17th January 2024 News Headlines
A summary of today's important and breaking news regarding PTI and the country that the mainstream media of Pakistan will never show you.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf strongly condemned Iran's attack on Pakistan's integrity.
Last night, Iran attacked Pakistan's integrity by violating Pakistani airspace. Responding to this, the spokesperson of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said, "We demand an immediate explanation from the unconstitutional, illegal, unrepresentative, unelected and overdue government for its failure to protect the integrity, security and defense of Pakistan. After India and Afghanistan, the deterioration in relations with Iran is worrying and a result of an unsuccessful foreign and defense policy. The expired puppet setup should inform the nation of the facts and tell what strategy his overdue government has to protect Pakistan from this kind of external aggression. With this move, Iran has made a sad, irresponsible, and highly reprehensible attempt to destroy the possibilities of the inevitable unity required by the Muslim Ummah. To make the integrity, sovereignty, security, and defense of the state of Pakistan inviolable, instead of sowing the seeds of division and disunity in the nation by tampering with the constitution and elections, leave the path of a government with a real mandate. And give it the right to make decisions according to national aspirations. We express our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the victims of Iran's unprovoked attack."
Imran Khan referred to verse 104 of the third juz and verse 67 of the 9th juz. The Quran says that "The prosperous societies are those where people stand with goodness".
Imran Khan's conversation with journalists.
Chairman Imran Khan said while talking to the journalists in Adiala Jail. "I can't tell you our plan C yet, otherwise a Vigo will come to get you. I was arrested while doing biometrics in a wheelchair. And Nawaz Sharif's biometric was done at the airport. The scenario that will happen on, February 8 will be something epic, Nawaz Sharif will run away to London again. Over the last 18 months, there has been no focus on foreign policy. First, the relations with Afghanistan were damaged, and now there is such news coming from Iran. Bilawal did not visit Afghanistan as a foreign minister. The process of negotiations between Afghanistan and America was to be carried forward by Pakistan. The Afghanistan-US talks in Doha were also conducted by Pakistan. The entire trade of Central Asia has to go through Afghanistan. Are we going to fight for the rest of our lives?
We are not allowed to campaign. After the decision of the Supreme Court, the election symbol was taken from us. If we talk about something, the Election Commission starts the process of contempt of commission. If you criticize the decision of the Supreme Court, the JIT is set up," he said. "For the NRO, they had come together as one under PDM. There can be no alliance with those taking NRO. I was not caught in the Panama Papers, so a case of Toshakhana was made against me. I don't have a cell phone in jail. I get time to relax now. And I also do exercise. The nation has to decide whether it wants to be a slave or a free nation. This fight is a fight for freedom."
Acting Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan talks to the media.
We've experienced all the hardships that were expected. Still, we ask our voters not to lose heart and prepare for February 8. We met Khan Sahab in jail regarding some of our pending tickets. We will try to finalize all the tickets today and post them on the website.
Islamabad High Court staff is trying to delay Imran Khan's pleas.
Today, 165 days have passed since the illegal imprisonment of founder chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf and former prime minister Imran Khan. Chairman Imran Khan's lawyer, Intizar Hussain Panjutha, tweeted, "The staff of the Islamabad High Court diary branch has always been very active in delaying the cases of Imran Khan. Yesterday, we challenged the jail trial of the Al Qadir Trust Case by NAB. The divisional bench handles all NAB cases, and our staff submitted ours with an additional file set. Despite our numerous requests, the office intentionally assigned the case to a single bench, causing unnecessary delays. Today, the single bench has referred the matter to the division bench while in jail. Judge Muhammad Basheer does not want to end the case in days".
Hearing of Al Qadir Trust and Tosha Khana NAB cases in Adiala Jail.
Each court at Adiala Jail operates around the clock to swiftly conclude fraudulent cases. Today, NAB cases involving Chairman Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Begum were deliberated upon at Adiala Jail. The court acceded to Bushra Bibi's plea for exemption from attendance and deferred the indictment process. Judge Muhammad Bashir presided over the NAB cases, exhibiting a desire to convict Imran Khan before the election, akin to the approach taken in the Humayun Dilawar case.
Imran Khan's nomination papers were rejected.
The Lahore High Court has issued a secure verdict concerning the nomination papers of Chairman Imran Khan. As per the decision, Imran Khan's nomination papers have been dismissed, affirming the decision of the Returning Officer. Alongside Imran Khan, the nomination papers of senior Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders have also been rejected. Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Parvez Elahi, and Hammad Azhar will be ineligible to contest the election.
Maryam Nawaz is a ladla (favorite of the establishment) and the daughter of a ladla.
Acting Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf, Barrister Gohar, while responding to Maryam Nawaz's repulsive remarks, said, "Maryam Nawaz, a ladli and the daughter of another ladla, is crossing boundaries with her language, which I strongly condemn. The PML-N, too, targeted the Supreme Court, staging protests and verbally attacking the judges, yet faced no repercussions".
Despite substantial state support, PML-N could not secure candidates for every National Assembly seat.
According to a report by journalist Siddique Jan, “PMLN failed to field candidates in all 266 seats while PTI has candidates in all the National Assembly seats. Similarly, PML-N could not get candidates for 130 seats in the provincial assembly, while PTI has candidates for one seat each in the four provinces".
Maryam Nawaz fears possible defeat due to which Sanam Javed's nomination papers were rejected.
After spending eight months in custody, Sanam Javed declared her candidacy against Maryam Nawaz. However, her nomination papers were rejected by the Returning Officer and later by the High Court. According to various constituency surveys, Sanam Javed holds a significant advantage over Maryam Nawaz. Additionally, the High Court also rejected the nomination papers of Parvaiz Elahi and Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Election Commissioner who penned a letter highlighting alleged rigging in Punjab against PTI, dismissed.
Saeed Gul, the Provincial Election Commissioner of Punjab, who revealed issues with ROs, police, and bureaucracy in the province through a letter, was dismissed 22 days before the election. The Director General of Elections has now been assigned to oversee the Cell and Elections Wing.
FIR filed against the individual for tearing down PML-N flag.
The PML-N flag is now regarded as the national flag. A young individual has been charged for tearing the flag during a rally in Okara.
The election campaign of Tehreek-e-Insaf continues despite fascism.
Imran Khan's candidate, Nawab Raziullah Khan from Kahrur Pakka PP 226, has formally started the campaign by holding an election rally. An abundant number of people participated in the rally and proved that people would vote for Imran Khan's candidate even if the "bat" sign was taken away.
Underprivileged struggle to afford bread and flour as prices rise once more.
Once again, the cost of flour in Balochistan has surged, with flour mill owners raising the price by five rupees per kilogram. According to market reports, the price has escalated from Rs. 141 to Rs. 146 per kg. Consequently, a 20 kg bag of flour now stands at Rs. 2920, while a 50 kg bag is priced at Rs. 7250.