Lawyer and social activist Jibran Nasir has said that the current scheme of a new “king’s party” will ensure that no single political party is in a position to secure a simple majority in future polls.

“A hung parliament ensures over reliance on the military’s power for political manoeuvering,” he tweeted.

PTI leader Babar Awan has claimed there are reports of a ban on the telecast of party chief Imran Khan’s name and picture.

There has not been any official confirmation by the government and relevant authorities yet about the imposition of any such restriction.

The Lahore High Court has issued notices to Punjab Inspector General Dr Usman Anwar and others, seeking their replies on a plea seeking the release of fashion designer Khadija Shah, who has been arrested in a case of attack on Jinnah House on May 9.

The plea, filed by Shah husband and father, states that she was sent to jail for identification parade and has not been presented in court since.

It further says that since Shah was not presented in court on the fixed date, her detention has become “unlawful”.

Former PTI members were among 25 new inductees in the PPP, according to a list released by the party’s south Punjab chapter.

The new members joined the party in Lahore today in the presence of party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari.

Confirming the released list while talking to the media in Lahore, PPP Senator Yousuf Raza Gilani said the members were from the PTI and other parties.

PTI leader Babar Awan has said there is no room or future for any “king’s party” in the country’s politics.

“Minus Imran [Khan] means minus the people,” Awan said, adding that the nation would not allow the PTI chief to be subtracted from politics and vice versa.

PTI leader Hammad Azhar has said only party chief Imran Khan will make the final decision regarding any “solution or advice by a friend”.

“I am a worker of Chairman Imran Khan and an office-bearer of the PTI. If any friend wants to suggest any solution or give advice, only Imran Khan will make the final decision,” he said in a tweet.

The statement comes after former PTI leaders Fawad Chaudhry, Imran Ismail and Mahmood Baqi Moulvi said they had contacted and held talks with the former and present leadership of the party, including Azhar.

The former leaders also said they aimed to find a solution to current crises in the country.

The Punjab government has said that 29 out of 46 women, arrested for violence on May 9, have been released on bail and 17 female prisoners are still behind bars for identity parades.

In a tweet, it said: “According to the law, before the identity parade, these women cannot be allowed to meet their families.”

It asserted that the law was equal for all, promising that while no injustice will taken place, the perpetrators won’t get an concessions too. “A so-called political party is exaggerating the number of women for point scoring,” it added.