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Business Recorder
a day ago
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- Business Recorder
Nationwide protest movement planned: IK
RAWALPINDI: The incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman, Imran Khan on Saturday said his party will stage nationwide protest movement, vowing to lead the movement from behind the bars. Senator Ali Zafar, quoting Khan after a meeting at Adiala Jail during the hearing of Toshakhana II case against Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, said the former prime minister said that the center of upcoming protest movement of PTI will not be the federal capital but it will be take place across the country. 'Khan said that he and his party have been pushed to the wall, leaving them with no choice but to take to the streets', Zafer said while quoting his party's jailed founding chairman. He added that the PTI founder intends to lead the campaign personally from jail and will issue all related directives himself. He further said that he has been assigned the responsibility of drafting a complete protest strategy, which he plans to present at the next meeting with the party leader. The planning will be carried out in consultation with legal experts and the PTI leadership, he said. According to Senator Zafar, the upcoming campaign will be highly organised, well-prepared, and unlike any protest movement previously seen in Pakistan. He said that the party is aware that there will be obstacles but claimed they have the means and experience to overcome them. PTI nationwide protests: District administrations of twin citizens blocked multiple roads Zafar said that within a few days, a detailed plan for the protest movement would be finalised, and responsibilities would be assigned accordingly. He added that the founder believes the courts and executive authorities have failed to provide any relief, leaving the party with no remaining options. Earlier, the special court hearing Toshakhana II case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, adjourned proceedings without proceedings as Khan's wife refused to appeared before the court. Special Judge Central Shahrukh Arjumand, presiding over the case at Adiala Jail, adjourned the hearing after it was informed that Bushra Bibi declined to attend the proceedings, citing that she was denied a scheduled meeting with her husband on Tuesday. Despite the court issuing clear instructions to jail officials to bring her to the courtroom, she did not attend heairng. The judge waited for over three and a half hours, but Bushra Bibi remained absent. The authorities produce Khan before the court. Due to her non-appearance, statements of four prosecution witnesses could not be recorded. The court expressed displeasure over her refusal to appear, warning that if she fails to attend the next hearing, her bail may be revoked. The accused is being given one final opportunity, the judge remarked. Meanwhile, the prosecution requested the court to cancel Bushra Bibi's bail, arguing that the case should proceed in her absence. Special Prosecutor Zulfiqar Abbas Naqvi asked the court to exercise its authority and continue proceedings without her presence. However, the judge granted Bushra Bibi one final chance and adjourned the hearing of the Toshakhana-II reference until June 3. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Arab News
4 days ago
- Business
- Arab News
Pakistani high court to hear Imran Khan's appeal in Al-Qadir land bribe case on June 5
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will take up the Al-Qadir Trust case involving former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on June 5, marking the first hearing since the couple was sentenced over four months ago, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said Thursday. A Pakistani court sentenced Khan to 14 years and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to seven years in prison last January. The centers on allegations that they received land as a bribe from real estate tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain through their charitable foundation, the Al-Qadir Trust. The trust, founded in 2018 while Khan was still in office, is accused by authorities of being used as a front for illegal benefits. The PTI has long maintained the case lacks merit and repeatedly requested the high court to hear their petition to suspend the convictions. This is the first time the IHC has scheduled proceedings since the lower court verdict in January, which was delayed at least three times before being delivered. 'Al-Qadir Trust case is scheduled for hearing on June 5,' the PTI said in a statement during the day. The hearing will be conducted by a two-member IHC bench led by acting Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif, according to the court's cause list. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, speaking to reporters outside the Supreme Court earlier this week, said the party had met with the chief justice to press for the case to be listed. 'Release [of Khan and his wife] will take place once the case is heard,' Gohar told reporters. 'We still hope the case will be heard on June 5.' The Al-Qadir case stems from £190 million that the UK repatriated to Pakistan in 2019 after the Pakistani real estate tycoon settled a British investigation into suspected criminal assets. Authorities allege that instead of depositing the funds in Pakistan's national treasury, Khan's government used the money to help Hussain pay court-imposed fines in a separate case related to land acquired illegally in Karachi at below-market rates. Khan, who has been in jail since August 2023 and is facing a slew of legal cases, says all charges against him are politically motivated. He accuses Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the country's powerful military of orchestrating the crackdown to sideline him, a claim both Sharif and military officials deny.
Business Recorder
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
IK, Bushra: Hearing of Toshakhana-II case adjourned till 26th
RAWALPINDI: The special court hearing the Toshakhana-II case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, adjourned proceedings on Wednesday until May 26, following a request from the defence counsel. Special Judge Central Shahrukh Arjumand, presiding over the case at Adiala Jail, postponed the hearing after being informed that the defence lawyer scheduled to conduct the cross-examination of prosecution witnesses was unable to attend due to other professional commitments. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Business Recorder
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
PTI's Nov 26 protest: ATC indicts suspect for running over Rangers personnel with vehicle
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday indicted the suspect who had allegedly ran over the Rangers personnel with a vehicle during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) November 26 protest. ATC judge, Tahir Abbas Sipra, while hearing the case, framed charges against the suspect Muhammad Hashim Abbasi. The accused pleaded not guilty and intended to contest the case. Prosecution has so far submitted a challan only pertaining to Abbasi. The court summoned prosecution witnesses during the next hearing to be held on June 4. The accused appeared before the court along with his legal team. The case registered at the Ramna police station under Section 302 (murder), Section 324 (murder attempt) Section 120B (punishment of criminal conspiracy), Section 114 (abettor present when offence is committed), and other sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Act, besides 7ATA of Anti-Terrorism Act. PTI founding chairman Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur, Omar Ayub, Sheikh Waqas Akram, Salman Akram Raja, Zulfi Bukhari, Hammad Azhar, Raoof Hassan, and other leadership have been nominated in the First Information Report (FIR). The FIR alleged that the PTI founding chairman continuously issued instructions to the party leadership, his wife Bushra Bibi, Gandapur and his sister Aleema Khan for making all-out efforts to get him released from jail and they could set anything on fire or kill anyone for this purpose. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Express Tribune
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Bushra's interim bail extended till June 11
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday extended the interim bail of former premier Imran Khan's spouse, Bushra Bibi, in two cases related to the November 26 protest till June 11. Judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain of the ATC heard Bushra Bibi's bail petitions. Her counsel submitted applications seeking exemption from personal appearance. The court directed Bushra to join the investigation and adjourned the hearing till June 11. Meanwhile, Special Judge Central Shahrukh Arjumand adjourned the hearing of the Toshakhana-II case filed against Bushra Bibi and Imran, without any proceedings.
