• Warrant issued after Ismail fails to appear before court.
• Magistrate Mubashir Hassan Chishti issued warrant.
• Ismail nominated in violence case registered at Barakahu.  
  

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Monday issued an arrest warrant for former Sindh governor Imran Ismail in a case pertaining to violence and vandalism during the PTI’s 2022 “Azadi March”.

Ismail, who parted ways with the PTI in May 2023, was nominated in a violence case registered at Islamabad’s Barakahu Police Station.

Judicial Magistrate Mubashir Hassan Chishti issued the warrant and directed that Ismail be arrested and produced before the court.

The warrant was issued after Ismail failed to appear before the court in the case.

In November 2022, the ‘Azadi March’ led by Imran Khan, along with other PTI leaders and supporters, was carried out in several cities in Pakistan. The march ended with Khan’s announcement to dissolve the assemblies.

The PTI began its long march toward the federal capital on October 28, 2022, in an attempt to force the coalition government into early elections.

MUZAFFARGARH: Former Member of the National Assembly Jamshed Dasti has been sentenced to seven years in prison in a fake degree case.

A district and sessions judge in Multan announced the verdict in the BA fake degree case.

Dasti — who is also the chairman of Awami Raj Party — was handed a seven-year prison term under Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution.

In addition, he was convicted under Sections 420 (cheating) and 471 (using forged documents), among other offences, bringing his total sentence to 17 years. Out of this, 10 years are bailable.

The development comes two months after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified Dasti over fake academic credentials.

In its verdict, the ECP’s three-member bench declared the seat vacant following the lawmaker’s disqualification.

“Dasti has made false statements and incorrect declaration, therefore he has also committed offence of corrupt practices defined under Section 167 and 173 of the Elections Act, 2017, punishable under Section 174 of the Election Act, 2017.

In May, the commission had decided to get the educational certificates of Member National Assembly (MNA) Jamshed Dasti verified by the Karachi Education Board.

Dasti, who was elected from NA-175, Muzaffargarh, in the last general elections, faced cases under Articles 62, 63, Sections 4, 9, 137 of the Elections Act, 2017. Petitions were filed against him by Ameer Akbar, Zulfiqar Dogar and Sardar Faizul Hassan.

Following King Charles’ meeting with Prince Harry, revelations came to light regarding the Duke’s intentions. 

While claims allege the Duke wants to ‘aid’ his older brother a source claims that was “put to bed years ago” because he is “very happy with his life in California”. As well as with “just visiting the UK as and when to support his patronages and causes.”

Later on the sentiments were also echoed by a spokesperson who said, “The Duke has made it clear that ;the focus has to be on his dad’, beyond that, and on any other issues as it relates to his family, we won’t be commenting.”

For those unversed with the comments that brought all this forward, back when megxit talks were underway, conversations were exchanged about a ‘half-in and half-out’ arrangement where the Sussexes could earn their own money and also attend a few royal engagements a year.

However, that proposition had been rejected at the time, and it seems King Charles is standing firm on his late mother’s decisions too. Leading a source to come forward, and tell the Daily Mail, “Whoever is behind them seems to have mistaken a brief tea and a slice of cake for the Treaty of Versailles.”

Because “these syrupy briefings from supposed Sussex sources are precisely why The King and Royal family are so hesitant to embark on any road to rapprochement.”

Reason being “if the intention is to encourage a rebuilding of trust and relationships, they serve the precise opposite effect.”

Also “As last week’s State Visit clearly demonstrated, the power and impact of the modern monarchy lies in the unshakeable bond between The King and the Prince of Wales, supported by other working members of the family.”

The claim that instigated all this was a report by The Telegraph that claimed, “The King has been absolutely clear in upholding his late mother’s decision that there can be no ‘half-in, half-out’ public role for members of the Family.”