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ECP disqualifies Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, and others PTI leaders after court convictions

ECP disqualifies Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, and others PTI leaders after court convictions

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially disqualified several key members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), including senior leaders Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, and Zartaj Gul. According to a notification issued by the ECP, the decision was made after these members were found guilty in different court cases. The disqualification was carried out … Read more

ATC sentences Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz among 108 convicts

ATC

FAISALABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has convicted 108 out of 185 accused in the case related to the attack on a sensitive security agency during the May 9 violence cases. The special ATC announced verdicts in two separate cases related to the May 9 riots. Out of 185 accused in the sensitive agency attack case, … Read more

PHC approves protective bail of Omar Ayub for 35 days

PHC

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday granted protective bail of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub Khan for 35 days in various cases.

A two -member bench comprising Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice Abdul Fayyaz of the Peshawar High Court heard the petition filed for the protective bail and details of the cases.

During the hearing, Assistant Attorney General told the court that there was no inquiry against the Federal Investigation Agency’s Omar Ayub while Islamabad police had 8 FIRs.

Later, the court approved protective bail of PTI leader Omar Ayub for 35 days and ordered him to appear in the respective courts and dismissed the petition.

On the occasion, Omar Ayub said that more than 70 cases have been registered against him.

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Omar Ayub among other PTI leaders arrested in Rawalpindi

Omar Ayub among other PTI leaders arrested in Rawalpindi

Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including Omar Ayub Khan, were arrested by police in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Others taken into custody alongside Ayub included Raja Basharat, Ahmed Chattha, and Azim-ud-Din. PTI lawyer Rana Mudassar stated that Ayub and Basharat were arrested at Adiala Jail’s check post, but the charges against them remain unclear. The detained … Read more

PTI leader Shibli Faraz resigns as member of JCP

PTI leader

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) leader Shibli Faraz on Wednesday resigned as a member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), after stepping down by Omar Ayub, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.

Leader of PTI and leader of opposition in the Senate Shibli Faraz also resigned from the membership of the JCP while Senator Ali Zafar will now represent party in the Judicial Commission.

Umar Ayub and Shibli Faraz have resigned from the JCP the instructions of founder PTI.

Two days ago PTI nominated Barrister GoharAli  Khan from National Assembly and Ali Zafar from Senator for Judicial Commission.

Earlier, Leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Umar Ayub has resigned from the membership of Judicial Commission of Pakistan.

Umar Ayub has submitted his resignation to the Speaker National Assembly and has nominated Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as a member of the JCP in his place.

Umar Ayub said that he has decided to resign from the Judicial Commission due to the cases filed against him.

According to Umar Ayub, the current legal challenges are a hindrance to the effective performance of the JCP.

It is in the interest of the organization that “I nominate someone else in my place who can give full attention to this important role”.

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Govt, opposition finalize ‘representatives’ for Judicial Commission of Pakistan

Govt, opposition finalize ‘representatives’ for Judicial Commission of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The government and opposition have finalized their representatives for the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), restructured to include parliamentarians following the recent 26th Constitutional Amendment. According to sources, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) member Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari from the National Assembly (NA) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui will represent the ruling coalition in … Read more

Omar Ayub claims Tarar, Bhutto had no knowledge of draft constitutional amendments

Omar Ayub claims Tarar, Bhutto had no knowledge of draft constitutional amendments

ISLAMABAD: As tensions rose between the coalition government and opposition over a controversial judicial reform package, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and National Assembly Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan on Thursday said that “martial law would have been imposed” if the constitutional amendment bill had passed. The government had been pushing a constitutional reform package amid … Read more

PTI founder approves Omar Ayub resignation

PTI founder

ISLAMABAD; Opposition leader National Assembly Omar Ayub’s resignation as Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI)  which was accepted by PTI founder Imran Khan.

Opposition leader of PTI Omar Ayub says that “I am grateful to the founder of PTI, he accepted my resignation, I had resigned on June 22 but it was not accepted”.

Omar Ayub said that as an opposition leader, taking cases, watching rallies was a workload. “I asked the opposition leader senate to convey my resignation in a meeting with the founder chairman”.

He further said that “I will continue to work with PTI as a worker and the founding chairman”.

On the other hand, the founding PTI lacks confidence in the central leadership of the party. Salman Akram Raja is likely to be made Secretary General in place of Omar Ayub.

