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PTI Plans Contempt Petition as Fuel Protests Grow

This legal step escalates pressure on authorities to implement a Supreme Court medical‑transfer order for the party founder.

Overview

  • PTI lawyers led by Barrister Gohar said on Monday they will file a contempt petition after claiming the Supreme Court's clear order on medical transfer and treatment for Imran Khan was not carried out.
  • Jamaat‑e‑Islami has expanded protest camps, called a countrywide shutdown for 13 Rabi' al‑Awwal and threatened a possible long march to Islamabad to demand removal of the petroleum levy.
  • Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said rescue teams reached near Camp 3 on Spantik but returned to Camp 2 because of severe weather, and that helicopter evacuation has now been authorised with coordination complete between Gilgit‑Baltistan authorities and security forces.
  • The Executive Committee of the Cabinet approved supplying PASCO wheat to recipient agencies at an 85% local and 15% import ratio and cleared measures to import petroleum products using customs bonded storage, while Pakistan‑backed candidates won all three Asian Cricket Council board seats and the South Asian Games were formally awarded to Pakistan for April 3–11 next year.
  • High‑profile investigations and policing moved forward as Mir Raza's family lawyer rejected a single judicial commission and demanded a multi‑agency JIT while filing a petition, and Punjab Safe Cities authorities used AI‑enabled CCTV tracing to arrest a two‑member robbery gang that confessed to more than 60 incidents.