been delayed due to National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq's absence from the country.
While addressing a press conference along with adviser to the chief minister on finance Muzammil Aslam at the information department, Akram rejected the federal government's claims regarding "economic recovery" and called it "jugglery of words."
In his plea, Imran Khan said that he was in National Accountability Bureau (NAB) custody in Islamabad on May 9 and had nothing to do with the violence that erupted on that day. PTI founder described the cases registered against him as an act of "political revenge."
During the hearing presided over by ATC Judge Abual Hasnat Mohammad Zulqarnain on Friday, the petitions of 177 PTI workers were heard. Subsequently, 153 PTI workers were granted bail while the court rejected the bail pleas of 24 workers.