According to party sources, the name was changed due to lack of consensus in the party under the leadership of Omar Ayub Khan. Shibli Faraz and Arif Alvi named Salman Akram Raja instead of Omar Ayub.

Omar Ayub will continue to play his role in the assembly as the opposition leader.

On the other hand, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has made significant changes to the party structure.

The former prime minister has separated parliamentary affairs from party’s political matters.

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PTI MNA Mumtaz Mustafa dies of heart attack

PTI MNA

ISLAMABAD: Member National Assembly of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) Mumtaz Mustafa passed away due to heart attack.

According to the spokesperson of the National Assembly, Mumtaz Mustafa died due to a heart attack.

Regarding the death of the MNA, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has also been informed and it is being told that due to the death of the member, the National Assembly session will be adjourned today without proceeding.

Raees Mumtaz Mustafa Chachar belonged to Rahim Yar Khan South Punjab and was elected from NA 171 Rahim Yar Khan on PTI ticket.

Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan offered his condolences on Mustafa’s death, praising his kind personality.

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PTI approaches SJC against CEC, ECP members

SJC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has approached the Supreme Judicial Council(SJC)  against the Chief Election Commissioner and members of the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PTI General Secretary Omar Ayub filed the complaint through Barrister Ali Zafar.

In the complaint, PTI mentioned the events before and after the elections and said that the ECP failed to fulfill its constitutional responsibility of fair and transparent elections. PTI’s polling agents were thrown out of the polling stations during the elections. PTI took the stand that the ECP failed to release the results as per the law and turned a blind eye to the pre-poll rigging.

PTI further said that the loyalties of PTI members were changed in the press conference, nomination papers were taken away from PTI candidates, and workers were abducted. At the same time, coverage of PTI was banned but ECP has not taken action. The PTI was not even allowed to campaign.

In the complaint to the Supreme Judicial Council, it has been said that Form 45 was not given to media and polling agents on time. Returning Officers were appointed on a political basis and ECP not only excluded PTI from the elections but also took away reserved seats. The ECP has become a party against PTI in the courts.

In the complaint, PTI requested that an inquiry be conducted against the Chief Election Commissioner and ECP members for misconduct and if the allegations are proven.

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Zulfi Bukhari appointed as PTI advisor on international affairs

Bukhari

ISLAMABAD: Zulfi Bukhari has been appointed the founder Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf’s adviser on international affairs.

Secretary General of PTI Omar Ayub issued the notification for the appointment of Syed Zulfi Bukhari.

The notification states that Zulfi Bukhari has been appointed as the founder PTI’s adviser on international affairs.

According to the notification, Zulfi Bukhari will also hold the charge of international media, his appointment was approved by PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan.

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PTI urges JCP to reject appointment of ad-hoc judges

PTI

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub urged the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to reject the proposal of appointing of ad hoc judges to the Supreme Court.

Leader of the Opposition Omar Ayub wrote a letter to the Judicial Commission in which it has been said that “If we look at the time, we get the impression that the proposal of appointment of ad hoc judges came up immediately after the decision of 8 and 5 judges of the Supreme Court regarding reserved seats”.

According to the text of the letter, there should not be an impression of leveling the opinion of the Supreme Court against one party, the public is the ultimate stakeholder of an independent and impartial judiciary.

It should be noted that the Judicial Commission of Pakistan has approved the appointment of Justice Retired Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Retired Mazhar Alam Miankhel as ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court.

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SIC, PTI demand resignation of Chief Election Commissioner

PTI

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Sahibzadaza Hamid Raza demanded to the Chief Election Commissioner to immediately resign from his post after historical verdict of Supreme Court on the petitions related to reserved seats.

Talking to the media outside the Supreme Court, Sahibzada Hamid Raza said that the Election Commission tried to PTI mandate, but the Supreme Court today restored the dignity of the institution by giving verdict in four of PTI.

Hamid Raza said that the Supreme Court also expressed no confidence in the Election Commission of Pakistan and he demanded to the Chief Election Commissioner resign immediately from his post.

Senator Shibli Faraz said that today is a very important day in political history, people were elected through Form 47, until all our seats are returned, the struggle will continue.

It should be remembered that the Supreme Court, while giving a decision on the petition of the Sunni Ittehad Council regarding the reserved seats, annulled the decisions of the and the Peshawar High Court and declared the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf as a constitutional political party and reserved seats for women and minorities should be allotted to the party.

