Lahore, Dec 3: The Pakistan Government has extended the house arrest of Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan by 30 days, saying he could be a threat to public safety, if released.
Lahore, Dec 3: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has said that he will launch an agitation against dictatorship and for the restoration of judiciary in the country.
“I have planned to start an agitation against dictatorship and for the restoration of judiciary in the country,” The Nation quoted Khan, as saying.
He said that the political parties would betray the nation by participating in the January 8 general elections.
Khan termed the decision of the political parties to take part in polls despite the All Parties Democratic Movement’s (APDM) November 24 decision to boycott, as “unfortunate” and “treason.”
Peshawar, Dec 3: The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI)-Pakistan has said that free and fair elections are inconceivable in the absence of an independent judiciary, and demanded th