20th 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.
Imran Khan announced to contest elections from three constituencies.
Today, 137 days have passed since the illegal imprisonment of Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf and former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Today, Imran Khan met his lawyers in Adiala Jail. After the meeting, the lawyers said that founder chairman Imran Khan has announced to contest elections from Islamabad, Lahore and Mianwali. Imran Khan will get the nomination papers by tomorrow, and if he is not released, he will fight the election from jail. Imran Khan has instructed that all the workers who can get the nomination papers should submit them for the election as soon as possible.
Hearing on the application of cipher case took place in Islamabad High Court.
Today, Islamabad High Court Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb directed the lawyers of Chairman Imran Khan to remove the objections of the Registrar's Office on the application. The request for case discharge was dismissed, with instructions to focus solely on the trial court's interim order. Yesterday, Imran Khan submitted a request through his lawyers to stop the cipher trial and acquit him from the case.
Imran Khan also challenged the decision of the cipher case in-camera trial.
Chairman Imran Khan, through his lawyer Salman Akram Raja, has challenged the verdict of the in-camera trial of the cipher case in the Islamabad High Court.
Special Court Judge Zulqarnain Abul Hasnat, in his ruling, not only mandated a closed-door trial but also prohibited media coverage of the confidential proceedings.
Request for physical remand in Toshahkhana NAB case rejected. Lawyers, prepare for bail application.
After rejecting further physical remand of Imran Khan in the Tosha Khana NAB case, Imran Khan's lawyers are filing a bail application in the accountability court today.
On the other hand, NAB filed a reference in NAB court yesterday, and now the trial of this fake case will also start in Adiala Jail.
Police tore the nomination papers of Shah Mehmood Qureshi and other PTI leaders.
After the announcement of the election schedule, Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders started getting their nomination papers, against which the police started a crackdown across the country. Shah Mahmood Qureshi's nomination papers and other documents were forcibly taken and torn by the police. The same attitude is being adopted for other PTI candidates.
Fascism against Tehreek-e-Insaf candidates after the release of the election schedule.
As the election nears, nominated Tehreek-e-Insaf candidates and their relatives face abductions. Raids on their homes, arrests, and pressure on candidates to return PTI tickets are escalating. Police across cities, including Pindi, seek permission to arrest sixty leaders simultaneously.
Lahore High Court hearing on the petition against not broadcasting the name of Imran Khan in the media.
Today, the hearing was held on the petition filed against not broadcasting the name of Chairman PTI Imran Khan. The court directed Chairman PEMRA to submit an affidavit. The court asked PEMRA, "Is Chairman Imran Khan's name still being censored on TV. Who gives instructions to TV channels in this regard? Does PEMRA give instructions in this regard or someone else?"
The court adjourned the hearing of the case for two weeks.
Government stubbornness continues in audio leaks case.
Hearing on audio leaks case was held in Islamabad High Court today. Justice Babar Sattar remarked, "No one discloses the prohibition of the audio tape, and those responsible remain unidentified. If there's a desire for a spectacle, let it unfold. The federal government must decide how to handle the case. If they withhold information, we'll enlist national and international judicial assistants for assistance.” The court adjourned further hearing of the case.
Following Amjad Khan Niazi's announcement of departing from PTI, his family issued a statement refuting the claim.
According to a Tehreek-e-Insaf spokesperson from Mianwali, a message was received from the family of former MNA Amjad Ali Khan Niazi. They denied that Amjad Ali Khan had left Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. And neither will they give up contesting the election.
They said that the video circulating has been shot at gunpoint after extreme violence and Amjad Ali Khan will contest the election from NA 90 in any case, if he is forcibly kept out of the field, then some person from the family of Amjad Ali Khan will contest the election.
Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Hassan Niazi's decides to contest general elections from jail.
Hassan Niazi's mother approached the Lahore High Court for permission to sign the nomination papers. The federal and state governments and the commanding officer have been made parties in the petition. "The Election Commission has released the election timetable. Hassan Niazi is not disqualified but sanctioned, presently in military custody. The Lahore High Court should permit the completion of his nomination paper submission process."
The court allowed the Oath Commissioner to meet Hassan Niazi to verify and sign the nomination papers.
Imran Khan commended the PTI social media Team for the successful virtual Jalsa.
Intezar Hussain Panjutha said that when founder Chairman, Imran Khan was told about the great success of the virtual jalsa, he smiled and said, "Mashallah." He praised them as the formidable lions and lionesses of the digital realm.
Long march of Baloch citizens and the case of violence by state officials
PTI strongly condemns the series of state coercion and violence against peaceful political activities. The country is under constant chaos due to unconstitutional and illegal tactics and the state order has been left in disarray. Attempts to subjugate the citizens and subject them to violence, violating the constitution and law are exacerbating the crises instead of solving it.
Instead of suppressing peaceful protests and political activities taking place within the realm of law, through blatant use of force, the state should analyze its decisions and make the most serious efforts to solve the problems, especially the concerns of Baloch citizens.
PTI's virtual rally gets international media coverage.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan gained international attention after his voice was suppressed in the local mainstream media. In Pakistan, where the state has banned the use of Imran Khan's name and his picture, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's unprecedented virtual rally received significant coverage from the international media. Imran Khan’s address which was developed with the help of AI technology, surprised the global media as being a phenomenal method of getting his voice to his people while incarcerated in prison.