On the hand, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan has demanded the immediate resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner and members of the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PTI leaders held a joint press conference after the Supreme Court’s decision to award reserved seats to PTI.

Addressing the press conference, Omar Ayub said that Article 6 should be imposed on those who misinterpret the constitution.

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Federal Govt formally allows ISI to trace, intercept calls

Federal Govt

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has allowed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to intercept and trace calls in the interest of national security.

The Federal Cabinet gave its approval to authorize the designated officer of the spy agency to trace the call, which was given through circulation.

According to the statement, the approval of the summary has been given in view of apprehension of an offense in the interest of national security, while the Cabinet has given this authority under Section 54 of the Pakistan Telecommunication Act, 1996.

The announcement said that the officer who will be nominated by the agency will not be below grade 18.

On the other hand, Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Omar Ayub has said that those who give call tracing authority to the sensitive organization will themselves come under call tracing tomorrow.

Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Omar Ayub said that those who authorize call tracing will go to jail, through the same law Asif Zardari, Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Bilawal  Bhutto and Maryam Nawaz will go to jail.

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Omar Ayub resigns from post of PTI Secretary General

Omar Ayub resigns from post of PTI Secretary General

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Omar Ayub has resigned from his post. According to details, Omar Ayub, who is also the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, stepped down from his party position. He wrote a letter to the party’s founder, Imran Khan, announcing his resignation as PTI Secretary General. Omar Ayub … Read more

FIA summons PTI leaders on Sheikh Mujib tweet case  

FIA

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leaders over uploading Sheikh Mujib ur Rehman from the official  X account of former prime minister Imran Khan.

The FIA summoned Barrister Gohar Khan, Omar Ayub, and Rauf Hassan over uploading the former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rehman’s video from the official account of the PTI founder.

FIA has earlier issued a notice to the PTI founder on the issue of video uploading. Now FIA has issued notices to Omar Ayub, Barrister Gauhar Khan, and Rauf Hassan.

FIA issued notices on the illegal use of Imran Khan’s X account.

The notice said that the PTI founder’s official account has tried to incite people against the state and state institutions. The official account of the founder of PTI is likely to spread fear and anxiety among the people.

The notice stated provocations can also incite people to take the law into their own hands against the state and institutions.

The notice said that the three PTI leaders had been called for an inquiry at 11 am on Tuesday.

It should be noted that a video related to the fall of Dhaka was shared by the official account of the social media website X (formerly Twitter) of  the PTI founder.

When the issue of the video shared by the political leaders on social media was raised, the PTI leaders

The FIA cybercrime wing had decided to conduct an inquiry against PTI founder Imran Khan on the propaganda video and the FIA ​​team reached Adiala jail to investigate the matter in the past few days, but Imran Khan denied the FIA ​​team his own.

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PTI issues show-cause notice to Sher Afzal Marwat 

PTI

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) has issued a show-cause notice to its MNA Sher Afzal Marwat over a violation of party discipline and sought an explanation in three days.

On behalf of PTI, a show cause notice was issued to Sher Afzal Marwat by party general secretary Omar Ayub Khan, in which it has been said that his irresponsible statements have damaged the interests of the party and violated the instructions of founder PTI. 

The notice further said that your(Marwat) statement has damaged the relationship between party members and stakeholders and you should reply within three days and if your reply is not satisfactory, the party will take action against you.

On the other hand, talking to the media in Faisalabad, Omar Ayub said that a show cause notice has been issued to Sher Afzal Marwat today and the decision of Sher Afzal Marwat has to be taken by Imran Khan.

Omar Ayub further said that there are bogus cases against PTI leaders and now we are going to be investigated. He said the conditions of the country are in front of the people and government is unable to run the country.

The PTI leader said that party leaders and workers have been tortured. He said youth have been martyred, what should we apologize for.

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PTI nominates Omar Ayub as Prime Ministerial candidacy

Omar Ayub Prime Ministerial candidate

Rawalpindi: Central leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser says that Omar Ayub will be our prime ministerial candidate. Asad Qaiser meeting with Imran Khan in Adiala Jail Rawalpindi, in which Imran Khan entrusted him with the task of consulting with political parties. Sources say that PTI founder told Asad … Read more

Former federal minister Gohar Ayub Khan passes away

Gohar Ayub
  • Namaz-e-Janaza will be offered on Saturday (tomorrow) at Haripur.
  • Gohar Ayub was son of former Field Marshal President Ayub Khan.
  • Gohar Ayub served as foreign minister and Speaker National Assembly.

