Tue, 21-Oct-2025

IHC orders removal of Aleema, Rauf’s names from travel ban lists

IHC

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the removal of Aleema Khan and former PTI Information Secretary Rauf Hassan’s names from the travel restrictions lists. During the hearing regarding the removal of Aleema Khan’s name, lawyers Ali Bukhari, Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry, and Niazullah Niazi appeared before the court. Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro announced the … Read more

ATC approves bail plea of Rauf Hassan

ATC

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court(ATC) Islamabad accepted the bail plea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Rauf Hassan.

Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra heard the terror financing case against PTI leader Rauf Hassan, in which Prosecutor Raja Naveed and Rauf Hassan’s lawyer Ali Bukhari gave arguments.

During the hearing, Prosecutor Raja Naveed said that Rauf Hassan was named in the case immediately after Ahmad Waqas’s statement.

Rauf Hassan’s lawyer Ali Bukhari argued that Rauf Hassan is not named in the case, the FIR is blind, Rauf Hassan is accused of financing explosives, but he was not arrested with the explosives or from the crime scene.

Meanwhile, the prosecutor Raja Naveed requested to dismiss Rauf Hassan’s bail plea, which was rejected by the court.

The court granted Rauf Hassan’s bail against a surety bond of Rs 200,000.

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ATC sends Rauf Hassan to jail on judicial remand

ATC

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-terrorism court (ATC) Islamabad sent Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Rauf Hassan to jail on judicial remand.

Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra held a hearing on Rauf Hassan’s remand, during which PTI leader’s lawyer Ali Bukhari appeared in the Anti-Terrorism Court.

During the hearing, Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) requested Rauf Hassan’s 7-day physical remand, which the court rejected and sent the PTI leader to jail on judicial remand.

The court also issued notices for August 6 on Rauf Hassan’s post-arrest bail application.

Earlier, the Islamabad court had ordered the release of PTI leader Rauf Hassan from the case registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act(PECA), but his release could not be implemented.

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Rauf Hassan handed over to CTD on one-day physical remand

CTD

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court(ATC) Islamabad handed over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s central leader Rauf Hassan to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on one-day physical remand in the explosives case.

ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra heard the case related to the physical remand of Rauf Hassan in the explosive material case.

The prosecutor said that raids were conducted but unfortunately access to more accused could not be obtained at present, names of co-accused are to be ascertained, custody of Rauf Hassan is required to gain access to accused.

Lawyer Ali Bukhari said in his arguments that gunpowder was not recovered from Rauf Hassan. CTD conducted raid and kept Rauf Hassan in custody for two days.

The petitioner’s lawyer said that ​​nothing has been recovered from Rauf Hassan , if there is a statement of the plaintiff case against Rauf Hassan, then bring it forward.

Ali Bukhari said that Rauf Hassan has no role in this case, if the court feels that the police arrested him wrongly in the case, then he can be discharged on charges.

PTI’s lawyer Shoaib Shaheen said in the court that there is also a CCTV of the attack on Rauf Hassan, saying that the attackers had put on make-up, were not being recognized, and tried to make Rauf Hassan a digital terrorist.

Ali Bukhari said thanks to the prosecutor that he believed that Rauf Hassan is not a terrorist, to which the special prosecutor said that the accused has done financing for terrorism.

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Court approvers Rauf Hassan’s bail in anti-state propaganda case

Court

ISLAMABAD: The local court of Islamabad has granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI)  leader Rauf Hassan from the case registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (PECA) Act, 2016.

Judge Abbas Shah of the PECA Act Court of Islamabad held a hearing on post-arrest bail against Rauf Hassan in the case of creating, spreading information related to terrorism on the Internet and explosion. PTI lawyer Ali Bukhari, Mirza Asim Baig and Sardar Masroof appeared in court.

Ali Bukhari gave arguments and said that there was a trial on the revelation of Waqas Janjua. The entire case is based on a statement, 3 women have been granted bail, the bail application of 9 persons is before the court while 9 accused are salaried employees who have not been accused or charged.

During the hearing, the FIA ​​prosecutor read the tweets of the PTI workers and recited the PICA Act in the court and said that the role of all has been clarified in the technical report. All sections apply to Rauf Hassan and section 10 is non-bailable.

The FIA ​​prosecutor opposed the bail, on which the court reserved its decision.

Later, the court accepted the bail plea of ​​PTI leader Rauf Hassan and ordered his release in the case registered under the PECA Act.

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PTI leader Rauf Hassan sent to jail on judicial remand

PTI

ISLAMABAD: The District Sessions Court Islamabad rejected the request for further physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Rauf Hassan and ordered him to be sent to jail on judicial remand.

PTI leader Rauf Hassan and other accused were produced by Federal Investigation Agency in the special court of Judicial Magistrate Shabir Bhatti after completion of their two-day physical remand.

