QUETTA: More than a week has passed since the election of Nawab Sanaullah Zehri as chief minister of Balochistan but he is yet to form his cabinet and is ‘running the government’ without ministers and advisers. The provincial assembly elected Mr Zehri unopposed as leader of the house on Dec 24, after his predecessor Dr Abdul Malik Baloch resigned. Mr Zehri took the oath of his office the same day.
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LAHORE: The government must ensure that justice is done with respect to Model Town killings of June, 2014. Otherwise, we will stage another sit-in in Islamabad, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri said on Sunday.
A notification regarding the election of former president Asif Ali Zardari as Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) president has not been issued even after a week after some senior party members expressed their reservation against the election.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s top guns will join heads today (Monday) to give the final finishing touches to the modus operandi of how the much-talked-about intra-party polls will be held.
ISLAMABAD: Newly elected legislator of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Jahangir Khan Tareen on Friday took oath as Members of the National Assembly, Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath. PTI’s Tareen had defeated Pakistan Muslim League-N candidate Siddique Khan Baloch in the by-polls for NA-154 Lodhran, held on December 23.
A legal hiccup has arrived on former President Asif Ali Zardari’s appointment as Pakistan People s Party Parliamentarians’ President on Wednesday. Election Commission has stated no person can hold the positions of in two parties simultaneously, reports Dunya News.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leader Jehangir Tareen Wednesday said that the NA-122 case regarding the transfer of votes is being pending deliberately. Talking to the media outside the Election Commission after hearing of NA-122 case, Tareen said that the party was hoping for a judgment but due to the absence of Justice Riaz Kayani, the other members refused to listen the case and the case was adjourned till January 8.
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday slammed Punjab Election Commission member Justice (retd) Kayani, saying the latter has proved he is a representative of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) by not showing up at the hearing of petition in connection with NA-122 filed by Aleem Khan.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has turned to be an undefeatable political force as it can defeat all political parties together, provided we sort out our mutual differences and stopped infighting.
Tuesday, December 29 2015KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has rejected a perception that the federation is interfering in Sindh’s affairs and assured that reservations of the provincial government will be addressed in accordance with the law and the constitution.
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians is likely to witness overhaul in the party structure after Asif Ali Zardari replaced PPPP President Makhdoom Amin Fahim. Aseefa BhuttoZardari is also likely to be given a role in the party structure for the first time while Bilawal Bhutto would continue to lead it as its chairman.
KARACHI: Senior PPP leader Nisar Khuhro yesterday said the party has other options if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif does not diffuse the tussle between the federal and Sindh governments over the issue of policing powers granted to Rangers.
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Punjab organiser Chaudhry Sarwar called on Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri at his residence on Sunday and discussed with him electoral reforms, investigation into Model Town incident, corruption, terrorism, unemployment, poverty and other issues.
LAHORE: Former chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, it seems, is out to open a new Pandora’s box at a time when the country is already facing many serious problems.
LARKANA: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Sunday that the National Action Plan (NAP) is being used to target political opponents.