ISLAMABAD: Former foreign minister and former Speaker National Assembly Gohar Ayub Khan passed away at the age of 86.

Family sources have confirmed Gohar Ayub’s death, his Namaz-e-Janaza will be offered on Saturday (tomorrow) at 3:00pm in Village Rehana, Haripur District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It should be noted that Gohar Ayub was the son of former Field Marshal President Ayub Khan and father of Secretary General Pakistan Tehreak Insaf (PTI) Omar Ayub.

Gohar Ayub Khan was born on January 15, 1937 in Rehana village of Haripur district. He was elected Speaker of the National Assembly on November 4, 1990 and held the position till October 17, 1993.

Gohar Ayub Khan has also served as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1997 to 1998 during the government of Nawaz Sharif.

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Pakistan Cabinet Reshuffle: Shaukat Tarin appointed as new Finance Minister

Federal Cabinet

Prime Minister Imran Khan has reshuffled the federal cabinet once again. According to the Prime Minister Office, Imran Khan has appointed Shaukat Tarin as the new finance minister. The additional charge of the finance minister was taken back from Industries and Production Minister Hammad Azhar who has now replaced Omar Ayub as power minister. Omar … Read more

Punjab to Set Up its Own Transmission Firm

punjab transmission firm

The government of Punjab has taken the decision of setting up a transmission firm for the province after the power outage that engulfed the entire country into darkness over the weekend on 9th and 10th January. As per the shared details, the Punjab Power Minister Akhter Malik said a summary regarding the launch of the Punjab Transmission … Read more

ECP releases assets details of Imran Khan, other MNAs

ECP

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the assets details of the members of the National Assembly for the financial year 2019-20. According to the details by ECP: Imran Khan Prime Minister Imran Khan owns assets worth over Rs 80 million. He doesn’t run any business in Pakistan or abroad neither he has ownership … Read more

Revolving Loans In Gas Sector Reach Rs 250 Billion: Omar Ayub

Revolving Loans In Gas Sector Reach Rs 250 Billion: Omar Ayub

Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub said that the Sindh government was not giving permission for laying of 17 km gas line. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad along with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Nadeem Babar, Omar Ayub said that gas shortage in Sindh is currently 250 MMCFD. Omar Ayub said that this … Read more

Petroleum Division develops dashboard for oil and gas exploration

Government Reduces Prices Of Petroleum Products

The Petroleum Division has developed a dashboard for oil and gas exploration in Pakistan. According to the details, the Petroleum Division has taken an important step towards the Prime Minister’s Digital Pakistan Vision and has prepared a dashboard to improve and expedite the export operations in Pakistan. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”govt-decides-to-change-prices-of-petroleum-products-every-15-days”] A spokesman for the Ministry … Read more

‘No solution to load shedding in Karachi for two years’

Omar Ayub

Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub has said that there is no solution to the load shedding in Karachi for two years because the power transmission system cannot bear the extra load. Speaking in the National Assembly, he said that the federal government was ready to provide more power to Karachi but K Electric did … Read more

Petrol reserves recovered during raids says Omar Ayub

Omar Ayub

The Petrol crisis will be over in the next three days, said Federal Minister for Petroleum Omar Ayub on Thursday. According to the details, federal minister was speaking to media outside the Peshawar High Court, He said strict action will be taken against hoarders. He said the government has initiated action against those stocking petroleum … Read more

Govt. considering energy reforms on top priority: Imran Khan

imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday terming energy sector as vital for the country’s economic progress said reduction in electricity price, energy reforms and overcoming power losses was the priority of the government. According to the sources of APP, The prime minister was chairing a high-level meeting on proposals to reduce the cost of electricity, … Read more

Oil and gas exploration licenses signed

Pakistan has lowest Petrol Price in Sub Continent even after price revision

The subsidiaries companies of petroleum ministry have signed an exploration license for oil and gas blocks in Islamabad. According to details, Federal Minister for Energy, Omar Ayub attended the ceremony and welcomed the implementation of the license. Speaking on the occasion, Omar Ayub said that social and economic development would be beneficial for remote areas … Read more