[🇵🇰] Pakistan General Elections -- 2024

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Asif Ali Zardari is the head of the state again and we all love him: Ayyan Ali​

Model shared an old clip and captioned it with a playful message

Entertainment Desk
March 12, 2024

In what can only be seen as a blast from the past, renowned Pakistani model Ayyan Ali recently took to social media to share a throwback clip and pen a note for Asif Ali Zardari, who has once again taken the oath as the President of Pakistan.

The model, known for her bold and candid expressions, reminisced about a moment from an old interview where she was queried about Zardari by actor Shaan Shahid.

Sharing the clip on her social media platform, Ayyan showcased a moment from the past when Shaan asked her about Zardari. In the clip, Ayyan responds, "Very respectfully, he's the head of the state, our President. We all love him." The exchange continues with Shaan reiterating, "We all love him," and Ayyan concluding, "Yes, we do. Now don't say anything after this."

 

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Imran deprived of visitors after govt imposes two-week ban on Adiala jail visitations​

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Punjab home dept says decision taken in light of 'threat alert' issued by law enforcement, intelligence agencies

 

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LHC turns down SIC plea for stay on allocation of reserved seats​

Court instructs federal, provincial govts to submit replies in next hearing

Rana Yasif
March 13, 2024

Lahore High Court building. FILE: PHOTO

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday turned down the Sunni Ittehad Council's (SIC) request for issuing a stay on the allotment of reserved seats in light of the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) new schedule.

Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal fixed the next hearing and instructed the federal and provincial governments to submit their replies.

 

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Senior Pakistan Judges Allege Intimidation, Torture by Military-Run Spy Agency​

A majority of federal High Court judges in Pakistan have jointly accused the country's military-run spy agency of intimidating them and their relatives through abduction, torture, and secret video surveillance inside their bedrooms to influence judicial outcomes.

In a rare letter this week addressed to mostly Supreme Court judges, including the chief justice, six out of eight members of the Islamabad High Court documented the allegations and sought their intervention to resolve the complaint.

It prompted Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa to summon an emergency meeting of all the Supreme Court judges to discuss the matter on Wednesday.

The letter dated March 25 blamed the Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, for meddling in judicial proceedings "to seek a certain outcome." An army general runs the spy agency, and it is notorious for allegedly orchestrating the making or breaking of elected governments at the behest of Pakistan's powerful military.

The Pakistani military has not responded to VOA’s request for comment on the allegations.

"We believe it is imperative to inquire into and determine whether there exists a continuing policy on the part of the executive branch of the state, implemented by intelligence operatives... to intimidate judges, under threat of coercion or blackmail, to engineer judicial outcomes in politically consequential matters," the letter read.

It highlighted several instances of attempted coercion and intimidation by ISI officers "to influence the outcome" of cases, including those related to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.

Referring to a March 2023 state-backed lawsuit against Khan, the letter said that "considerable pressure was brought to bear" on judges "by operatives of the ISI." It said the judges sought additional protection for their homes over personal security fears.

"One of the judges had to be admitted to a hospital due to high blood pressure caused by stress," it noted.