14th December 2023 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.
The cipher case trial will be conducted in secret again.
Today, 131 days have passed since the illegal imprisonment of Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf and former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The constitution and law have been strangled to take political revenge against Imran Khan. The demonstration of this was seen today during the hearing of the cipher case. In the Adiala Jail hearing, the prosecution proposed conducting the cipher case trial in camera, a request granted by Judge Zulqarnain Abul-Hasnat. The judge ordered future hearings to be held in-camera, with a comprehensive prohibition on the entry of media representatives starting from the next hearing.
Imran Khan's lawyer, Sher Afzal Marwat, was abducted from the Lahore High Court.
Chairman Imran Khan's lawyer, Advocate Sher Afzal Marwat, was abducted today by the Punjab Police from outside the Lahore High Court by pushing and dragging him. Despite Sher Afzal Marwat being on bail in all the cases, the police have abducted him under 3 MPO. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Umar Ayub and the lawyer’s community strongly condemned this arrest and demanded the immediate release of Sher Afzal Marwat.
Imran Khan's family will file a case against Donald Lu in America.
Chairman Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan said in a media interview today, "Repeatedly, Khan emphasized that the cipher served as a message from Donald Lu to Bajwa. General Bajwa orchestrated the overthrow of the People's Government of Pakistan, resulting in significant losses for the people. There was a belief that our judges would avoid engaging in criminal acts. It appears that the entire script of judicial decisions is predetermined. We are determined to prevent Imran Khan from facing dire consequences. The legal battle will now extend to the international arena."
A larger bench was formed to address the appeal of Imran Khan's disqualification.
A full bench of five members was constituted to hear the petition against five years of disqualification and permission to contest elections in the Tosha Khana case of Chairman Imran Khan. The full bench of Lahore High Court will hold the hearing tomorrow.
Islamabad High Court rejected a plea to stop a trial in a cipher case.
Chairman Imran Khan's lawyer, Naeem Haider Panjutha, tweeted, "The Islamabad High Court has dismissed Imran Khan's request to halt the proceedings of the cipher case with immediate effect. Instead, the court has issued a notice to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for a stay, scheduling a central application hearing for December 20. Similar to the Tosha Khana case, the trial is progressing swiftly in this matter as well."
Hearing of the case related to the Tehreek-e-Insaf intra-party election in the Election Commission.
The Election Commission postponed the hearing of the PTI intra-party election case till December 18.
Tehreek-e-Insaf's lawyer, Barrister Ali Zafar, argued, "According to the order of the Election Commission, party elections were conducted by the 2019 constitution. According to the party constitution, elections are fought based on panels. Elections are held on the panel at the federal and provincial levels. According to the party constitution, if a panel comes forward, there is no need for a vote. If the panel is one, the voter cannot ask why he was not allowed to vote. Member Punjab Babar Hasan Bharwana inquired whether all this is in the party constitution. Ali Zafar replied, "Yes, it is present in the Article 5 of the party". Barrister Ali Zafar read out Article 5 of the party constitution.
Haleem Adil Sheikh suffered the worst mental torture for not leaving Imran Khan's side.
President PTI Sindh Haleem Adil Sheikh is being subjected to psychological and mental torture by the Karachi jail authorities. He is kept in a cell with AIDS patients and different death cells. The jailer constantly threatens to harm Haleem Adil Sheikh's daughter, brothers and family. The only demand of the jail authorities is that Haleem Adil Shaikh should separate from PTI. Haleem Adil refuses to quit PTI and stands firmly with Prime Minister Imran Khan and PTI.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Umar Ayub said, "We salute the bravery of Haleem Adil Sheikh and condemn these Gestapo tactics in the strongest possible terms."
The Election Commission's attempt to rig the election for PML-N through bureaucracy has failed.
The Lahore High Court has suspended the notifications of appointment of government officers as AOs and DROs by the Election Commission. Justice Ali Baqir Najafi sent the file to Chief Justice Lahore High Court to constitute a larger bench on the case. Umair Khan Niazi of Tehreek-e-Insaf approached the Lahore High Court through the mediation of Abuzar Salman Niazi.
The unconstitutional caretaker Prime Minister indicates recognition of Israel.
In an interview with a private channel yesterday, the unconstitutional caretaker Prime Minister Kakar said regarding the recognition of Israel that the statement of the Quaid-e-Azam was not inspired by a prophet. Changing the position on the issue of Israel is not blasphemy.
Is recognition of Israel part of the London Agreement? Former Prime Minister Imran Khan repeated Quaid-e-Azam's position on the Israel issue on international forums, and that is the reason he is in jail today. And puppets like Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar are engaged in making policy decisions for the nuclear Islamic State? The people of Pakistan and Imran Khan will always stick to the principled position of the Quaid-e-Azam on the issue of recognizing Israel.
Nationwide Bar Associations protest over Supreme Court’s decision of military trials of civilians
All the Bar Associations across the country boycotted the judicial process today, rejecting the decision of the Supreme Court. The lawyers said, "The Supreme Court has revived Justice Munir's theory of necessity. Those who heard the hearing of Bhutto's judicial murder case did not learn anything from the case. The Supreme Court decided against the aspirations of the people and the Constitution, which we reject".
Sugar price rises again.
After Karachi, the price of sugar has also increased in Multan. In just one week, the cost of sugar per kilogram has surged by Rs. 10, reaching a market price of Rs. 150 per kg.
Bad news for electricity consumers of Karachi.
The federal government has formally submitted a request to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to approve an increase in electricity prices for consumers in Karachi. The proposed increment is set at one rupee and 72 paise per unit and is sought as part of the second and third-quarter adjustments for the preceding financial year.