The FIA ​​prosecutor said that the technical report has been received, all the accused were in touch with each other.

PTI’s lawyer Ali Zafar said that the 7-day physical remand of Rauf Hassan and others has been completed, Rauf Hassan’s health is not good and he should be checked up.

The FIA ​​prosecutor requested for physical remand of Rauf Hassan for another 5 days.

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Court extends physical remand of Rauf Hassan for 3-days

Court

ISLAMABAD: The District and Sessions Court of Islamabad approved the physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI)  leader Rauf Hassan for another 3 days.

Rauf Hassan and other accused were produced before the court after completion of 2-day physical remand.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) ​​investigation officer requested further physical remand of Rauf Hassan and other accused.

The FIA ​​prosecutor told the court that social media accounts of the accused have not yet been recovered, email accounts are yet to be logged, people are running WhatsApp groups for money, people from abroad are also involved.

The investigating officer said that fake accounts created on social media were found from the accused’s mobile phone. The Rauf Hassan heads the social media team and instructions are given to the social media team by Rauf Hassan.

“There is a campaign against the judiciary and administration, we have only one social media technical expert, more time is needed to check social media accounts,” FIA prosecutor said.

The District and Sessions Court Islamabad granted the request of the FIA ​​investigation officer and extended the physical remand of 9 co-accused including Rauf Hassan for another 3 days.

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Court hands over Rauf Hassan to FIA on two-day physical remand

Court grants two-day physical remand of Raoof Hasan to FIA

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad handed over Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI) leader Rauf Hassan and other party workers to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)  on 2-day physical remand  in a case related to his alleged involvement in anti-state propaganda.

The FIA ​​produced Rauf Hassan in the court of Sessions Court Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah where PTI’s lawyer Latif Khosa appeared in the court.

The FIA ​​prosecutor requested the court for the physical remand of Rauf Hassan and said that the devices of the social media accounts have to be recovered. “There will be further investigation, if the devices are found and physical remand can be required for 30 days in the FIA ​​case”.

Lawyer Latif Khosa opposed Rauf Hassan’s request for physical remand and said that the office of PTI was sealed. The case is in the High Court while 11 judges of the full court said that PTI was a political party and will remain so.

Latif Khosa further said that Rauf Hassan name was included on the statement of an accused. The devices and mobiles of arrested PTI workers are with FIA.

During the hearing, FIA requested for physical remand of Rauf Hassan for 10 days while lawyer requested to discharge Rauf Hassan and others from the case.

The court approved the 2-day physical remand of Rauf Hassan and other PTI workers while sending two women to jail on judicial remand.

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PTI leader Rauf Hassan injured in blade attack

PTI leader Rauf Hassan injured in knife attack

ISLAMABAD: PTI Information Secretary Rauf Hassan was injured in a blade attack, here on Tuesday. Some unknown transgenders assaulted the PTI leader with a blade outside a private TV channel and fled safely. The police said that information about the attack are being collected. According to media reports, Rauf Hassan was also attacked by unknown … Read more

PTI to organise fresh intra-party elections on Feb 5

PTI

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) announced that the party will organise intra-party elections again on February 05.

Federal Election Commissioner of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Rauf Hassan has released the schedule of intra-party elections.

As per the schedule, PTI’s intra-party elections will be held on February 5, Monday, all registered members of PTI can vote for their preferred panel or chairman candidate at the allotted seats.

Party members can also register their vote through the ‘Rabatta Application Intra-Party Election Module’ All registered members of PTI can cast their votes for the panel or chairman candidate of their choice at the allotted seats.

All members registered till January 31 will be allowed to vote, details of all panels participating in the intra-party election will be available on PTI’s official website and ‘’Rabtta application’.

According to PTI’s Federal Election Commissioner Rauf Hassan, the detailed procedure of the election is explained in the Election Rules 2020 which is available on the website and Rabtta app.

As per the schedule, polling time will be from 10 am to 4 pm, and election venues and the date of the appellate tribunal will be announced on February 01. The nomination papers are from February 01 to 02 at the PTI central secretariat or website. The last date for submission of nomination papers is February 2nd at 10 pm.

According to the schedule, the candidates will be able to submit their nomination papers to the central and provincial secretariats and digitally through e-mail. The time will be till February 3 at 10 pm.

The lists of all the final panels participating in the intra-party election will be published on the website at 4 pm on February 4 and the intra-party election will be held on February 5.

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PM Appoints Rauf Hassan As Special Assistant For Information

PM Appoints Rauf Hassan As Special Assistant For Information

Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed Rauf Hassan as Special Assistant for Information and Broadcasting. According to the Prime Minister’s Media Office, the Prime Minister has appointed Rauf Hassan as Special Assistant for Information and Broadcasting. According to the notification issued by the Cabinet Division, Rauf Hassan has been appointed as an honorary member. It … Read more