Tag: martial law
Ukraine introduces martial law citing threat of Russian invasion
MOSCOW/KIEV: Ukraine on Monday imposed martial law for 30 days in parts of the country most vulnerable to an attack from Russia after President...
Ukraine’s president decrees martial law, parliament has to approve
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on Monday to introduce martial law for 60 days, a statement on his website said, though...
Nawaz says judiciary has placed ‘unprecedented’ restrictions
--Deposed PM says NAB should stop behaving as if martial law is in place
ISLAMABAD: Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday launched another scathing attack on Chief Justice...
‘Awami CJP’ promises to champion democracy
--Chief Justice Nisar says judiciary will never stand for martial law under his watch, rubbishes idea of ‘judicial coup’
--Says well within courts' rights to question...
No martial law on my watch, top judge says
Chief Justice Nisar says will step down from office if he cannot stop imposition of martial law
Says constitution does not allow delay...
Sheikh Rasheed says ‘judicial martial law’ remarks misconstrued
--AML chief says CJP responsible for appointing caretaker govt
--PPP's Shah says Sheikh Rasheed's demand is unconstitutional
ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) Chairman Sheikh Rasheed on Thursday clarified...
Nawaz Sharif to launch mass contact drive by next Sunday: Siddiqui
ISLAMABAD: National History and Literary Heritage Adviser to Prime Minister, Irfan Siddiqui on Sunday announced that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif...
Hidden hands trying to reverse democratic process: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Hidden hands and inertia of history are trying to drift the democratic process into the same old design, stated Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal...
Pakistan Army not a threat to democracy, says military spokesman
Gen Ghafoor said security and economy were interlinked and could not function if one of the elements was not in place, adding that the army would continue to offer its assistance in all sectors of the country.
Duterte says he may impose martial law if drug problem ‘virulent’
PHILIPPINE - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he would impose martial law if the drug problem became "very virulent", just a month after...
Imran made a deal with former CJ for coming to power:...
Veteran politician and ex-PTI leader Javed Hashmi said that during the dharna movement in 2014, Imran Khan had made a deal with the then chief justice...
Khan says ‘days of martial law are gone’
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday stressed the need to strengthen democracy in the country, saying the days of martial law in...
US will keep supporting democracy in Pak, says outgoing US consul...
US consul general says US is not against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as it wants Pakistan to prosper
Qadri seeking martial law in country, says Nizami
Former caretaker federal minister for information and broadcasting and Pakistan Today Editor Arif Nizami said on Monday that Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Dr...
PPP issues show-cause notice to Abidi over pro-martial law remark
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has served a show-cause notice to former PPP leader and Senator Faisal Raza Abidi for voicing support to military rule...
No one can dare impose emergency, says Gilani
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Sunday said no one could dare impose emergency in the country.
“There would be no martial law in the...
No threat of military coup in Pakistan: PM
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday dismissed recent reports of a coup by the military, asserting that democracy in Pakistan was not in...
