Former Gilgit-Baltistan CM Khalid Khurshid sentenced to 34 years in jail for threatening security agencies
Former Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Khalid Khurshid, received a 34-year prison sentence from an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Gilgit. The court convicted him of threatening security agencies, including the GB chief secretary and chief election commissioner, during a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally on May 26, 2024. The ATC also imposed a fine of Rs600,000 […]
Traffic disruptions in Karachi continue as protests against Parachinar killings persist
Karachi continues to face heavy traffic congestion as protests against the Parachinar killings persist. Sit-ins, organized by the Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM), have spread across the country, with Karachi’s traffic severely impacted. The protests began on December 20 in Parachinar, Kurram district, where residents staged a sit-in to demand better law and order and the reopening […]
Imran Khan threatens ‘Civil Disobedience’ amid legal troubles
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that he will launch a nationwide civil disobedience movement if the government does not release his detained supporters and form a judicial commission to investigate the violent protests. He issued this warning on social media after security forces forcibly dispersed his party’s protest in Islamabad. Khan, imprisoned […]