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Liberty eludes PTI President Parvez Elahi yet again, rearrested by CTD

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1 year ago

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ISLAMABAD: Liberty eluded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi once again on Tuesday as the former Punjab chief minister was taken into custody by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) shortly after being released by the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police after the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) order, according to well-placed sources.

Earlier today, the IHC suspended the detention of Elahi under 3-MPO (Maintenance of Public Order) and ordered the Islamabad police to release him.

The seasoned politician was rearrested under 3-MPO by the ICT police shortly after being released by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) directives on September 1.

The sources privy to the matter said that the PTI president was rearrested by the personnel of the anti-terrorism division of the Islamabad police in a case relating to an attack on the Judicial Complex in the federal capital on March 18.

An FIR against Elahi was registered at the CTD police station on the behalf of station police officer (SHO) of Ramna police station. The case was filed under 11 charges, including terrorism, the sources added.

A spokesperson of the Islamabad police said that the former provincial chief executive was taken into custody in a CTD case number 3/23. “He [Elahi] has been arrested in the category of unknown people.”

Earlier, the PTI leader was released in compliance with the orders of the IHC, the spokesperson added.

He will be produced before an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Wednesday (tomorrow), the sources added.

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Ali Amin Gandapur is declared a proclaimed criminal by the ATC.

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3 days ago

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Ali Amin Gandapur, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Umar Tanveer Butt have been convicted of terrorism by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad. The case is related to demonstrations against the disqualification of Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra heard the case, and processes to designate former Federal Minister Amir Mahmood Kayani as a proclaimed offender were also initiated. PTI leaders Wasiq Qayyum and Faisal Javed also made an appearance before the court during the hearing.

The proclaimed offenders’ cases would be kept apart from the other accused by the court. For a few of the defendants who were not present, arrest warrants were issued.

In his petition, Senator Faisal Javed asked that the case’s terrorism-related clauses be eliminated. The hearing was postponed until January 15 by the court, which also ordered arguments on the petitions that were filed.

A demonstration against Imran Khan’s disqualification led to the case’s registration at Islamabad’s I-9 Police Station in 2022.

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Imran Khan is expected to meet with the PTI negotiation team today.

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5 days ago

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PTI founder Imran Khan is expected to meet with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) negotiation committee, which is in communication with the government, in Adiala jail today (Monday),

Sources claim that Omar Ayub, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Allama Nasir Abbas, Salman Akram Raja, and Asad Qaiser—all members of the negotiation committee—will meet with the founder of the PTI.

According to sources, the PTI founder and Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, are also scheduled to meet one-on-one today.

Attorney Faisal Chaudhary, who founded the PTI, would support the bargaining committee. The PTI founder would be consulted by the negotiation committee on the third round of talks with the government, according to sources.

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The PPP and PML-N will confer on power-sharing arrangements in Punjab today.

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3 weeks ago

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The coordination committees of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are scheduled to convene today at the Governor’s House in Lahore to deliberate on power-sharing arrangements in Punjab.

The PPP delegation would comprise Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Mahmood, Nadeem Afzal Chan, Hassan Murtaza, and Ali Haider Gilani.

Ishaq Dar, Azam Nazir Tarar, Rana Sanaullah, Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan, and Maryam Aurangzeb will represent the PML-N.

The conference will discuss local issues in Punjab and offer a forum for the PPP to express its concerns over its collaboration with PML-N in the province.

Both parties seek to fortify their partnership and optimize governance techniques in Punjab.