Jhelum police have registered a case against senior journalist former Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairperson Absar Alam over ‘high treason’. In a first information report (FIR), Khursheed Alam, a lawyer based in Jhelum, accused the journalist of using ‘derogatory language’ against state institutions and Prime Minister Imran Khan on social media. He asked […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman needs to be tried for high treason under Article 6 of the Constitution over his statement that he was assured of the PM’s resignation at the time of his anti-government Azadi March in November. The PM expressed these views during an informal […]
12SharesThe Lahore High Court has constituted a three-member full bench to hear a petition filed by former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf challenging the high treason trial against him and the formation of a special court which sentenced him to death. According to a report in Dawn, the bench will be presided over by Justice […]